Today in Tianjin (China), the most important China-SCO 2025 Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Forum, organized by the National Development and Reform Commission jointly with the People's Government of Tianjin opened.

The forum's main topic, "China's intelligence for the benefit of the SCO," brings together leaders of SCO member states to discuss new ways to strengthen international cooperation in the field of AI.

The Belarusian delegation includes Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization Tatstsyana Ruskevich and Director of OJSC Giprosvyaz Anton Alekseev. 

From 12 to 22 May 2025, a meeting of Working Parties 5A and 5C of the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R WP 5A and 5C) was held in Geneva, Swiss Confederation, with the participation of the state enterprise BelGIE specialists.

More than 300 representatives of the ITU Member States communications administrations, regional and international, as well as scientific and industrial organizations in the field of telecommunications continued to work on revising existing documents and developing new ones - ITU-R Recommendations and Reports.

On May 21, the Ministry of Communications hosted a meeting between the Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus Kirill Zalessky
and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman S. Al Ahmed.

Kirill Zalessky spoke about the IT sector development in the Republic of Belarus, the activities and advantages of the HTP (Hi-Tech Park), and expressed interest in establishing mutually beneficial contacts.

Digital technologies have the power to accelerate progress across every sector of society, yet that potential remains out of reach for many. Of the 2.6 billion people still unconnected, the majority are women and girls . Gaps in access and affordability of the internet and digital devices, as well as limited digital skills, continue to hinder the participation of women and girls in today’s economy and in shaping tomorrow’s digital solutions. Bridging this divide is essential to unlocking new pathways for economic growth, innovation, and sustainable development.

On May 15, 2025, a working meeting was held in the videoconference mode under the leadership of the First Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization Pavel Tkach with the executives of the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China.

On May 15, 2025 the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus held negotiations between Tatstsyana Ruskevich, Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, and Yu Xingguo, First Vice-Mayor of Karamay, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.

During the negotiations, the parties discussed promising areas of cooperation, including issues of digitalization of various spheres of activity, introduction of artificial intelligence, training of personnel for the IT sphere, etc.

International Girls in ICT Day 2025 will be celebrated on 24 April under the theme “Girls in ICT for inclusive digital transformation”.

Global celebration:

This year, the global celebration will be co-hosted by the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Arab States regions as a hybrid event, featuring a live link between Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and Nouakchott, Mauritania, along with distinguished panellists from around the world, live streamed for global audience.

On April 9, the second meeting of the expert group for preparation of the 4th meeting of heads of ministries and departments of the SCO member states responsible for development of information and communication technologies was held in Hangzhou (China).

The meeting was chaired by China. The meeting was attended by representatives of the SCO Secretariat and SCO member states: Belarus, Russia, India, Pakistan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

On April 3, 2025, the meeting was held between the Deputy Federal Minister for Communications of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mr. Ali Sher Mehsud and the Director General of RUE Belpochta Svetlana Yurkevich.

During the meeting the parties discussed intentions to expand cooperation between postal operators with an emphasis on the development of e-commerce.

This meeting became an important stage in strengthening bilateral relations between Pakistan and Belarus in the field of postal services.