Knowledge Management Systems: From Pilot Projects to Platform Decision-Making. NIIK Participates in the CIPR-2026 Forum

From May 18 to 23, Nizhny Novgorod hosted Russia’s premier business event for the digital economy and technology—CIPR 2026. Over the past 11 years, CIPR has established itself as the most influential discussion platform for dialogue between government and business representatives on the digital transformation of society and rapidly evolving industries. CIPR drives the accelerated development of Russia’s entire digital sphere to achieve technological leadership goals.

Each year, the conference brings together thousands of participants from Russia and abroad, including representatives from large and medium-sized businesses, government agencies, academia, and the startup community. CIPR features business sessions, international meetings, and special events dedicated to discussing the current challenges of developing the digital economy and implementing cutting-edge technologies in key industries.

In addition to the business program, companies showcase their own developments at the exhibition. The exhibits span everything from industrial robots and digital twins to medical technologies. NIIK presented several of its own digital solutions to forum participants, covering both process equipment modeling and risk forecasting, as well as data management.

The transition to domestic solutions has indeed become a challenge for the engineering sector. Leading Russian companies are adopting a platform approach and expanding their use of data analytics. Several companies, including NIIK, are building their own digital ecosystems. These topics were discussed by participants during the Russian Ministry of Energy’s session, “Integrating AI into Corporate Knowledge Management Systems: Cases and Challenges in the Fuel and Energy Sector.”

In his presentation, Pavel Kolodetsa, Deputy CEO for Digital Transformation, noted that the intelligent information assistant Docora AI has already been successfully tested at NIIK and presented to corporate specialists and the business community at several industry events. Participants were given a live demonstration of how the system accurately analyzes documents containing complex engineering descriptions, calculations, chemical formulas, diagrams, and blueprints.

"NIIK’s pilot project confirms the potential of artificial intelligence to improve the processing of complex chemical data and accelerate technological processes," noted Mr. Kolodetsa. "Managing digital models that contain a full spectrum of information about a facility throughout its entire lifecycle helps ensure the selection of the optimal technology for each specific case. NIIK intends to develop these solutions further to ensure business resilience in a rapidly changing technological landscape."