Mikhail Mishustin: “It is essential to create conditions that encourage enterprises to adopt effective technologies and innovations, advanced equipment and modern software solutions and to introduce robotics into production. Additionally, we must expand opportunities for specialists to improve their qualifications and professional skills.”
Mikhail Mishustin chairs a strategic session on boosting labour productivity in certain economic sectors and social sphere organisations
Mikhail Mishustin chairs a strategic session on boosting labour productivity in certain economic sectors and social sphere organisations
Mikhail Mishustin chairs a strategic session on boosting labour productivity in certain economic sectors and social sphere organisations
Mikhail Mishustin’s opening remarks:
Good afternoon, colleagues,
We continue our cycle of strategic sessions.
Last week, we had a detailed discussion with the President regarding the current economic situation.
The President noted that growth rates exceeded our domestic forecasts as well as global trends, including those of the so-called developed economies. He set the task of achieving a trajectory of balanced growth, with a focus on curbing inflation. He emphasised the need to restore support for key industries, as was successfully done during the fight against Covid-19. Decisions must me made with due consideration of the long-term perspective, considering the most critical areas of development.
The President placed special emphasis on the supply-side economy, highlighting the need to establish new enterprises based on modern management principles and advanced technologies. This includes the use of robotics, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge developments from Russia and around the world. As the President said, it is necessary to take the best from everywhere and use it as a foundation to increase labour productivity. This remains a key priority for the near future.
During today’s strategic session, we will review the progress made and identify any additional steps required.
Since the launch of the Labour Productivity national project, over 7,000 enterprises have joined the initiative, primarily those in the processing sector, trade, agriculture, construction, logistics and other sectors.
Over 100,000 employees and regional teams have undergone training in lean production tools and modern management skills.
Thanks to the implemented measures, approximately 5,500 organisations have increased their profits by over 430 billion roubles, and 1,500 companies have gained access to new markets.
This work is now continuing under the Efficient and Competitive Economy national project, launched in January 2025 on instructions from the President. As part of this initiative, a dedicated federal project has been established, with an allocated budget of approximately 30.5 billion roubles over six years, including around 4.8 billion roubles in 2025.
By the end of 2030, labour productivity initiatives will extend to all state and municipal social sphere institutions. This includes about 123,000 organisations in education, healthcare, social services, culture and sport. Additionally, at least 40 percent of medium-sized and large enterprises in key non-raw materials economic sectors will be covered. These targets were set by the President.
It is crucial to expand and implement proven support mechanisms for organisations by providing them with reliable tools to enhance productivity, optimise internal processes and achieve greater efficiency, all while considering the specific needs of each economic sector.
We must identify priority industries and companies where productivity growth will have the most significant economic impact. For them, tailored solutions should be developed, and existing support measures should be finetuned to better meet their needs.
Here, the role of relevant ministries and agencies is key. Each of them should establish industry-specific competence centres to take on these tasks.
Colleagues,
The pace of economic growth depends on the speed at which we improve labour productivity, especially given the current workforce challenges.
Therefore, a comprehensive approach is needed – one that goes beyond the federal project’s initiatives. It is essential to create conditions that encourage enterprises to adopt effective technologies and innovations, advanced equipment and modern software solutions and to introduce robotics into production. Additionally, we must expand opportunities for specialists to improve their qualifications and professional skills.
Achieving this requires coordinated efforts from the Government, regional authorities, businesses, and active participation from state corporations.
We hope that, as a result, labour productivity in Russia will increase by more than 20 percent over the next six years. That is our target.
