The XXVIII International Joint Scientific Conference "Internet and Modern Society" was held from June 23 to 25, 2025 in St. Petersburg. ITMO University and the Non-Profit Partnership "PRIOR North-West" organized the conference. International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration Research Fellow Yury Kabanov presented a pilot study on the impact of decentralization on the effectiveness of the subnational digital government.

The International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration (The Laboratory) organized second global and interdisciplinary virtual conference «Digital Governance and Public Administration: Global and Interdisciplinary Perspectives» in June 2025. The meeting provided multiple perspectives on the developments in digital public administration and governance. Researchers from Russia, Brasil, China, South Africa and Israel shared their scientific results during three sessions. Participants from all over the world could participate in Q&A sessions after each researcher’s presentations. 

Aysylu Ataeva, Research fellow of the International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration, and Anna Klimentieva have published a new article titled "Process Approach to Assessing Technological Convergence of Russian Regions: Dynamics of Innovation Gap" in the journal Voprosy ekonomiki (No. 5, 2025).