Representatives of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation and the Economic and Social Council of the People's Republic of China discussed cooperation in the field of digitalization.
On April 1, a joint webinar was organized by the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation and the Economic and Social Council (ESS) of the PRC on the theme "Economic development in the post-COVID era: the economy of data and the digital revolution as a new engine of growth in the context of the constitution of national markets for IT services.
Secretary of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, Lidia Mikheeva, noted that today's meeting is one of the examples of friendship and cooperation between the Russian and Chinese peoples and an effective platform for expert dialogue and strengthening mutual understanding, partnership and strategic interaction between Russia and China.
“Today, as the world goes through a series of sweeping changes, our peoples, civil society institutions, non-profit organizations continue to support each other and work closely together on a wide range of issues. We highly appreciate that the relationship between the RF OP and the PRC ESS has developed dynamically in recent years, being an example of effective and mutually beneficial partnership cooperation,” she said.
Lidia Mikheeva invited his Chinese colleagues to visit the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation to discuss bilateral cooperation issues in a face-to-face format.
Digital technologies and the digital economy play an important role in the fight against the pandemic and the return to normal life in the world, and are one of the driving forces of the global economy, said Guo Jun, vice president. of the PRC ESS .
“On the eve of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to strengthen their cooperation, particularly in the fields of computerization and global digitization. In this respect, our debate today is really focused. I am convinced that our institutions will contribute to the development of China's and Russia's digital economy,” he said.
Lidia Mikheeva noted that despite the fact that digital technologies are expanding the possibilities of rapprochement, at this stage the world is not fully aware of the many risks associated with the introduction of new digital technologies into everyday life.
“Digital technologies, however, create new types of benefits and generate new risks. We have tried to include these issues in the program of our chairmanship within the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (IAESSI). We count on your support to discuss these issues within the Association,” she said.
Economic cooperation between Russia and China is growing stronger every year and successfully withstanding all difficulties, allowing the countries' citizens to look to the future with confidence, Ilya Semin said. First Deputy Chairman of the Commission of the Russian Chamber of Commerce. Federation for Economic Development and Corporate Social Responsibility.
“In the area of information technology, we see particular potential in areas such as big data, cloud technologies and the Internet of Things. For closer cooperation, we offer Russia and China to work together to create standards for the informatization of industries,” he said.
Ilya Semin invited its Chinese colleagues to jointly develop e-commerce, in particular by linking Russian and Chinese websites.
Sergey Grebennikov, member of the Commission of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation for the development of information society, media and mass communications, noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has given a powerful impetus to the development of the digital economy in Russia.
“Many segments of the Russian digital economy have developed, new digital services have appeared, and their audience is only growing. According to preliminary forecasts, in 2021 the volume of the economy of the Russian segment of the Internet exceeded 8 trillion rubles. In 2020-2021, a dialogue between the state and IT companies began to actively develop, the state today offers the industry a number of support measures, including a reduction in social security contributions, a reduction income tax rate, abolition of VAT for Russian software, etc. , he said.
During the rapidly developing era of digitization, the entire global community is facing a number of social issues that did not exist before: digital inequalities, cybercrime, bullying on the Internet, mass dissemination of counterfeits, - a underlined Evgenia Dmitrieva, member of the Commission of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation for economic development and corporate social responsibility.
“All these problems and obstacles can be successfully overcome, in particular through the international exchange of developments and best practices. As an example of such practices, I will cite several tools that have been launched and are successfully operating in our country: the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment concluded by Russian IT companies, the Memorandum on Publicity social signed by Russian Internet companies that occupy at least 50% of the advertising market on the Internet, etc. , she said.
Summarizing the event, Guo Jun noted that bilateral cooperation between Russia and China in the digital economy is exclusively mutually beneficial and has great prospects.
"We should together pay more attention to new-type industrialization, work on artificial intelligence and big data, make joint efforts to develop and regulate digital technologies, and strive for the healthy development of the Digital Economy. Russia and China should strengthen coordination in international affairs, develop dialogue in the field of digital economy and strengthen cooperation in the field of its multilateral regulation,” he said.