August 23, 2021 .

Data as a key factor in driving digitalization

Dear participants of the Forum, dear colleagues!

Digital data – is an asset, with high capabilities and economy impact level that is on par with natural resources. Development of computers, mobile devices and information technologies led to the numerous increase of communication speed, decision making, transaction processing and other operations.  

Representatives of the Communications Administration of Belarus will take part in the online format of the 27th Congress of the Universal Postal Union, which will be held from 9 to 27 August 2021 in the Republic of Ivory Coast in Abidjan. Congress is the supreme body of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and meets every four years. The plenipotentiaries of the 192 UPU member countries are meeting to determine the future of the postal sector.

In the first half of 2021, the development of the information and communication infrastructure of the Republic of Belarus continued.

As of July 1, 2021, telecommunication services had been provided by 190 telecommunication operators.

As a result of the implementation of measures for the construction and modernization of telecommunication networks, the following results had been achieved:

The number of fixed broadband Internet subscribers had made up 3.273 million.

The number of IP TV subscribers had made up 2.34 million.

The global event of the International Telecommunication Union "New Technologies for Connections by 2021" takes place from 5 to 16 July.

The overall goal of the event is to contribute to the large-scale introduction of the latest technologies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Today, on June 30, representatives of the Communications Administration of the Republic of Belarus will take part in the online format in the work of the Extraordinary Session of the Administrative Council of the Universal Postal Union. During the work of the Extraordinary Session, information will be provided on the preparations for the 27th Congress to be held in August 2021 in Côte d'Ivoire.

The Regional Regulatory Roundtable and Regional Economic Dialogue for the CIS Region, which will be held in a virtual format on 15 and 16 June 2021. This event is part of a series events leading up to the 21st Global Symposium for Regulators, which will take place in virtual format from June 21-25, 2021, under the general theme “Regulation for Digital Transformation: Accelerate the provision of connectivity, access and use for all ".

On May 27, 2021, the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus issued into circulation two stamps from the series "Machine-building of Belarus". The project was prepared in cooperation with the OJSC “Minsk Tractor Plant” and the Belarusian State Archive of Film and Photo Documents. Photographs by Anatoly GORELCHIK, Vladimir LUPEIKO were used. The design of the postal products was made by Evgeniya BEDONIK.

The Workshop is addressed to representatives of ministries, regulators, municipalities, telecom operators, universities and general education institutions, telecommunication equipment manufacturers, research and development institutes, software developers and other interested stakeholders. Event is aimed at discussing issues of implementation and operation of 5G networks.

The Workshop will be held in hybrid format (physical + online).

The achieved level of telecommunication development in the Republic of Belarus allows almost to fully satisfy the growing information needs of citizens, businesses and the state, creates conditions for the further digitization of the country and the provision of electronic services throughout the republic.
Today, 188 operators provide telecommunication services in the country. In 2019, work was completed to bring a fibre-optic communication line to each apartment of the urban multi-apartment building.

Driven by information and communication technologies, our societies have undergone a digital transformation that gave birth to the digital economy and information society.

The information society has emerged as one of the main lines of defense against COVID-19. There have been many successful stories, which have shone a spotlight both on the vital importance of ICTs and deep digital inequalities between and within countries.