On June 19 in Khanty-Mansiysk within the framework of the XV International IT-Forum with BRICS and SCO Participation, the first introductory meeting of the International Expert Group of The Northern Forum on regional IT agenda was held. The meeeting was attended by experts from 4 countries: Russia, China, India and Iceland.

Based on the results of the 15th General Assembly of The Northern Forum, held on July 7-8, 2023, the Chair of The Northern Forum, Governor of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Yugra Natalia Komarova signed a list of instructions for the development of international interregional cooperation to the executive bodies of state power, departments of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Yugra, in coordination with the Secretariat of The Northern Forum, including the creation of an international expert group on IT agenda of the regions.

At the beginning of 2024 the Secretariat of The Northern Forum worked with member regions and partners to invite relevant specialists to the group. Significant assistance in forming the first group was provided by goodwill ambassadors - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia Anton Vasiliev, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Valery Kryukov, Professor of the Ocean University of China Guo Peiqing, Associate Professor of Saint Petersburg State University Nadezhda Kharlampieva.

At the first introductory meeting of the International Expert Group of The Northern Forum on regional IT agenda, the participants outlined their areas of work. The participants also supported the idea of creating the expert group and collectively decided to organize a series of online meetings until September to get better acquainted with each other, expand the number of experts and discuss specific areas of cooperation. It was decided to organize the next face-to-face meeting within the framework of the Northern Sustainable Development Forum.

Translation - https://itforum.admhmao.ru/event/2024/en/program/483

Photos: Mikhail Trifonov/Yugra-Expo