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Andrey Belyaninov. © Vladislav Burnashev / TASS
Secretary General of the Eurasian Peoples 'Assembly took part in the XII International IT Forum with the participation of the BRICS and SCO countries in Khanty-Mansiysk, TASS, the partner of the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly reports.
TASS, June 17. The creation of a Eurasian Information Platform at the present time would be "highly desirable". Andrey Belyaninov, Secretary General of the International Union of Non-Governmental Organizations "Eurasian Peoples' Assembly", told TASS on the side-lines of the XII International IT Forum with the participation of the BRICS and SCO countries.
"The Eurasian Peoples' Assembly, rather intuitively than purposefully, came to the conclusion that it would be highly desirable to create a Eurasian Information Platform, which, firstly, would not only facilitate communication between people of different continents, countries and languages, but would also help to avoid external editing when thoughts, expressed via videoconferencing, can be perverted exactly the opposite. After all, we are talking about information security. Therefore, it is very interesting for us to be here, and this, in our opinion, is not a priority only for the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly, but also for all those present at the Forum," - he said.
Speaking about the Eurasian International Platform in a practical way, Belyaninov noted that for its appearance at the current stage, it is necessary to form a technical task to a large extent. "It is important to formulate exactly what we want of it. <...>. Many people must communicate at the same time. It is necessary to structure communication, topics, regions. Probably, this pre-project and design work will take a lot of time, but it is needed," - Belyaninov said, adding that he will announce forecasts on terms, resources and participants at the Forum in his report "Digital sovereignty and prospects for international cooperation in the context of the 4th industrial revolution." Nevertheless, the interlocutor outlined one of the theses of the report: "We (the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly – TASS’s note) have projects that can be commercialized, primarily projects in humanitarian areas. The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and mass communications of the Russian Federation, the Roscongress Foundation supports our activity, many thanks to them. We create a separate organization for the work on this topic. <...>. Recently we held a Forum on Food Safety; there were participants from all over the world. So, the problem of clear water is not enough loudly discussed, but, probably, they will scream soon. We need to work proactively," - added the interlocutor.
In an interview with TASS, Belyaninov also noted that the quality of simultaneous translation is extremely important at international forums. "Poor-quality simultaneous translation loses up to 40% of what is happening, especially now. This may not be so topical, but this is one of the main tasks for international forums. This is also a security issue - an incorrect translation can provoke an international conflict," - the source said.
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About the Assembly
The decision to establish the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly and hold its first congress was made at the 1st Forum of the Peoples of Russia and Eurasia (Moscow, November 2, 2016). The meeting proclaimed the main task of the Assembly - to assist in uniting the efforts of civil society in the development of integration processes, strengthening basic human values, approving the ideas of peace-making and strengthening good-neighbourly relations in the Greater Eurasia space. The Forum formed the International Organizing Committee of the Congress, which included representatives of non-governmental organizations from Austria, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Finland, France and Montenegro.
About Forum
The XII International IT Forum (18+) with the participation of the BRICS and SCO countries will be held in a mixed format from June 15 to 18 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Limited offline participation and a wide online dialogue of Russian and foreign experts of the Forum include 45 events. For the first time, the Forum will be held over four days.
Special attention at the Forum will be paid to the topics of artificial intelligence, digital transformation in Russia and the world, life in the post-like space. Here, in particular, sessions and round tables will be held jointly with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Sports of Russia, the office of the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Ural Federal District, the Moscow Government and the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly. During the days of the Forum, IT leaders of universities will also gather in Ugra to participate in a discussion organized by a team of experts from the Institute for Digital Development of Science and Education, subordinate to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
General partners of the IT Forum are Prime Group, Rostelecom, Salym Petroleum, Slavneft-Megionneftegaz. Investment partners are Technocom, FORS. TASS is the general information partner of the Forum.