Joint 52-nd session of the Board of the RCC Communications Administrations Heads and 23-rd session of the Coordination Council of the CIS member states for Informatization attached to RCC, 18—19.04.2017 Minsk, Republika Belarus
During the meeting of the final board of the Ministry of Communications and Informatization, which took place on February 2, head of administration Sergei Popkov noted that in 2016, the development of information and communication infrastructure and implementation of new services on its basis continued. Creation of one of the most advanced telecommunications infrastructures in Eastern Europe is the goal set by Sergei Popkov, Minister of Communications and Informatization.
Today, February 2nd, the meeting of board took place in the Ministry of Communications and Informatization, where the results of social and economic development of the industry for the year 2016 and tasks on accomplishment of estimated figures of the year 2017 were discussed.
The development of the information society is one of the national priorities of the Republic of Belarus and is considered to be a national task that requires joint efforts of government, business and civil society.
On November 22, 2016 the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) presented another report “Measuring the Information Society – 2016”, according to which Belarus was ranked 31st out of 175 possible in the ranking of information and communication technologies development with ICT Development Index 7.18. Moreover, over the last 6 years Belarus has improved its position in the ranking by 19 positions (50th place in 2010 with ICT Development Index 5.30), firmly holding the leading position in the CIS region.
The board meeting with regard to the issue “On the digital television and radio broadcasting development perspectives in the Republic of Belarus” was held at the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus.
A speaker noted that the Republic of Belarus is the first among CIS countries which completed the full transmission to the digital terrestrial television.