The President signed the Federal Law On Amending Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation to Assure Information Transparency within Self-Regulating Organisations.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation following the Adoption of the Federal Law On Ratification of the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data and the Federal Law On Personal Data.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Article 4 of the Russian Federation Law On Mass Media and Article 13.21 of the Russian Federation Code of Administrative Offences.

The meeting focused on the provision of electronic public services.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Approving the Provision on the Presidential Directorate for Application of Information Technology and the Development of E-Democracy.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Federal Law On Protecting Children from Information Harmful to Their Health and Development and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev held an expanded meeting of the State Council.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting of the working group to draft proposals for developing the Open Government system in Russia.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On Public Television in the Russian Federation.

Issues discussed included the network's legal status, its funding, management bodies and public control over its activities.

Dmitry Medvedev marked Russian Students Day by discussing current national political, social and economic development issues with students from the Faculty of Journalism of Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Dmitry Medvedev signed a list of instructions on the implementation of measures outlined in the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly.

The Internet’s role in political and social life was among the broad range of subjects discussed at the meeting. Mr Medvedev expanded his social network presence at the meeting by opening his own page on the VKontakte Russian social network service.

The main theme of the Forum was The Modern State in the Age of Social Diversity.

The Minister briefed the President on the work to develop Russia’s digital broadcasting network.

Dmitry Medvedev signed a number of executive orders establishing procedures for publishing on the internet reports on the work of state ministries and agencies. The executive orders were signed in accordance with the Federal Law On Access to Information on Activities of State Authorities and Bodies of Local Self-Government, requiring presidential approval of the relevant lists of agencies and types of information to be published.

Dmitry Medvedev visited the Russian Information Agency RIA Novosti on its 70th anniversary and congratulated the agency’s staff on the anniversary.

During his visit to Russian Information Agency RIA Novosti, Dmitry Medvedev met with Russian and international experts in media innovation.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma draft Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law on the Procedure for Publication and Entry into Force of Federal Constitutional Laws, Federal Laws, and Acts of Chambers of the Federal Assembly.