“Expert” for November 13 – Friday issue of the newspaper “Respublika” in an updated format

♦ Predicting and planning has always been a difficult and thankless task. Is it even more worth doing today? Or not to be distracted by future assessments, but to focus on the present and deal with operational issues as they arise and arrive? Experts spoke about this during a panel discussion at the XXVII International Scientific Conference “Problems of Forecasting and State Regulation of Socio-Economic Development”, organized by the Research Economic Institute (RIEI) of the Ministry of Economy. "Expert" listened carefully to the voiced opinions.

♦ In Belarus, the unemployment rate fell from 2.1 percent in the second quarter to 1.9 percent in the third, updating the historical minimum. Against the background of minimal unemployment, a structural imbalance persists – while in some areas there is high competition, others are in dire need of workers. About the situation on the labor market, the causes of personnel hunger, the features of the regions and tasks for tomorrow, the Expert learned from the head of the center for human development and demography of the Institute of Economics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Anastasia Bobrova.

♦ International polarization has reversed the trend from technological cooperation to fierce competition. Technology transfer has not stopped completely, but has slowed sharply. And if it happens, it is more by inertia. This seems quite logical against the background of the desire of regions, large and small countries to sovereignize, achieve the maximum level of self-sufficiency in strategic areas. The link “science – economics” in the new paradigm has acquired a new sound. If in the global world, the production of knowledge was in fact a separate industry, which itself chose partners around the world based on commercial priorities, today science has become one of the cornerstones on which the national economy rests. About this conversation "Expert" with the first Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences Vitaly Zalessky.

♦ From the development of the energy component, its timely reconstruction and modernization depends on the successful operation of enterprises, and therefore the entire economy. Digitalization and digital twins are an integral part of this process. A number of projects have been implemented, others are under implementation. What will be the digital future of the Belarusian energy system - a conversation between Expert and specialists.

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⇒ A large infographic shows the industrial map of the Vitebsk region: in graphs, figures and facts - the largest enterprises and their specialization, as well as regional statistics in this area as a whole.

The success story of the director of CJSC “Belji” Gennady Svidersky: a story about what management principles the leader adheres to and how Chinese philosophy helps him in life.