The organizers of the traditional annual Russian Open Online Championship on the "Digital Industry" Skill were the Institute of Innovative Technologies in Business (IITB), the Creonomyca Cluster, and the Skills Development Agency.

The national competitions, which took place from February 24 to 28, 2025, became the qualifiers for determining the best Russian teams to participate in the international Digital Industry Skill competitions for the BRICS+ countries, which will be held on April 21-25, 2025.
The winners of the national competitions were a team from St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation and a team from St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.
The winners of the international stage of the competition will be eligible to participate in the International Hi-Tech Future Skills Competition, which will be held in November 2025 in Yekaterinburg.

The competitive task of the national stage included simulation modeling and design in software, digital analytics and optimization of production processes, and the testing stage on industrial equipment was carried out through remote connection to the engineering center of the Institute.
All stages were carried out in a remote format and were accompanied by IITB experts.
Congratulations to the participants on a successful start of the year!