Русский
The Russian Security Council is using a digital strategic planning system, based on its artificial intelligence “AI-Gosplan 2.0,” as part of the implementation of the fundamentals of state policy in strategic planning.
AI-Gosplan 2.0 helps plan the distribution of production capacities between industries, identify and eliminate factors that reduce the efficiency of technological chains, and predict the needs for equipment, raw materials, and specialists. The system also allows for the coordination of import substitution activities, identifies research and development priorities, and facilitates the integration of enterprises into industrial clusters and cooperative networks.
It is a conceptual system aimed at enhancing the development of key economic sectors, especially in priority areas like electronics and auto manufacturing. It is named after the Soviet-era Gosplan, although unlike the purely bureaucratic system of the Soviet era, Gosplan 2.0 leverages digital technologies like sensors, algorithms, and databases for real-time coordination and detailed planning. It applies the same principles of centralized planning but with the added power of advanced digital tools to manage complexity and achieve greater efficiency in a contemporary economic landscape.
The initial implementation is to focus on priority areas for import substitution, with expansion into sectors like petrochemicals, agriculture, and transport.
Sergey Vakhrukov, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Maritime Board and Head of the Presidential Office for National Maritime Policy, has stated that “The creation of the AI-Gosplan is an important step in improving the strategic planning system. It will be in demand in the strategic management of the Arctic, the development of the Transarctic transport corridor, and the shipbuilding industry.”
Russian development in using AI as a government planning tool is somewhat ahead of the United States and Europe. The US Trump administration sees artificial intelligence as a key piece of its government efficiency agenda, although this is still at the discussion level, with the White House making AI one of its science and technology priorities for 2027. The European Union has yet to agree on specific steps to use AI in government planning, and according to Carnegie, must increase investments, develop its own digital infrastructure, and regulate dual-use AI applications.
Further Reading
Russia Integrating Its Goslog Digital Transport System With China & BRICS
