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MINSK, 4 May (BelTA) – Tatiana Stolyarova, Deputy Chairperson of the State Committee on Science and Technology, told BelTA how Belarusian-Serbian cooperation in science, technology, and innovation is unfolding.
Tatiana Stolyarova recalled that Belarusian-Serbian interaction in these fields is governed by the intergovernmental agreement on science and technology cooperation, signed on 6 March 1996.
Eleven meetings of the Belarusian-Serbian Commission on Science and Technology Cooperation have already been held. The commission is co-chaired by the deputy chairperson of the State Committee on Science and Technology of Belarus and the deputy minister of education, science and technological development of Serbia.
The State Committee on Science and Technology also runs a competition for Belarusian-Serbian science and technology projects on the Belarusian side. To date, more than 60 such projects have been successfully implemented across such fields as technology, physics and mathematics, agricultural biology, chemistry, nanomaterials, materials science, and information technology.
After the 10th meeting of the joint commission, the State Committee on Science and Technology and Serbia’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development successfully held a competition for joint science and technology projects for 2023-2024. The result was twelve joint projects implemented in fields including medicine, informatics, new materials, and biotechnology.
Among the results were effective approaches, technologies, and methods for wastewater capture, sample preparation, and analysis to detect and molecularly identify SARS-CoV-2. These outcomes are now being used as a fundamental building block for developing Belarusian methodological and procedural frameworks in wastewater epidemiology to track other viral infections, including intestinal and respiratory diseases.
Researchers also developed a unique complex of biologically active compounds from soy, alfalfa, and clover. It has immunomodulatory and adaptogenic properties, and it helps keep the plant reproductive system functioning even under stressful conditions.
“Methodological Recommendations for Profiling Soy, Alfalfa, and Clover Genotypes” were developed at one of the institutes of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
A methodology was also developed for creating image databases with the calculation of subjective quality assessments. The results obtained will be used to solve various applied problems for the rapid analysis and rejection of digital images (medical, aerospace, etc.) of unsatisfactory quality at the stage of their capture.
Laser treatment modes for hard coatings were developed and implemented, ensuring the modification of the structure, composition, and properties of the irradiated materials, as well as a method for rapid sterilization of objects of complex shapes and sizes in the medical field.
Following the 11th meeting of the commission, a competition was held for joint projects in priority areas of bilateral cooperation. These include information and communication technologies, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, energy, mechanical engineering, and agriculture. Based on the results of the competition, the parties selected four projects for joint implementation in 2026-2028 in the fields of bioorganic chemistry, nanotechnology, and agriculture, which are already being carried out.
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