Delegations from dozens of countries have arrived in the Russian city of Khanty-Mansiysk for the XV International IT Forum with the participation of BRICS and SCO countries. The event is being organised under Russia's chairmanship of BRICS in 2024. TV BRICS is the international media partner of the event.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivered a welcoming speech at the forum's opening ceremony. He spoke about the projects concerning interstate co-operation in the digital sphere.

At the plenary discussion "Trust in the Digital World", which opened the forum, the participants discussed issues of interstate cooperation in the era of technological development, including the creation of digital platforms in key sectors of the economy.

Angola's Ambassador to Russia Augusto da Silva Cunha in an exclusive commentary to TV BRICS said that the republic cooperates with the Russian side in several areas: in mining, energy, agriculture, education and space exploration.

Iranian Deputy ICT Minister for Technology and Innovation, Meysam Abedi named TV BRICS promising areas for interaction between BRICS members.

The business programme of the forum also includes sessions on "BRICS, SCO, Africa and Latin America Cooperation Guidelines for the Development of the Digital Economy. Digital Diplomacy", "Neuro(in)networks: how to create drivers, not barriers?", as well as the panel discussion "New technologies in the media industry: technological development of the industry and new media content", which will be attended by media managers from the BRICS countries as part of the BRICS GLOBAL MEDIA TOUR. 

The discussion will be moderated by Janna Tolstikova, CEO of TV BRICS. The speakers will discuss the introduction of modern technologies into media production, including artificial intelligence, new formats of work, as well as the role of media in the development of international partnerships in science and digitalisation.

The BRICS GLOBAL MEDIA TOUR is the media network's own annual project, which brings together media industry executives and leading experts. This time, representatives from BRICS and BRICS+ countries came from Egypt, China, Brazil, Cuba, Vietnam, India, Saudi Arabia. Media tour participants from Ethiopia, Venezuela, Iran and South Africa will be watching the events remotely.

"We are pleased to be in such a wonderful city as Khanty-Mansiysk and to take part in the BRICS GLOBAL MEDIA TOUR. One of the main topics of the forum was artificial intelligence. We gathered to discuss the most topical issues. "It is useful for sharing knowledge, so that we learn from each other and can improve our professional skills and our product," stated Ding Deqi, Deputy Bureau Chief of Eurasian Regional Bureau of Xinhua News Agency in Moscow.

"Russia has many people of different nationalities and cultures. Such diversity teaches valuable co-operation skills. This experience should be taken into account when building a multipolar world," Bui Duy Trinh, Head of the Vietnam News Agency representative office in the Russian Federation, shared his impressions.

The International IT Forum has been held in Khanty-Mansiysk since 2008. This year's programme includes more than 50 events to be attended by over 3,000 people from 47 countries and 61 regions of Russia.

(Source: TV BRICS)