Huawei in talks to install Russian operating system on tablets (uk.reuters.com)

This article doesn't really say anything: what is Aurora OS, how does it compare to existing Free and proprietary solutions, what architectures it supports? How are tablets going to be used (eg. taken along by field data collectors, will they use it exclusively or will people be allowed to input their own data thus providing even greater anonimity)?

Btw, if they are certain Russia has 147 million people, why the need for a census?