Russian gas giant Gazprom has set aside 119.7m rubles (£2.4m) to buy a specially-made tablet for chief executive Alexei Miller.
According to documents posted on the company's website, the gadget must be based on Apple's iOS operating system and boot up in no more than five seconds.
It should feature 3G, GPRS and Wi-Fi, and be able to download data in less than 15 seconds. The tablet must also be secure in order to protect sensitive company data.
Mr Miller will use the bespoke tech to monitor Gazprom's day-to-day operations, including gas output and exports, to ensure “management decision making on raising Gazprom’s efficiency regardless of his [Mr Miller's] access to the desktop computer with the use of mobile devices”.
Sergei Kupriyanov, a spokesman for Gazprom, told Reuters that the tablet is not "just a computer" and must help Mr Miller solve complex issues while protecting commercial secrets.
"We'll see how the tender process goes and whether someone can do it at a cheaper price," he said when asked why state-owned Gazprom had offered so much money to create the tablet.
Mr Miller is a close friend of Russian president Vladimir Putin, who last month urged his cabinet to bring spending under control by warning that overall spending “cannot keep rising without limit”.
Bids to make Mr Miller's tablet will be accepted until July 22.
telegraph.co.uk
According to documents posted on the company's website, the gadget must be based on Apple's iOS operating system and boot up in no more than five seconds.
It should feature 3G, GPRS and Wi-Fi, and be able to download data in less than 15 seconds. The tablet must also be secure in order to protect sensitive company data.
Mr Miller will use the bespoke tech to monitor Gazprom's day-to-day operations, including gas output and exports, to ensure “management decision making on raising Gazprom’s efficiency regardless of his [Mr Miller's] access to the desktop computer with the use of mobile devices”.
Sergei Kupriyanov, a spokesman for Gazprom, told Reuters that the tablet is not "just a computer" and must help Mr Miller solve complex issues while protecting commercial secrets.
"We'll see how the tender process goes and whether someone can do it at a cheaper price," he said when asked why state-owned Gazprom had offered so much money to create the tablet.
Mr Miller is a close friend of Russian president Vladimir Putin, who last month urged his cabinet to bring spending under control by warning that overall spending “cannot keep rising without limit”.
Bids to make Mr Miller's tablet will be accepted until July 22.
telegraph.co.uk
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