On February 4, 2025, Minsk hosted a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs”, implemented by UN agencies under the leadership of the National Coordinator for Achieving the SDGs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus in cooperation with other government agencies, with financial support from the Government of the Russian Federation.
During the meeting, the participants reviewed the results of the Joint Project implementation in 2024, the Project work plan for 2025, the implementation of the pilot initiatives on the SDGs, as well as acquainted with the progress and plans to discuss and approve regional sustainable development strategies.
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On January 30-31, 2025, the training “Computer Fundamentals. Social networks” for young persons with disabilities was held in Grodno
First of all, the training was aimed at overcoming social loneliness, self-realization, adaptation in the information environment and unlocking creative potential by mastering and using the skills and abilities acquired during the training.
For two days, the training participants learned the basics of working on computers, smartphones, tablets, rules of behavior on the Internet, as well as mastered various Internet resources and online platforms for communication and content sharing.
The training was organized as a part of the pilot initiative “Inclusive Animation”, which is implemented by the Grodno Regional Organization of the Belarusian Red Cross Society with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (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 Russian Federation.
The main goal of the initiative is to promote the socialization of young persons with disabilities by creating an inclusive animation workshop and teaching practical skills in the production and promotion of animated videos.
The implementation of the pilot initiative “Inclusive Animation” will contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 4, 9, 10 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
On January 28, 2025, an introductory seminar of the pilot initiative “Takeoff Technologies” was held in Luninets on the topic: “Ways to expand employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in the field of services using additive 3D printing technologies”.
The seminar was attended by 27 people – representatives of the public association “Belarusian Society of the Disabled”, Luninets District Executive Committee, local businesses, partners and participants of the initiative and other interested parties.
The participants of the seminar discussed topical directions of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities in the Republic of Belarus, Prospects for the development of the pilot initiative “Takeoff Technologies” and the use of digital technologies in the labor employment of persons with disabilities, including using the capabilities of additive 3D printing technologies. The participants of the seminar were also shown the principle of operation of 3D-printers, their types and scope of application in production and household.
In addition, the seminar discussed such issues as employment of the initiative participants at 3D printing organizations, expansion of opportunities for providing 3D printing services to the population, creation of inclusive conditions at the Educational Institution “Luninets Polytechnic College” and introduction of inclusive courses on 3D modeling and model making into the curriculum.
The initiative “Takeoff Technologies” is implemented by the Luninets District Organization of the Belarusian Society of Disabled Persons in partnership with the Department of Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Luninets District Executive Committee, Chinese-Belarusian Joint Stock Company “Aviation Technologies and Complexes”, State Institution “Luninets Territorial Center for Social Services” 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.
The implementation of the “Takeoff Technologies” initiative will contribute to the expansion of employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and will contribute to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 9, 10 and the other SDGs.
On January 29, 2025, a press conference was held in Minsk on the theme: “The industrial sector – the basis of strategic development and technological sovereignty of the country. The contest “Industry Leaders of the Republic of Belarus”.
The conference was focused on the prospects for the development of Belarus’ industrial potential, current innovations in machine building, development of domestic microelectronics, interaction between higher education institutions and enterprises in training highly professional engineering personnel, as well as the terms and procedure for holding the Republican Contest “Industry Leaders of the Republic of Belarus – 2025”.
During the event it was noted that industrial production today forms more than a quarter of the gross domestic product of Belarus. The most developed sectors are machine-building complex, food and beverage production, production of petroleum products, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, woodworking, light industry.
Much attention is paid in Belarus to import substitution, localization of production and, in general, to the development of industrial infrastructure. Production facilities are being modernized and automated, modern technologies are being introduced, and the range of products is being expanded.
In order to promote the competitiveness of enterprises of priority sectors of Belarus in the domestic and foreign markets, to identify advanced products and solutions in the field of industrial technologies, and to share best practices, the Republic of Belarus holds an annual Republican contest for the award for achievements in the field of industrial technologies and management “Leaders of Industry of the Republic of Belarus”.
The available mechanisms and competencies will open up new opportunities to further promote the best practices of domestic industrial enterprises in 2025.
Applications for participation in the contest will be accepted until April 14, 2025. The winners will be determined on May 20-21, 2025 in 25 nominations in three groups: “Enterprise of the Year”, “Project of the Year”, “Product of the Year”. More details on the terms and conditions of the contest can be found at the link.
Development of industrial sectors, stimulating improvement of the quality of products and efficiency of industrial production contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 9, 12 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
In 2025, by transforming the program “One District – One Project”, a new mechanism for supporting investment projects “Regional Initiative” was introduced.
In order to collect and process applications from organizations and subsequently form a list of investment projects “Regional Initiative”, the Belarusian Fund for Financial Support of Entrepreneurs created the online platform “regional-initiative.bel”.
It is envisaged that the list will include projects of small and medium-sized businesses that also meet the following criteria:
Implementation of investment projects “Regional Initiative” makes an important contribution to the localization of the Sustainable Development Goals.
From January 27 to February 7, 2025 on the basis of the Faculty of Professional Development and Retraining of the Institute of Further Education of the Belarusian State University the trainings for the employees of the system of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus are held.
The training is aimed at preparing versatile and multidisciplinary specialists with a wide range of skills and competencies and is conducted in two directions: “Organization of social services at home” and “The content and technology of work on social rehabilitation and habilitation of persons with disabilities”. Course programs include lectures, seminars, trainings, workshops, master classes, and field trips to leading social service centers in Belarus.
Thus, the participants of the program “Organization of social services at home” will learn about the socio-economic policy of Belarus, its legal regulation, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the National Action Plan for its implementation, technologies of professional self-improvement and time management. Participants of the program “The content and technology of work on social rehabilitation and habilitation of persons with disabilities” will learn about the basics of psychology and ethics of social work, technologies of professional self-improvement, modern approaches to helping people with disabilities, etc.
Implementation of programs of professional development and retraining of employees makes an important contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 10 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
On January 25, 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”, training events “Farmer is Cool” were held in the Centers of Advanced Competencies in Agribusiness at the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy (Gorki) and Smilovichi State College (Smilovichi).
During the events more than 50 schoolchildren got acquainted with modern trends in agricultural production, learned what an agricultural worker does, what new technologies are used in Belarus today.
Participants noted that the events were interesting and they would like to continue learning about modern agriculture – to see how autopilot tractors work, to see agrodrones, to look into modern beehives.
The pilot initiative “Road to the future. Developing competencies in precision agriculture among preschool and school-aged children and youth” is being implemented by the Association of Franchisers and Franchisees “Belfranchising” 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 goal of the initiative is to familiarize pre-school and school-age children with advanced technologies in agribusiness and to show that a modern worker in an agricultural enterprise is an interesting, technological and very important job.
Implementation of the activities of the initiative “Road to the future. Developing competencies in precision agriculture among preschool and school-aged children and youth” will contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 2, 4, 8, 12 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
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