Year of science in figures

4 февраля 2018

By Dmitry Titov: Almost 8 thousand people work in the Academy of Sciences. More than 25 thousand specialists carry out scientific research in Belarus.

Technology is moving around the country. Electric buses with fast charge function run in Minsk. Scientists are working today on a super accumulator of energy.

The national identification system uses Rfid as a passport for fur products. It is planned to use it in the agricultural sector.

Our scientists can edit genes and scrupulously examine a patient's health.

Another serious step forward is the creation of a number of antitumor drugs. These are the medicines that are the gold standard in the world.

The share of domestic medications in our market is approaching 60%. 5 years ago we had less than 20% of our own medicines.

One of the most significant inventions of the last time is an office supercomputer. It can replace the entire data center, remotely test a tire for BelAZ and even calculate the amount of minerals in a given area.

More such developments are expected in the future. A decision was taken to create BelBiograd, a research and production park, where fundamental research will be carried out and innovative productions will be created. According to the knowledge index, Belarus now ranks 45th among almost 200 countries, having improved this indicator by 14 points over the last 5 years.

Belarusian scientists began the work on a new apparatus for remote sensing of the Earth. This year we were entrusted with hosting the International Congress of the Association of Space Flight Participants.

The plans for scientists have already been drawn up until 2040. They include digitalization of the economy, the creation of an IT-country; production, not lagging behind the fourth industrial revolution, unmanned vehicles, artificial intelligence. All this, according to the scientists' forecasts, is just around the corner.