The Ministry of Digital Development advocated placing data centers underground instead of relocation.
Minister Machsut Shedev said that data centers in Russia are not allowed to move abroad.
"Obviously we need to dig deeper. When choosing between two stories - moving abroad or going underground - of course, we are in favor of them going underground and not moving," said the head of the department at the information technology forum CNews.
According to Shadev, the Ministry of Digital Development is already encouraging the owners of data centers to choose sites to be placed underground.