Belarus, Russia to discuss horizons of digital reality at conference in Moscow

The 6th joint Belarusian-Russian scientific and practical conference “Designing the Future and the Horizons of Digital Reality” will take place in Moscow on 2-3 February, BelTA learned form the press service of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

“The forum will discuss a wide range of issues related to cultural and civilization development, especially in the context of innovative social dynamics and projecting of sustainable future of the peoples of Belarus and Russia,” the press service said.

Philosophical problems of civilizational development of the modern world, the place of Belarus and Russia in global processes, the formation and prospects of the global society in the digital and post-pandemic era, the strategy of development of digital society and digital economy in a constantly changing world are among the topics to be raised by scientists of the two countries. Special attention will be paid to such issues as digital technologies as an element implementing the goals of society's sustainable development, strategy and directions of technological modernization, related risks and challenges, management models in the digital era, scientific art and culture of the digital world.

The Belarusian-Russian scientific forum, which has already become traditional, is a platform for developing scientifically substantiated mechanisms of achieving sustainable development of the Union State, and also effective functioning of integration formations. Particular attention is paid to digital transformation, which is considered to be one of the most important drivers and a main vector of development of the world economy and the global information society in general, and which is also a part of the national strategies of the two countries.

The conference is organized by the Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and the business and cultural complex of the Belarusian Embassy in the Russian Federation.