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The digitalization of human resources policy is among today’s priorities. Currently, work has already begun on the creation of an automated information system “Personnel”.
This system will make it possible to consolidate personnel personal data in a single resource, optimize the channels of interdepartmental interaction, accelerate personnel decision-making, expand the possibilities of forming personnel reserves and gradually move away from paper to electronic production.
The resource is scheduled to begin operation in 2027.
The development and operation of AIS “Personnel” will contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
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The Academy of Management under the President of the Republic of Belarus together with the Belarusian Union of Architects and the Ministry of Architecture and Construction of the Republic of Belarus have developed a special training course “Comfortable and Efficient Urban Environment”. Its objective is systematization and actualization of knowledge and skills in the sphere of management of comfortable urban environment development.
The special course is an intensive one-day training of ten academic hours, where a minimum of theory and a maximum of practice is given. Its program provides familiarization and analysis of cases of various native and foreign design companies to create an effective environment in the construction, reconstruction and modernization of public, residential and medical facilities. The participants of the special course will also get a unique experience of adapting international practices in Belarus and will be able to exchange professional problematic aspects with each other and find a way out of them.
Special courses can be taken by practicing specialists, such as chief architects of cities and deputy heads of local executive and administrative bodies in charge of construction issues.
The program of the special course “Comfortable and Efficient Urban Environment”, dates of classes and conditions of participation are available on the official website of the Academy of Management under the President of the Republic of Belarus.
The formation of an efficient and favorable urban environment makes an important contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 11 and other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
On April 18, 2025, Brest region hosted a seminar “Investment Support: Peculiarities of Incentive Mechanisms” aimed at informing potential investors, business representatives and enterprises about new mechanisms of support of promising initiatives.
The seminar became a unique platform for discussing the issues of investment attraction in Brest region, gathering representatives of business, state structures, financial institutions.
The meeting was held in the mode of open dialog. During the discussion of thematic reports, different approaches to supporting business ideas and their realization into an investment project were considered. Representatives of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus and the National Agency for Investment and Privatization also spoke about the peculiarities of the application of tools to support investment projects, development of industrial parks, special bank credit programs, and the country’s comprehensive system of support for investment activity.
As it was noted during the seminar, today more and more attention of regional authorities is paid to the mechanism of preferential investment projects. Eight decisions on inclusion of investment projects in the list of preferential projects have already been made, 4 of them in Brest region.
Successful investments contribute to the sustainable development of regions and improve the quality of life of their inhabitants, making an important contribution to the localization of the Sustainable Development Goals.
On April 12, 2025, within the framework of the pilot initiative “Road to the future. Developing competencies in precision agriculture among preschool and school-aged children and youth”, a training event “Modern Agriculture” was held at the Center for Advanced Agribusiness at the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy (Gorki).
Participants in the event were members of four families – 11 children between the ages of 3 and 16 and 4 adults. During the training, they were familiarized with the basic technological agricultural operations. With the help of an interactive platform and special consoles the children were allowed to control agro-robots and feel themselves as real workers of the agricultural enterprise. In particular, they delivered feed to farm animals, removed weeds from the field, and delivered milk from the farm to the processing plant.
The pilot initiative “Road to the future. Developing competencies in precision agriculture among preschool and school-aged children and youth” is implemented by the Belfranchising (Association of Franchisers and Franchisees) with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the Republic of Belarus within the framework of the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs”, funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
Implementation of the initiative’s activities contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goals 2, 4, 8, 12 and the other SDGs.
On April 4, 2025, the National Children’s Technopark hosted the final of the 14th season of the national youth project “100 Ideas for Belarus” on the results of 2024.
The projects were presented by students of general secondary, vocational and specialized secondary education institutions (first category), students, cadets (second category), working youth, young scientists, representatives of institutions and organizations subordinated to the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (third category).
In total, the project received more than 1.3 thousand applications from all over the country. In the finals, 155 author’s developments were presented. At the end of the season, the expert council determined 30 winners in three age categories in 10 nominations and in an additional nomination “Best Business Idea”.
In particular, such projects as “Zinc-ion battery”, “Material endurance tester”, “Machine for cattle feed table maintenance”, “Microchip for allergodiagnostics”, “Technology of liquid radioactive waste processing”, “Personal medical assistant”, “Child nutrition – health of the nation” and others became winners. The full list of winners is available on the official website of the project.
All project winners will be provided with financial and partnership support for the development and implementation of their business plans, the opportunity to participate in the Republican contest of innovative projects, as well as the opportunity to be included in a special fund to support gifted and talented students and pupils.
The Republican Youth Project “100 Ideas for Belarus” helps young people realize their innovative ideas and contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 10 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
On 16-17 April 2025, the I Shanghai Cooperation Organization International Forum on Sustainable Development was held in Omsk (Russian Federation).
The event was attended by representatives of government agencies, business, scientific community, diplomatic agencies, and expert community from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, India, China, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan.
The forum discussed mechanisms for accelerated achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, development of green economy, adaptation of regions to climate change, as well as integration of sustainable development into the implementation of national and international projects and other issues.
The Republic of Belarus was represented at the forum by Counselor of the Embassy of Belarus in the Russian Federation in Novosibirsk Sergei Telezhinsky. During his speech at the panel session “Sustainable Development in the SCO: from Local Initiatives to Global Results” he noted the active participation and high achievements of Belarus in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda: Belarus ranks 30th out of 167 countries in the international SDG ranking, with a progress rate of over 80%, which is the best among the SCO member countries.
Sergei Telezhinsky emphasized that the Republic of Belarus considers the initiative of the Russian Federation to establish the SCO Sustainable Development Council very timely, welcomes and supports it.
As a result of the SCO International Forum, a resolution was approved with a list of proposals that will form the basis for new international and national decisions in the field of sustainable development, the creation of a permanent international expert platform under the SCO Secretariat – the Council for Sustainable Development – was supported, and the holding of the SCO Youth Forum in 2025 in the Omsk region was approved.
On April 16, 2025, the introductory seminar of the pilot initiative “Distance learning of the Sustainable Development Goals” was held. The seminar was held in the urban settlement of Krasnopolye, which was chosen as the site for the pilot initiative.
The seminar was attended by 60 people (55 of them women). They included representatives of local authorities, organizers and partners of the initiative, and residents of Krasnopolye district.
The seminar provided information on the goals and objectives of the pilot initiative, the Sustainable Development Goals and their achievement at the local level, as well as the launch of online educational courses on sustainable development topics and the Contest for Krasnopolsky Raion residents.
Thus, the main goal of the pilot initiative “Distance learning of the Sustainable Development Goals” is to popularize the ideas and values of sustainable development among the population through online courses and educational events on the SDGs.
Specialized online educational courses on the SDGs will be developed under the pilot initiative and placed on the Belarusian platform for distance education Skybel. Access to training materials will be unlimited from any device: computer, tablet, smartphone. A total of 4 online courses are planned: Sustainable Development Goals for a Harmonious Future; Foundations of a Green Economy; Gender Equality; Greening of Life.
Pilot initiative “Distance learning of the Sustainable Development Goals” is being implemented by Ecological Initiative NGO with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Republic of Belarus under the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs”, funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
On April 16, 2025, the educational event “Sweet Life” was held on the basis of the Center for Advanced Agribusiness at the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy within the framework of the pilot initiative “Road to the future. Developing competencies in precision agriculture among preschool and school-aged children and youth”.
The event was attended by 25 children from Gorki preschool institutions. During the class the children were familiarized with the basics of modern beekeeping, learned interesting facts about bees, bee products, directions of beekeeping development in Belarus. For a visual representation of the processes of organization of modern beekeeping, the children were shown the smart hive. Children worked independently with the interactive platform, saw how bees live and grow, how their house is organized, and then participated in making frames for the hive.
On April 14, 2025, within the framework of the pilot initiative “Regional information resource center for persons with disabilities – assistance in exercising and protecting their rights”, a workshop dedicated to the creation of an accessible environment at infrastructure facilities was held in Gomel.
The seminar was attended by representatives of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee, including bodies on labor and employment, education, health, culture, sports and tourism, housing and communal services, trade, architecture and urban planning, as well as public associations.
The participants of the seminar were shown the equipment used for organization of barrier-free environment, paid attention to the mistakes in its installation, talked about the peculiarities of equipment of social and transport infrastructure objects with elements of accessible environment for blind and visually impaired people.
The workshop held in Gomel is the beginning of a large-scale awareness-raising work on the issue of creating a barrier-free environment for persons with disabilities. During 2025, such seminars will be held in 5 more major cities of Gomel region.
The pilot initiative “Regional information resource center for persons with disabilities – assistance in exercising and protecting their rights” is implemented by the Disabled Persons with Spinal Injuries (Gomel Regional NGO for Disabled Persons with Impaired Musculoskeletal Function) with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the Republic of Belarus within the framework of the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs” funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
The main idea of the pilot initiative is to create a resource center for persons with disabilities and their environment, as well as to conduct information campaigns, contests and trainings on inclusive topics. Implementation of the initiative’s activities contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 10, 11 and the other SDGs.
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