MINSK, 19 December (BelTA) – There are three key areas for Belarus's economic breakthrough in the new five-year period, Olga Lazorkina, an analyst with the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research (BISR), told BelTA.
Belarus’ social and economic development program for 2026-2030 is realistic, the expert emphasized. “The point is that the priorities highlighted in the document rely on a full-fledged platform. This is perhaps its strongest aspect. Some things seemed important yet distant to us in the previous five-year period, for example, technological sovereignty. But we have worked hard on them and we can confidently place this topic among the top priorities,” Olga Lazorkina stressed. “These are not just words: look at the projects and programs already being implemented within the Union State with the Russian Federation and within the Eurasian Economic Union. Recent reports show that real potential has been built. Today, we are capable not only of talking about technological sovereignty but also of making it our number one priority.”
The second very important area is demography and personnel training. “The problem will be addressed at a truly serious level. Although, of course, we always keep this topic in our sights. But now it is directly linked to personnel training, and here everything is logical: technological sovereignty is impossible without a new quality of education. The president emphasized this directly. There needs to be a clear, direct connection between the educational process and the demands of production. And, most importantly, responsiveness. If a demand arises, the education system must quickly react and train the specialists needed here and now,” she affirmed.
The third aspect is science and technology. “Here too, there is already a concrete foundation: joint projects and initiatives within the Union State are being implemented, and a strategy for scientific and technological development has been adopted at the CIS level. So there is groundwork, and it is substantial,” Olga Lazorkina said.
The program includes many other important priorities, but these three in particular create the conditions for a genuine breakthrough. “After all, the program envisions not merely stability or gradual growth. It is aimed at an economic breakthrough. And without these three components, such a breakthrough simply will not happen,” the expert noted.
The second very important area is demography and personnel training. “The problem will be addressed at a truly serious level. Although, of course, we always keep this topic in our sights. But now it is directly linked to personnel training, and here everything is logical: technological sovereignty is impossible without a new quality of education. The president emphasized this directly. There needs to be a clear, direct connection between the educational process and the demands of production. And, most importantly, responsiveness. If a demand arises, the education system must quickly react and train the specialists needed here and now,” she affirmed.
The third aspect is science and technology. “Here too, there is already a concrete foundation: joint projects and initiatives within the Union State are being implemented, and a strategy for scientific and technological development has been adopted at the CIS level. So there is groundwork, and it is substantial,” Olga Lazorkina said.
The program includes many other important priorities, but these three in particular create the conditions for a genuine breakthrough. “After all, the program envisions not merely stability or gradual growth. It is aimed at an economic breakthrough. And without these three components, such a breakthrough simply will not happen,” the expert noted.
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