Best Article Award: the contribution of the Republic of Tatarstan to digital culture

KAZAN, September 19, 2025 — At the Kazan Digital Week–2025 International Forum, Guzel M. Saifutdinova, Head of Department of Geoinformation Technology at the Institute of Archaeology named after A.Kh. Khalikov of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, was awarded a diploma for the best scientific paper. Her work, “Geoinformation systems and 3D reconstruction:iIntegration of methods for the preservation of archaeological heritage sites,” won in the “Digital technologies in culture” category.

It is noteworthy that this is the second victory for specialists of the Institute of Archaeology TAS at this prestigious competition in two years. Last year, first place was awarded to the paper “Online GIS ‘Cultural heritage of Tatarstan and the Tatar people’: development prospects”.

The award ceremony was attended by the President of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences Rifkat N. Minnikhanov and Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communications of Tatarstan Ayrat R. Khayrullin, who personally presented the award to the winner.

The research by Guzel Saifutdinova demonstrates an innovative approach to preserving archaeological heritage using modern digital technologies. The paper has been published in the forum’s official proceedings and is available on the event’s website at the following link:
https://kazandigitalweek.com/upload/doc/results/2025/sbornik_2025.pdf

This achievement highlights the leading role of the Republic of Tatarstan in the development of digital technologies and their application for cultural heritage preservation.