Rosatom Builds an Import-Independent Industrial Automation Ecosystem
Atomdata JSC is expanding partnerships with Russian technology vendors to develop industrial process automation systems, as Russia accelerates efforts to replace foreign industrial control infrastructure with domestic alternatives.
Atomdata JSC, operating within the Rosatom State Corporation structure, signed cooperation agreements with vendor firm Elna LLC, Elesy JSC and Rubezh LLC at the CIPR-2026 conference. The effort is part of Rosatom’s unified sector-wide industrial automation model. The corporation is working to build a broader ecosystem that includes hardware manufacturers, software developers, industrial control-system integrators and specialized competency centers.
The cooperation is aimed at import substitution in industrial automation and at deploying Doverennye programmno-apparatnye kompleksy (Trusted Hardware-Software Complexes), or DPAK, which are expected to become the foundation for Russian automation platforms as well as standardized and scalable architectures later deployed across critical infrastructure facilities.
The model is strategically important for Atomdata itself because the company operates a network of data centers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Udomlya and Innopolis. As a result, the solutions developed through the partnership framework will first be deployed inside those facilities. The initiative carries broader implications for both Russia’s IT sector and the state, particularly given legislative requirements mandating a transition to Russian-developed DPAK systems by 2030.
From Individual Components to Standardized Architectures
The steady signing of agreements under Rosatom’s sector model points to a deliberate shift away from replacing isolated foreign components and toward building a unified ecosystem based on standardized industrial architectures.
Equally important, the partners are placing significant emphasis on neural-network technologies for equipment management and diagnostics. That approach could reduce data-center operating costs while improving infrastructure efficiency and reliability.
According to market estimates, Russia’s industrial automation and process-control market is growing rapidly and could reach 218 billion rubles by 2027 (roughly $2.8 billion at the current exchange rate). At the same time, many companies operating these systems continue to report that some domestic products lag behind foreign competitors in technical performance.
Rosatom’s involvement in the sector could help close those capability gaps while also covering a significant share of demand for industrial automation systems among Russian enterprises. Beyond the domestic market, the state corporation could eventually shape a de facto industrial standard in this area and later expand into friendly foreign markets once the technologies are broadly deployed and validated under Russian operating conditions.
The Long Transition to Industrial Sovereignty
A major turning point for industrial automation import substitution came in November 2023, when the Russian government adopted a decree establishing the primary regulatory framework for the development of critical information infrastructure. The document defined both the legal boundaries of the transition and the deadlines for moving critical infrastructure facilities to Russian-developed DPAK systems.
That same year, Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade formed the Open ASUTP interindustry working group, following an initiative proposed by market participants themselves. The group brought together representatives from major industrial companies and industrial competency centers.
Maturity Over Formal Compliance
The agreements signed between Atomdata and the three Russian firms are significant because they illustrate a broader shift in how Russia approaches industrial automation import substitution. The effort is no longer limited to building domestic replicas of foreign products. Instead, the focus has moved toward creating a full-scale Russian industrial ecosystem.
Rosatom’s participation as a major industry player also gives data-center operators, industrial companies and energy enterprises clearer visibility into procurement and ownership costs, long-term service availability, proven fault tolerance and a more predictable operating environment for the years ahead.
