MINSK, 1 July (BelTA) – Digitization should be aimed at developing enterprises and improving people's living standards, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the plenary session of the 8th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia on 1 July, BelTA has learned.
“This forum is dedicated to cooperation in science and technology in the context of digitization,” the head of state stressed. “Digital technologies became an integral part of our reality long ago. The humanity will face even greater changes in the future. However, these novelties should be aimed at developing enterprises and improving people's living standards,” he believes.
“It is obvious that countries that do not have the necessary resources will fall behind in the development of digital technologies, which will lead to unbridgeable inequality. We should not let this happen,” the Belarusian president said.
We should not allow one countries dominate others, Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.
“We also understand that no one will just hand these technologies to us. We should count only on ourselves and on cooperation with our partners. Cooperation in industry and science is the main driver of our integration,” the head of state noted.
“Belarus has something to share with its partners, if they want us to. We are not lagging behind in this field,” the president added.
