Information technology for Sochi

By Vestnik Kavkaza

The State Duma adopted the bill on simplification of processing documents for entering Russia for people who participate in organization and holding the Olympic Games. Employees of marketing partners and official broadcasting companies (about 15 thousand people) will arrive to Russia due to multi working visas with a possibility of their prolongation.

The accreditation of the mass media for the Olympic Games in Sochi began in October. 2800 journalists will have an ability to be accredited - just like in the Olympics in Turin in 2006 and in Vancouver in 2010. Now Rostelekom is building telecommunication infrastructure. It appeared in Sochi journalists will have free Wi-Fi in all sporting facilities of the Games, media-centers and media-hotels for the first time in history.

Simultaneously the Krasnodar Territory began to implement the alarming systems for emergency situations, automatic systems in agriculture, and universal residential cards.