On December 16, 2021, the #GBCregions forum (State. Business. Citizens — regions) with the main theme «Transition to a decade of digital relations without borders» was held in Bobruisk.
The event in Bobruisk is a continuation of a large regional forum that took place on December 14 in Mogilev. The relevance of its implementation is due to the concentration of 35 large and medium-sized industrial enterprises of various industries on the territory of Bobruisk.
The forum was organized by the National Traffic Exchange Center, the National Center for Electronic Services, as well as Belarusian cloud technologies. The forum was held with the support of the Operative-Analytical Center under the President of the Republic of Belarus, the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee and the Bobruisk City Executive Committee.
The leaders and representatives of large enterprises of the city discussed the state, development and prospects of the country’s digital future, the transition of the state and society to the digital plane, as well as the protection of personal data. Also at the forum were presented projects related to the use of technologies: 5G to provide robotic and remote control of equipment, digital twins, the industrial Internet of things and others.
The #GBCregions Regional Forum is aimed at solving the tasks of Sustainable Development Goals 7, 8, 9, 11 and other SDGs.
More information about the digital forum in Bobruisk can be found at the link: https://www.belta.by/regions/view/perspektivy-tsifrovogo-buduschego-obsudili-na-forume-gbcregions-v-bobrujske-475145-2021/.
On December 15, 2021, the ceremony of awarding the winners and prize-winners of the Republican competition of innovative projects 2021 took place.
The republican competition for innovative projects is held by the State Committee for Science and Technology and the Belarusian Innovation Fund with the participation of the Ministry of Education, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, and the Belarusian Republican Youth Union.
In 2021, 145 applications were submitted to the competition, of which 54 were in the category «Best innovative project», 91 – in the category «Best youth innovative project». 36 projects reached the final. The best developments were innovations in the field of medicine, energy and materials science.
The Board of the Competition has determined one winner and five prize-winners in each nomination. The winners received cash prizes from the organizers in the amount of 840 to 2494 Belarusian rubles. Also, 5 projects were selected, which will receive funds for commercialization in the amount of 16.5 thousand Belarusian rubles.
The winner in the «Best Innovative Project» nomination was the neurosurgeon of the Gomel Regional Clinical Hospital – Evgeny Vladimirovich Kovalev with the project «Technology for creating individual navigation templates in spine surgery using additive 3D technologies».
In the nomination «Best youth innovative project» 1st place was taken by a senior researcher at the Scientific Research Center for Materials Science of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences – Stanchik Alena Viktorovna, who presented the project «Flexible solar cells of a new generation».
The holding of the Republican competition for innovative projects contributes to the involvement of youth in innovative activities, and also contributes to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 11 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the Republican competition of innovative projects in 2021 can be found at the link: http://gknt.gov.by/news/2021/v_minske_vybrali_luchshie_innovatsionnye_proekty_2021_goda/.
December 17, 2021 on the basis of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University. M.Tanka hosted a festival of innovative ESD practices. The festival was the final event of the Decade «Education for Sustainable Development for All».
National coordinator for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals A.M. Isachenko sent a welcoming address to the participants of the festival.
By the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated December 10, 2021 №710, the National Action Plan for the Development of a Green Economy in the Republic of Belarus for 2021–2025 was approved.
The national plan is intended to form a set of measures in priority areas in accordance with the main provisions of the Program of socio-economic development of the Republic of Belarus for 2021–2025. The priority directions for the development of the green economy included:
In addition, special attention will be paid to the development of sectoral and regional development strategies that take into account sectoral characteristics, the socio-economic state of the territory, as well as the needs of all groups of the population.
The adoption of the National Action Plan for the Development of a Green Economy for 2021–2025 makes a significant contribution to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, as well as to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by the Republic of Belarus.
More detailed information about the National Plan can be found at the link: https://pravo.by/novosti/novosti-pravo-by/2021/december/67779/.
On December 14, 2021, the Digital Forum #GBCregions (State. Business. Citizens — regions) was held in Mogilev. The priority areas of the forum were digital solutions in the spheres of industry, transport and construction.
The event was organized by the National Traffic Exchange Center, the National Center for Electronic Services, as well as Belarusian cloud technologies with the support of the Operative Analytical Center under the President of the Republic of Belarus and the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee.
The regional forum was attended by heads of state bodies and organizations, regional and district executive committees, representatives of IT companies, banks, businesses and educational institutions.
The participants discussed the issues of digital transformation in various spheres of life: the main trends in the digital economy of the industries, construction and transport; introduction of ID-cards and unmanned vehicles; use of 5G technologies; development of electronic government; protection of personal information; the main provisions of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the protection of personal data» and others.
Industry, transport and construction form the majority of the country’s gross value added. Digitalization and informatization of these spheres is an essential element of sustainable development, both of the economy of the Mogilev region and of Belarus as a whole.
More information about the digital forum in Mogilev can be found at the links: https://www.sb.by/articles/tsifrovoy-forum-gbcregions-gosudarstvo-biznes-grazhdane-regiony-startoval-v-mogileve.html, https://www.sb.by/articles/budushchee-za-tsifroy.html, https://www.sb.by/articles/tsentr-upravleniya-dvizheniem-planiruyut-sozdat-v-belarusi.html.
Yulia Matyna, Youth Ambassador of SDG 13 «Combating Climate Change and Its Consequences» took part in the meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development, which was held on December 13, 2021 in Minsk. As part of the climate agenda discussed at the Council meeting, Yulia spoke about the contribution of youth to the achievement of SDG 13.
SDG Youth Ambassadors, in collaboration with the Education for Sustainable Development Coordination Center, take part in organizing and conducting discussions, environmental actions and projects that contribute to the popularization of knowledge and ideas about SDG 13 among young people.
The systematic inclusion of young people in the implementation of climate initiatives contributes to:
understanding the essence of climate change, its origins and impact, mitigation mechanisms and conditions necessary for adaptation to ongoing changes;
mastering modern methods of involving partners and the public in the processes of understanding climate change;
the formation of behavioral patterns and competencies necessary to ensure the transformation of lifestyles towards reducing the ecological footprint.
On December 13, 2021, a meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development was held in Minsk.
On December 13, 2021, a regular meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development took place in Minsk. The meeting of the Council was of a thematic nature and was dedicated to the implementation of the climate agenda by the Republic of Belarus and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 13.
During the meeting of the Council, the issues of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by Belarus until 2030, the results of participation in the UN Conference on Climate Change, the promotion of the climate agenda in regions and industries, the contribution of Belarusian youth to the achievement of SDG 13, the ESG agenda, etc. were discussed.
The recording of the meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development is available here.
On December 13, 2021, a regular meeting of the Council for Sustainable Development was held in Minsk. The Council meeting was thematic in nature and was dedicated to the implementation of the climate agenda by the Republic of Belarus and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 13.
During the Council meeting, issues of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by Belarus until 2030, the results of participation in the UN Climate Change Conference, promoting the climate agenda in regions and industries, the contribution of Belarusian youth to achieving SDG 13, the ESG agenda, etc. were discussed.
A recording of the meeting of the Sustainable Development Council can be viewed at this link.
«Vityaz» will develop its own system under the ISKRA brand electric charging stations to supply electric power to cars of all brands and other types of electric vehicles.
Charging stations with capacities ranging from 7.2 kW to 200 kW AC and DC will be available at ISKRA. The objects will be installed at sites where it is possible to leave the car in the parking lot and at the same time connect to an electric charging station. Access to ISKRA charging stations is organized using contactless cards designed for a certain number of kW/h. At the same time, the company is preparing to provide round-the-clock online support for ISKRA, and is also completing testing of its own mobile application for using the service and paying for the service.
Vityaz has already put into test operation two charging stations in the area of its own production site in Vitebsk. The nearest plans include the opening of the first branded electric charging station in Minsk and several more facilities in the sleeping areas of the capital. In addition, the enterprise, in cooperation with «Belorusneft», is working on the creation of a universal complex with a capacity of up to 350 kW, which allows charging several electric vehicles and an electric bus at the same time.
The creation of a system of electric charging stations, as well as a universal electric charging complex, make a significant contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 7, 13, 15 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the network of ISKRA electric charging stations can be found at the link: https://www.belta.by/economics/view/vitjaz-budet-razvivat-sobstvennuju-set-elektrozarjadnyh-stantsij-pod-brendom-iskra-473377-2021/.
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