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On April 2, 2025, the V Youth Digital Forum (Youth RIGF 2025) was held at the National Center 'Russia', becoming a key platform for discussing digital transformation, internet governance and innovative technologies. The event brought together students, young professionals and leading IT industry experts. The forum's general sponsor was VK, which traditionally supports initiatives aimed at developing digital technologies and Russia's internet ecosystem.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation D.N. Chernyshenko addressed the Forum participants with a welcome speech. He noted that it is up to the new generation of young talented specialists to decide what the Internet of the future will be like. This, in turn, will serve to achieve Russia's technological sovereignty - a goal set before us by our President V.V. Putin.
More than 400 people participated in the Forum offline, and thousands of viewers joined online, highlighting the growing interest of young people in internet development and digital technologies.
During the forum's opening, there was also an award ceremony for the Alliance for Children's Protection in the Digital Environment's 'For Safe Digital Childhood' prize, recognizing projects aimed at improving digital literacy and creating a safe online environment for children.
Vadim Glushchenko, Director of the Center for Global IT Cooperation, noted: "Our forum is part of the UN's digital cooperation ecosystem, so the issues we are discussing today largely overlap with topics concerning youth worldwide. Russia, as a technologically advanced country, has digital solutions that we can share with our like-minded partners. That is why on June 5-6 in Nizhny Novgorod, the first-ever Global Digital Forum will be held, bringing together hundreds of experts from around the world for an equal dialogue about our common digital future."
Traditionally, as part of the Forum, the Youth Digital Ombudsman and the Center for Global IT Cooperation presented the annual 'Digitalization for Good' award. The award aims to identify and support young people (including IT specialists) who have made special contributions to protecting rights, clarifying duties, and citizen responsibilities in the digital space; and improving digital literacy levels.
On March 31, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. Vershinin held a telephone conversation with UN Deputy Secretary-General and Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies A.S. Gill.
The conversation covered issues related to the regulation of information and communication technologies, including artificial intelligence. The UN's central role in these processes was emphasized. Views were exchanged on the upcoming World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) review this year. The importance of implementing WSIS decisions regarding bridging the digital divide and Internet governance was stressed.
S.V. Vershinin invited A.S. Gill to participate in major events on digital development and international information security that will be held in Russia in the coming months.
MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. The Moscow Innovation Cluster (MIC) and the Beijing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center have signed a memorandum on developing partnership in science, technology and innovation, the MIC press service told TASS.
"The Moscow Innovation Cluster and the Beijing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center have agreed to develop partnership in science, technology and innovation. The memorandum of cooperation was signed on March 27, 2025 in Beijing," the press service said.
It is noted that the parties agreed to develop cooperation in technology exports, including through joint promotion of high-tech companies' solutions to Chinese and Russian markets. Special attention was paid to finding cooperation formats between Russian and Chinese companies, exchanging expertise and accessing support infrastructure.
"The memorandum is a bridge between our technological ecosystems. It will allow us to combine the best practices of Moscow and Beijing to jointly address global challenges and bring innovations to the international level. I am confident that we will be able to create solutions that will define the technological agenda of the decade," said Zhao Zhe, Director of the Beijing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center, as quoted by the press service.
BOAO /China/, March 26. /TASS correspondent Nikolai Selishchev/. The Chinese innovation sector welcomes cooperation with Russian companies and specialists to promote joint projects in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). This was stated to TASS by a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and UN Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence Zeng Yi.
"We are following how Russia holds the international AI Journey conference every year. <...> As a Chinese scientist and practitioner in the field of AI, I welcome more [representatives] of Russian enterprises and specialists to come to China for cooperation and exchanges," he said at the Boao Asian Forum, which is being held in China's southern Hainan province.
According to Zeng Yi, the Chinese AI governance model differs somewhat from the Russian one. As he specified, under the leadership of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC, special structures will be created "in various cities and organizations of the country, at different levels" to deal with risk elimination when implementing these projects. The expert noted that the corresponding global problems "always require resolution through international cooperation".
He also expressed hope for "the possibility of working together with Russian partners on creating new applications for artificial intelligence".