Russian Federation Dmitry Tender

Dmitry Chernyshenko The results of the experiment on the use of the Unified Biometric System as part of the students examinations at the summer session have been summed up. Modern technologies made it possible to organize the certification process in such a way that students could pass exams remotely and at the same time their data was protected. Seven Russian universities took part in the project the implementation of which was coordinated by the Ministry of Digital Science and the Ministry of Education and Science. More than 200 students of higher educational institutions - Baumanka RUDN and others - passed exams remotely in 12 disciplines. We expect that the use and scaling of the biometrics system will expand the possibilities of higher education for students with disabilities or living in remote areas. Based on the feedback received from universities and applicants the Russian Ministry of Education and Science formulated proposals for improving the system. They have been transferred to the Ministry of Digital Development and will be taken into account in further work. During testing a new bioproctoring service was used - a digital technology for remote exams which includes legally significant identification of the students personality using the Unified Biometric System and monitoring violations during the exam using online proctoring technology.Universities participating in the project Moscow State Technical University. N.E.Bauman MIREA - Russian Technological University National Research Technological University MISiS Russian Peoples Friendship University RUDN Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography MIIGAiK State University of Management GUU and Russian Economic University named after G V. Plekhanov.To pass the certification the student had to have a confirmed account on the State Services portal as well as submit his biometric data - face image and voice - to the Unified Biometric System UBS in advance. Then through the personal account on the university platform the student went to the bioproctoring service and chose an exam or test. After authorization on the State Services portal and confirmation of identity by biometrics it became possible to take an exam or test. The set of tools made it possible to exclude violations. The whole process of gaining access to the exam starting from the moment of entering the bioproctoring service took on average 2-3 minutes the process of identifying a student by face and voice - about 15-30 seconds. The unified biometric system is protected in accordance with the requirements of regulators in the field of information security information is transmitted through secure communication channels biometric and personal data are stored separately - in the EBS and ESIA respectively. In the future other universities will be able to use the new digital format for passing exams. Thus thanks to distance learning technologies all Russian students will have equal access to the opportunities of modern education said Yuri Parfenov director of the digital identification technologies development department of the Russian Ministry of Digital Science. The Russian Federation Government Decree No. 301 providing for the use of distance learning technologies during intermediate certification in 20212022 was signed by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin on March 2 2021. The EBS was launched at the initiative of the Ministry of Digital Economy of Russia the Bank of Russia and PJSC Rostelecom as part of the implementation of the national program Digital Economy of the Russian Federation on June 30 2018. The operator is PJSC Rostelecom.It is assumed that in 2022 the possibility of holding exams using the Unified Biometric System will be extended to the state final certification.