MOSCOW, July 11 Russian industry is ready for the decisive stage of import substitution in the field of industrial software products, its pace will depend on increasing functionality, systematization, verification and validation of software in accordance with customer requirements, experts who have assessed the progress say implementation of independent systems of mathematical modeling and engineering analysis in industries.
They took part in the Rosatom session “Cooperation approach as a tool for increasing the pace and quality of industrial transition to domestic software of the SAE class” as part of the International Industrial Exhibition “Innoprom-2024” in Yekaterinburg.
According to the Rosatom press service, the session participants noted a successful solution to the problem of urgently replacing foreign solutions with domestic ones. Further processes will be aimed at overcoming the “patchwork” and improving the quality of development and implementation of Russian software. A tool in systematizing this area should be a cooperative approach, which will make it possible to close the “blank spots” in the IT landscape and avoid inefficient use of resources for the development of analogues of existing software.
So, according to the director of the department digital technologies of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Vladimir Dozhdev, a cooperative approach will ensure the systematic development of StrAU-systems and industrial software in general.
«We cannot afford to work on the same tasks simultaneously in several development centers in the conditions of a shortage of time, personnel and financial resources. There should be competition in the market, but the priority is the issue of technological sovereignty. Therefore, in those projects that apply for state support, we will look at what has already been done by other developers, and not support the creation of ordinary analogues,» his words are quoted in the message.
Dozhdev noted that the tools for cooperation processes have already been created. “Last week we signed a standardization program to ensure that our regulatory and technical field corresponds to the state of development. To do this, we launched the work of an architectural committee in mechanical engineering, which has already begun to review specific projects in terms of interoperability of systems, protocols used, formats for transmitting engineering data, and so on,” he explained.
Roman Korolev, Deputy Head of the Research Department of the developer company of the State Corporation Rosatom, noted that the increased implementation of Russian SAE systems is noticeable in the growth of requests for technical support, development of functionality and, in general, in the attention of industry to the development plans of a particular software module.
«»We, as developers, can give a leap in functionality, but is it needed in isolation from the real needs? Here the leading role should be played by the customer, who has real requests for solving a problem with specific deadlines and requirements. This is the approach that should be the basis planning the development of functionality. After this, you need to cooperate, consolidate and meet this need with common efforts. After all, the platform approach is the joint work of all the software solutions necessary to meet the customer’s needs in this area. approaches, this should happen jointly with the state and, possibly, under the auspices of the state,” the press service quoted him as saying.
In turn, the head of the laboratory of JSC State Scientific Center «Keldysh Center» Igor Laptev identified a number of barriers that hinder the active use of domestic SAE products in the rocket and space industry.
«The main barrier is the fear of making a mistake: companies want to be confident in the correct choice of a specific software product. The second barrier is the lack of a sufficient number of qualified specialists at enterprises who could take on the implementation work within their enterprise. The third is the lack of a bridge that is needed build from a specific consumer represented by enterprises to the developer. We see our role here in translating technical requirements and physical understanding of the processes of our industry for subsequent translation into the language of the developer,” Laptev explained.
He called for “to show as many examples as possible of the use of domestic industrial software that is suitable for enterprises.”
Business Development Director of Alfatekh LLC Sergei Kulakov linked the problem of growing authority of Russian CAE with improving the processes of verification and validation of product requirements.
“I think this will change as requirements verification and validation processes improve throughout the design vertical. Specifications and model development plans will be created and executed at all levels, from systems to components. Having reliable test data, it will be easier and faster for the designer to make comparisons requirements and increase the reliability of models. As a result, engineers will develop confidence in domestic software,” he said.
Vice President for Digitalization of the Engineering Division of Rosatom Olga Tolstunova indicated that the maturity of a number of domestic software products is already reaching the level necessary to enter the international market.
“We are engaged in the design and construction of nuclear power plants, and I can say for sure that the use of the product has become easier. Of course, the entire industry will use domestic solutions with us — we support their stable operation. What is missing in domestic solutions…. First , integrity: there are certain SAE solutions that cover the bulk of the needs, but there are uncovered fragments — an ecosystem of domestic solutions is needed. The industry is accustomed to working without feeling the transition from solution to solution, when codes, calculations are able to exchange information, and a data model. aligned — this is not enough. And thirdly, I would like to work together to achieve international recognition of the solutions we have now,” she summed up.
