Digital literacy occupies an important place in the life of a modern person. And such knowledge is especially relevant for older people and people with disabilities. To this end, #Yaonline is being implemented in Belarus. This is a digital volunteer movement for everyone who is ready to share knowledge with those who need an assistant to get acquainted with the world of mobile technologies. As part of this project, methodological recommendations to improve the digital mobile literacy of older people and people with disabilities have been developed.
Increasing the digital mobile literacy of older people and people with disabilities contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 9, 10 and other SDGs.
More information about the #Yaonline project can be found at the link.
On October 11, 2022, the scientific and practical conference «ESG-transformation and sustainable development» was held as part of the Belarusian Energy and Environmental Forum Energy Expo. During the conference, experts discussed the development of solar energy in the Republic of Belarus, ESG rating, best available technical methods as a tool to reduce the negative impact on the environment, the concept of introducing electric energy storage systems in the Belarusian energy system, the basic principles of studying the carbon footprint as an environmental criterion for sustainable management, recommendations on the adaptation of the energy industry of the Republic of Belarus to climate change, the circular economy and other topical issues.
The scientific-practical conference «ESG-transformation and sustainable development» contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goals 7, 9, 13, 15, 17 and other SDGs.
More information about the conference can be found at the link.
Profile engineering classes «In the world of science and technology» will appear in the institutions of general secondary education of the Republic of Belarus. The program for the creation of specialized engineering classes was developed by the Belarusian National Technical University and submitted to the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus. Graduates of engineering classes may be granted benefits when entering the relevant specialty at a higher educational institution.
The functioning of specialized engineering classes will make an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8 and other SDGs.More information about engineering classes can be found at the link.
Prevention of biological threats is a priority issue for the world community. In order to reduce the risks of the emergence and spread of pathogenic biological agents on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, the Council on Safety in the Biological Sphere will be created in the country.
To coordinate interagency cooperation in the field of scientific, information, analytical and methodological support, the Republican Center for Biological Safety will be created on the basis of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology.
Ensuring biological safety makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 3, 15 and other SDGs.
More information about biosecurity can be found at the link.
The State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus has developed a draft plan for the state standardization of the Republic of Belarus for 2023.
The basis for the formation of the plan was the target programs and proposals of those interested.
Interested organizations can send comments and suggestions on the draft plan to Gosstandart by October 17, 2022.
More information about the plan can be found at the link.
On October 13-14, 2022, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus will host the first exhibition-forum of the IT Academy «Artificial Intelligence in Belarus», organized by the State Scientific Institution «Joint Institute for Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus».
The main goal of the exhibition-forum is to demonstrate achievements in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics, develop and coordinate cooperation in the interests of finding effective solutions and practical recommendations for their application in various areas of life.
Within the framework of the exhibition-forum, theoretical and practical developments in the field of artificial intelligence in the Republic of Belarus and abroad, training of qualified personnel in the development and implementation of artificial intelligence technologies, and prospects for the development of artificial intelligence will be considered.
The program of the exhibition-forum can be found at the link.
The holding of the exhibition-forum «Artificial Intelligence in Belarus» will contribute to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 9 and other SDGs.
The smart industry is the future of the global economy, which will increase the competitiveness of the industrial complex, providing a new quality of economic growth.
Currently, the work of the technical committee for standardization TC BY 40 «Smart Industry» is aimed at developing national standards that define what are smart industry, «smart factory», additive manufacturing, industrial automation. The adoption of these four standards will create organizational, technological and institutional foundations for the emergence of a smart industry in Belarus. The development of draft standards will be completed by the end of 2023. It is expected that by 2030 it will be possible to see the result in the form of several dozen «smart factories».
The formation of a smart industry contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 9, 11 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the development of the smart industry in Belarus can be found at the link.
On October 6-7, 2022, the 19th International Scientific and Practical Conference «Problems of Food and Nutrition» is being held in a hybrid format at the Republican Unitary Enterprise «Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus on Food».
During the conference, scientists, practitioners and representatives of government agencies will discuss technologies for food production and functional food products, healthy nutrition, processes and equipment for food production, quality and safety of food raw materials and food products, etc.
The holding of the international scientific and practical conference «Problems of food and nutrition» contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2, 3 and other SDGs.
In 2020, about 1,000 hectares (ha) were re-wetted at the peatbog «Dokudovskoye» in the Lida region, most of which were re-wetted by the already proven and well-proven method of cascading drainage channels. In the same place, on an area of 70 hectares, a new method for the accelerated rehabilitation of lowland bogs was tested. The first results of the «revival» of the peat bog became visible a year later. It is expected that over the next few years, the peatland will be able to restore most of its important biospheric functions: the absorption of CO2 from the atmosphere and its deposition in the form of peat, water filtration, biodiversity growth, and others.
The development and application of the new methodology was carried out within the framework of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) project «Wetlands» with the support of the Global Environment Facility, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
The accelerated restoration of disturbed peatlands will contribute to a more successful achievement of priorities for the conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity, which will make an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 13, 15 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the restoration of swamps in Belarus can be found at the link.
On September 29, 2022, at the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus, law enforcement and judicial practice on the issue of compensation for damage caused to the environment in the course of economic activity was considered.
The relevance of considering this issue is caused by the need to develop common approaches on the part of the courts and authorized state environmental authorities in matters of ensuring the most complete and timely compensation for damage caused to the environment.
Based on the results of consideration by the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus, a resolution was adopte. The Resolution clarifies the problematic issues of compensation for damage caused to the environment, including the distribution of the burden of proof, the procedure for recovering damage to the environment caused jointly by several persons, methods of compensation for damage and its amount, and other .
The work to ensure the detection of offenses against environmental safety, the environment and the order of nature management helps to reduce the negative impact on the environment, which makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13, 15, 16 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the meeting of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus can be found at the link.
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