7 December 2017

IT-platform “Platon” becomes a supporting system for digitalisation   of the Russian transport industry

A round table “Digital Future of Transport Industry” was held within the   framework of the XI International Exhibition-Forum “Transport of Russia”. The event was   attended by Aleksey Semenov, Director of the Department for Development   Programmes of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Alexander Lashkevich, Head for Interaction with Infrastructure and Industry   Organisations of Delovye Linii Company, Kirill Vlasov, STS Logistics   Director, Evgeny Charkin, Information Technologies Director of Russian   Railways, Roman Veselov, Director for Informatization of TransContainer PJSC,   Gleb Kinder, Vice-President and Chairman of the Committee for Transport of   OPORA ROSSII, Anton Zamkov General Director of RT-Invest Transport Systems   LLC (operator of the state system “Platon”), as well as freight   forwarders, start-up entrepreneurs and leading experts of the transport   industry.

The round   table discussed the issues of ensuring the safety of the Russian transport   system in the process of universal digitalisation, ways of transition to the   digital economy and the need to create services for freight forwarders and   users of transport services.

Aleksey   Semenov, Director of the Department of Development Programmes of the Ministry   of Transport of the Russian Federation, said that the agency was implementing   a policy to maximise the use of the infrastructure created to develop   services in the field of road transport and logistics.

“Today, practically no company can independently create such an infrastructure as the state system “Platon” exploits. It is a   support system whereupon the digital services both in the interests of the   state and market participants should be developed. We are now   working on the creation of an electronic sealing system based on it and plan to   integrate with a weight-control system. A system for   controlling the temperature regime for the transport of perishable goods is   being elaborated as well. The role of   the “Platon” system for ensuring non-stop and efficient operation   of transport corridors (Western Europe-Western China, North-South),   optimisation of the functioning of transport and logistics chains and   improving the efficiency of transport systems is obvious”, Aleksey Semenov   explained.

Anton Zamkov,   General Director of RT-Invest Transport System LLC, added that the data   processed by the “Platon” system was interesting for business: carriers and service companies.

“As   developers of the IT platform “Platon”, we see that the created   system provides rather wide opportunities. The   “Platon” system is the first large-scale step towards digitalisation   of the whole cargo transportation industry. Today, it can   become the basis for the ecosystem of digital services in transport and the   solution of the state priority tasks for the modernisation and enhancement of   the efficiency of the transport industry in the country. We need to   develop a transport-logistics ecosystem of a new generation. Intellectual   road infrastructure should be formed as a single national platform and give   not only fiscal effects but be useful to the business and support new   development areas. We are   already creating services that are necessary for business and the state. What is meant   here is the marketplace   of orders for transportation, integrated service and payment cards,   monitoring and analysis of the truck fleet,” Anton Zamkov explained.

Kirill   Vlasov, General Director of STS Logistics, said that the integration of large   and medium-sized systems was an effective way for the development of   digitalisation. “It would be very good to integrate with the “Platon” system. However, the   system is public and provides no opportunity for private companies to   integrate. This stage of   integration with external systems could give a solution to unique challenges   in our market”, said Mr. Vlasov.

Evgeny   Charkin, Director for Information Technologies of Russian Railways, said that   this year, the company had launched the electronic trading platform of   freight traffic that operates in the pilot mode.

“We have   already tested and are going to start the integration with the automobile   complex in the near future, thereby providing multimodality services. Further,   during 2018, we will start provision of additional services such as terminal   and warehouse facility, financial services, and insurance. Here it is of fundamental importance that what we are implementing should become a part and the basis of the transport-logistics platform of Russia as a whole. We will be integrated into the existing and already built infrastructures of “Platon” and GLONASS in terms of electronic seal use. Thus, we are absolutely confident that by developing new practices and using the existing ones, we will be able to promote explosive growth to the digital transit corridor in Russia. In this case, it will really be a digital corridor. If the cargo enters the territory of Russia, passes through and leaves it without delay, the automatic integration with the FCS and the tax service takes place, then we will have a tremendous effect for the entire transport industry and the Russian economy as a whole,” concluded Evgeny Charkin.

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