“Belarusians and I can create profitable innovative products”: Alexander Okunev on cooperation in IT
On joint Russian-Belarusian developments in the field of information technologies on the air of the visiting studio of the Evening Political Channel, the General Director of the Russian Federation said.
About joint Russian-Belarusian developments in the field of information technologies on the air of the visiting studio of the “Evening political channel” told the General Director of the Fund for the development of innovative entrepreneurship of the Russian Federation Alexander Okunev, the correspondent of the Agency “Minsk-Novosti”.
- There were a lot of Western programs in the field of information technology that we lost access to because of sanctions. Here we, the Union State, were helped by technology transfer. Together, we started creating new products. It is important to note that this is not competition, but complementarity. Many new information products are being created together with Belarusian companies. Many of them replace import solutions, the CEO explained.
He also noted the role of the Foundation and the Minsk City Technopark in the development of innovative cooperation.
- Our foundation in Russia, like the Minsk City Technopark in Belarus, are the centers of commercialization of innovations of the interstate program of innovative cooperation of the CIS states. Until 2030, for now. Thanks to this, we got unique opportunities, and each state saw that we can create good IT solutions and products ourselves. Russian-Belarusian cooperation in this area creates unique solutions that are often better than Western ones. In addition, together we make them more profitable, said A. Okunev.
