On April 9, 2021, by decree of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus №213, the Comprehensive Program for the Development of Electric Transport for 2021–2025 was approved, which provides for an increase in public electric transport up to 30%.
According to the State Committee on Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus, presented at the opening of the XXV Belarusian Energy and Environmental Forum Energy Expo 2021, 45% of passenger transport in all cities of the country is planned to be switched to electricity. New materials, technologies, energy storage devices are being developed and created to accomplish this task.
The production and use of electric transport contributes to an increase in the efficiency of the use of natural resources, a wider introduction of environmentally friendly technologies, and also contributes to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 9, 11, 12, 13 and other SDGs.
More detailed information on the subject of electric transport can be found at the link: https://www.sb.by/articles/sinergiya-novykh-podkhodov.html.
The State registers of information systems and resources contain more than 25,000 information resources and 355 information systems today. In order to expand their capabilities, they will be transformed into a «showcase of digital projects». The project «Showcase of digital projects» is planned to be implemented in 2023 within the framework of the State Program «Digital Development of Belarus» for 2021 – 2025.
«Showcase of digital projects» is a platform for placing, studying and analyzing the results of projects implemented for the digital development of the state, industry, organization, which will have the following functions:
organization of the possibility of filing an application for registration of a digital solution through the Single portal of electronic services;
placement, systematization and storage of detailed information and technical information about the results of government and commercial digital projects;
implementation of advanced search and monitoring by users of data on digital projects implemented in the Republic of Belarus;
formation of «digital exhibitions» – thematic collections of digital projects and solutions with a presentation of their capabilities;
collection of data to assess the level of «digital maturity» of the state as a whole and of the sectors of the economy separately;
determination of the current and forecast values of indicators of the level of «digital maturity», the provision of analytical tools for their study, the formation of recommendations for increasing the level of «digital maturity» of the state and sectors of the economy;
posting and viewing news and analytical materials on digital projects.
The implementation of the «Showcase of Digital Projects» project will contribute to the platform for accelerating the process of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals «Digital Transformation and Social Innovation» and to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 15 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the implementation of the project «Showcase of digital projects» can be found at the link: https://www.mpt.gov.by/ru/news/08-10-2021-7517.
On October 9, 2021, at the initiative of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus, the republican voluntary action «Clean Forest» was held.
For the first time the action was held in Belarus in 2010. In 2021, it is being held for the 11th time and has gathered more than 40 thousand residents of the country.
Within the framework of the action, work was organized to eliminate unauthorized dumps, clean up construction and household waste, improve roadside strips, as well as forest areas near settlements and memorial sites.
During the day, volunteers, together with forestry workers, removed over 4 thousand cubic meters of garbage and litter from the forest fund, restored about 50 places of public recreation and planted about 1.5 million trees. The ecological action “Clean Forest” is aimed at fostering respect for nature and contributes to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13, 15 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the «Clean Forest» can be found at the link: https://www.belta.by/society/view/aktsija-chistyj-les-prohodit-v-belarusi-463653-2021/.
On September 29, 2021, Resolution No. 553 «On the Establishment of the Nationally Determined Contribution of the Republic of Belarus to the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030» was adopted by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus has committed itself to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 35% by 2030 from the 1990 level, as part of the implementation of international obligations to fulfill the provisions of the Paris Agreement, which regulates measures to reduce the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere from 2020.
It is planned to approve the Strategy for the long-term development of Belarus with a low level of greenhouse gases for the period up to 2050 in such sectors as industry, construction, housing and communal services, and transport.
The adoption of decisions by the Republic of Belarus to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is aimed at achieving Sustainable Development Goal 13 and other SDGs.
More information on reducing greenhouse gas emissions can be found at the link: https://www.sb.by/articles/belarus-sokratit-vybrosy-parnikovykh-gazov-do-2030-goda-na-35-protsentov.html.
The development of inclusive tourism is one of the directions of the National Tourism Strategy for the period up to 2035 and includes the creation of adaptive infrastructure and an accessible environment at the facilities of the tourism industry, which is built on the principles of universal design.
The plans for the next five years include the development of new accessible excursion routes for people with disabilities. At the same time, the issue of inclusive tourism will be included in marketing research and in updating the standards of tourism services.
Now, in the Republic of Belarus there is a large selection of accommodation and pastime for inclusive tourists: more than 60 hotels, almost 90% of sanatoriums, 117 travel companies, 78 agro-estates. One of the most popular ecological inclusive paths has been opened in the Volozhin region, which is part of the international project «Volozhin without barriers».
There are 1 billion people with some form of disability today in the world. The creation of conditions for recreation for people with disabilities will ensure a decrease in the number of external factors that impede their recreation, and will also contribute to the active involvement of these people in the active life of society, which makes a significant contribution to the achievement of the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 8, 10, 11 and other SDGs.
More detailed information on the development of inclusive tourism in the Republic of Belarus can be found at the link: https://www.sb.by/articles/turindustriya-ubiraet-barery.html.
5 октября 2021 года в Минском государственном лингвистическом университете состоялась интеллектуальная игра «Green Brainstorm», посвящённая 10 Цели устойчивого развития «Уменьшение неравенства».
Организаторами мероприятия выступили научный руководитель ресурсного центра «Green Office BSPU», Молодежный посол ЦУР 4 и БРСМ МГЛУ.
Студенты университета приняли участие в викторине из шести раундов: разминка; музыка; картинки; кино; логика; блиц. Вопросы каждого из раундов подчеркивали необходимость всеобщего уважения и уменьшение дискриминации. Ребята обсудили свое видение социальной рекламы, подняли тему гуманного обращения с животными и защиты прав человека.
Главной целью проведения мероприятия являлось показать ребятам, что каждый человек может внести свой вклад в процесс уменьшения неравенства, указывая на проблему, выступая за изменение законов и подавая личный пример.
The Sustainable Development Goals are the benchmark for shaping policies on issues related to population aging, the implementation of which is impossible without making decisions in the interests of older citizens. Older persons make a broad contribution to economic and social development. Worldwide, October 1 is celebrated as International Day of Older Persons, the main task of which is to draw the world’s attention to the problems and needs of older people, as well as to raise public awareness of the problem of demographic aging of society.
The state policy of the Republic of Belarus is aimed at the full participation of older citizens in the life of society. The professionalism of the older generation is in demand in various spheres of the country’s economic activity. According to the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, the number of people over the age of 65 has increased by 13.4% and is about 1.5 million, of which 1.7% are employed. To organize the participation of older people in solving issues affecting their interests, local authorities are working to create councils for older citizens. Local authorities are working to create councils for senior citizens to organize the participation of older people in matters affecting their interests.
State programs are being implemented that provide for the creation of conditions for improving the economic situation and social integration of senior citizens in the Republic of Belarus, which contributes to the extension of their independent and independent life. In 2021, pension payments delivered 11% of GDP. On December 3, 2020, No. 693, the National Strategy of the Republic of Belarus «Active Longevity — 2030» was approved by the resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. The purpose of the National Strategy is to create conditions for the most complete and effective realization of the potential of older citizens, sustainable improvement of their quality of life through the systematic adaptation of state and public institutions to the problem of population aging.
More detailed information on the participation of senior citizens in the life of society in the Republic of Belarus can be found at the link: https://www.belta.by/society/view/v-belarusi-prozhivajut-okolo-15-mln-pozhilyh-ljudej-462441-2021/.
The school in the village of Rassvet of Kletskiy rigeon, has one of the best STEM-classes in the country, in which 3D printers, tablets, laptops, robots, drones, and multiboards are actively used for teaching.
The institution has a whole fleet of school robots: a robot waiter bringing a glass, a security robot, a robot artist, an antiseptic robot.
On their classes, children create robots and prototypes that can benefit society. The students developed a business plan for launching a robot into space and sent letters to space companies, where they presented their invention – a robot assembled from a construction set moves through space, overcoming obstacles. Also, schoolchildren invented a prototype of a smart energy-saving cart, which was included in the «100 Ideas for Belarus», an alternative type of fuel — pressed leaves, an «electronic doctor», which remotely detects diseases of the eyes and hearing organs at an early stage.
The creation and functioning of STEM-classes creates the necessary conditions for the development of the child’s abilities and provides an opportunity for high-quality and innovative school education, which makes a huge contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 9 and other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
More detailed information about STEM education in the Kletsk district can be found at the link: https://www.sb.by/articles/uchitel-o-skolko-v-vas-otkrytiy.html.
The possibility of creating a Republican information and educational environment was considered at a meeting of the board of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, which took place on September 23, 2021 in Minsk.
Within the framework of the formation of an information society and competitive human potential, the education system faces the task of improving all processes through the introduction of digital technologies.
The Concept of Digital Transformation of Processes in the Education System of the Republic of Belarus for 2019-2025 was developed in March 2019.
According to the Concept, the digital transformation of processes in the education system includes the following main directions:
The concept provides for the inclusion of the STEM-approach in the educational practice of institutions of general secondary education, which forms the basis of engineering thinking in a student. For the purpose of educational and methodological support of the educational process in institutions of general secondary education, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus has developed a single information and educational resource EEER, and work is also underway to create a republican information and educational environment, which will be a set of automated information systems in the field of education.
The creation of the Republican information and educational environment is aimed at achieving the country’s Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 9, 11 and others.
More detailed information on digitalization in the education system can be found at the link: https://edu.gov.by/news/v-nogu-so-vremenem/.
On September 20, 2021, Belarus took part in the «Partnerships for Connectivity» meeting, which was held within the framework of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly. At the meeting, it was announced that the digital coalition Partner2Connect has begun its work.
Belarus presented information on the development of promising modern technologies, taking into account the Sustainable Development Goals and the recommendations of the International Telecommunication Union and international best practices.
The main task of the digital coalition is the implementation of joint projects aimed at the further development of telecommunications infrastructure, digital services, the formation of digital ecosystems, and investment incentives. Interaction in these areas makes a significant contribution to achieving Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 11, 17 and other SDGs.
More information on the Partnerships for Connectivity meeting can be found at the link: https://www.mpt.gov.by/ru/news/20-09-2021-7487.
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