MINSK, 18 April (BelTA) – Basic components of a digital government are available in Belarus. Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Anatoly Kalinin made the statement during the opening ceremony of the international forum on telecommunications, information and banking technologies TIBO 2016 on 18 April, BelTA has learned.
According to Anatoly Kalinin, a lot has been accomplished in the last five years in the development of the national telecommunication infrastructure, the creation of state information systems and resources. A considerable part of interagency document flow is handled using digital solutions. The implementation of the program for accelerated development of services in the area of information and telecommunication technologies has been completed. Basic components of a digital government have been formed as part of the program. The provision of statistics reports, reports of government agencies, and tax reports has been automated. Conditions have been enabled for digital interaction between the state and the private sector.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus went on saying that since 1994 the TIBO forum has been making considerable contributions to the development of the information sphere and the establishment of an information society in Belarus. The forum traditionally features state-of-the-art technologies and discusses the most topical problems of development of the information society in Belarus and abroad.
Plans for the next five years are laid down by the government program on developing the digital economy and the information society in 2016-2020. The program focuses on promoting interagency interaction and more effective digital transformation of the main branches of the national economy, the social sector, and the public administration sector. The creation of a Belarusian transaction system and a national paperless trade system, the development of the state public key system for verifying digital signatures as well as other measures will be instrumental to achieving these goals.
Close attention will be paid to the improvement of the national information infrastructure, the development of the nationwide data transfer network, the data processing center for the national cloud computing platform, the transition to cellular networks of the fourth generation and upwards.
The forum's agenda follows international trends and topical problems of digital transformation, including in the industrial sector, the education sector, the development sector, in digital banking and digital trade.
“I am convinced that the TIBO forum will make a significant contribution to further development of the information society in Belarus and will facilitate the country's integration into the global information space,” summed up the Deputy Prime Minister.
The TIBO 2016 expo is scheduled to take place in Minsk on 19-22 April. More than 100 companies from 18 countries (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Czechia, Germany, Finland, Sweden, the UK, Turkey, China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and the USA) intend to take part in the event. The Information Technologies and Communications Ministry's stand dedicated to the state and prospects of digital transformation in the Republic of Belarus will occupy the central part of the exposition. The stand will also feature presentations of other ministries and government agencies.
The number of TIBO 2016 participants includes the leading wired and wireless telecommunication companies such as Beltelecom, SOOO Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), velcom, SOOO Belarusian Cloud Technologies, the cable television and Internet access service providers Cosmos TV and MTIS, the conventional mail service provider Belpochta. The expo will feature internationally recognized brands such as Huawei, ZTE, Nokia Networks, Canon, Epson, Samsung, SAP, Dell, EMC, Motorola, Tamron, and Eaton.
The business part of TIBO 2016 will feature 25 events, including forums, conferences, roundtable sessions, seminars, presentations, during which Belarusian and foreign experts will present state-of-the-art information technologies.
