Today, on October 17, 2024, Elizaveta A. Gromova, Senior Researcher of the Research Institute of Digital Technologies and Law of Kazan Innovation University named after V. G. Timiryasov defended her doctoral thesis on the topic “Incentive legal regimes of entrepreneurial activity in the sphere of digital innovations and technologies”. The defense took place at the session of KFU.051.2 Dissertation Board of Kazan (Volga) Federal University. The dissertation was submitted for the degree of Dr. Sci. (Law), specialization 5.1.3. Private-law (civilistic) sciences.

The scientific adviser was Ildar R. Begishev, Dr. Sci. (Law), Associate Professor, Honored Lawyer of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chief Researcher at the Research Institute of Digital Technologies and Law, Kazan Innovation University named after V.G. Timiryasov.

The official opponents were well-known legal scholars: Marina A. Rozhkova, Dr. Sci. (Law), Chief Researcher at the Department of Civil Legislation and Procedure, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation,

Olga A. Serova, Dr. Sci. (Law), Professor, First Vice-Rector, Professor of the Department of Civil Law and Procedure, Pskov State University, and

Yulia S. Kharitonova, Dr. Sci. (Law), Professor, Head of the Center for Legal Research of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy, Professor of the Department of Business Law, Lomonosov Moscow State University.

The supervising organization was Moscow State Law University named after O. E. Kutafin (MGYuA). The review on its behalf was prepared by the first Vice-rector, Head of the Department of Business and Corporate Law, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Dr. Sci. (Law), Professor Inna V. Ershova.

Respected scholars and recognized experts highly appreciated the dissertation and provided positive feedback, among them:

Maria A. Bazhina, Dr. Sci. (Law), Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Business Law, Ural State Law University named after V. F. Yakovlev (Yekaterinburg),

Vladimir A. Boldyrev, Dr. Sci. (Law), Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Civil Law, North-West Branch of Russian State University of Justice (St. Petersburg),

Andrey V. Gabov, Dr. Sci. (Law), Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chief Researcher of the Civil and Business Law Sector, Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow),

Aleksandr E. Kirpichev, Dr. Sci. (Law), Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Entrepreneurial and Corporate Law, Russian State University of Justice (Moscow).

Elena G. Komissarova, Dr. Sci. (Law), Professor, Professor of the Department of Civil Law, Perm State National Research University (Perm),

Yulia G. Leskova, Dr. Sci. (Law), Professor, Head of the Department of Entrepreneurial, Labor and Corporate Law, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow),

Valeriy N. Lisitsa, Dr. Sci. (Law), Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Legal Support of Market Economy, Novosibirsk National Research State University (Novosibirsk), and

Aleksandr A. Mokhov, Dr. Sci. (Law), Professor, Chief Researcher at the Center of Scientific Research, All-Russian State University of Justice (RPA of the Ministry of Justice of Russia) (Moscow).

At the present stage of development, our country has faced a number of global challenges, including bans on technology exports imposed by some countries, which has become an obstacle to the production of certain goods. It is obvious that technological sovereignty can be ensured by stimulating import substitution to achieve national goals and strengthen Russia’s position on the global stage. However, one has to state that the low activity of business entities in this area is due to insufficiently favorable conditions for entrepreneurial activity in the field of digital innovation and technologies.

In order to solve this important state task Elizaveta A. Gromova has successfully developed a new scientific direction of private-legal research. It is devoted to the legal regimes established to create favorable conditions for such entrepreneurial activity. The work includes the concept of incentive legal regimes of entrepreneurial activity in the field of digital innovations and technologies, the methodology to assess the effectiveness of the models of these legal regimes, and proposals to improve their effectiveness.

The Dissertation Board unanimously voted in favor of awarding Elizaveta A. Gromova the degree of Dr. Sci. (Law)!

The University team heartily congratulate Elizaveta A. Gromova on the brilliant defense of her doctoral thesis and wish her further scientific discoveries, success in her creative work and new professional achievements!

The text of the thesis and other materials on the defense can be found at the link.

For information: Elizaveta A. Gromova is a senior researcher at the Research Institute of Digital Technologies and Law at KIU, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the KIU Journal of Digital Technologies and Law.