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Draft project of the new Belarusian satellite to be completed by 2019 Draft project of the new Belarusian satellite is planned to be completed by 2019. The service life of the device, which is now in orbit, will be extended until 2021. Now the satellite is in working order. Since its launch into orbit in 2012, experts have not yet recorded clashes with space debris or meteorites. 2018 is a special year for the Belarusian cosmonautics. In September, the country will host the International Space...

... workers of the Hi-Tech Park are granted a visa-free entrance and stay until 2049. Today, Decree No.8 «On the development of the digital economy» comes into force. The document means another 30 years of tax benefits, the regulation for the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, as well as some new activities. Today, new professions are emerging – specialists who make unmanned vehicles and create artificial intelligence. In addition, the Decree allows IT companies to provide financial assistance ...

New regulations to affect High-Tech Park, banking sector, and other industries Digital Economy Development Ordinance enters into force in Belarus. The document has been developed in accordance with the request of the Head of the High-Tech Park Administration in cooperation with the IT-community, leading law and consulting firms in Belarus, as well as foreign experts. The decree brings our legislation closer to the English law. Foreign HTP employees are granted visa-free entry and stay. The range...

HTP’s impressive growth caused by the adoption of the Digital Economy Development Ordinance The number of HTP resident companies grew by a quarter. 46 companies were registered in a day. This is the first such dramatic one-time increase in HTP’s history which spans more than a decade. Now the number of the resident companies reaches almost 250. The park’s impressive growth is caused by the adoption of the Digital Economy Development Ordinance by the Belarus president in December 2017 that envisages...

Starting with 2018 patent fee rates in Belarus nominated in national currency The system of access to intellectual property is being improved in Belarus. Centers for the support of technologies and innovations, designed to help quickly obtain information about all new inventions and to offer Belarusian patents abroad will be set up all over the country. By the way, starting with 2018 the patent fee rates are set in the national currency, which reduced them by an average of 30%. International experience...

Belarusian humanoid among best projects of world forum Sixty countries will take part in the 13th World Robot Olympiad. Belarusian developments selected in the business-incubator of the High-Tech Park are also sent to Costa Rica. A humanoid that can distinguish surrounding objects is among the best projects of the world forum. Several Belarusian teams that have won in different categories will go to the tournament in Central America.

«Amkodor» to begin construction of three new plants before year-end Before the end of the year the «Amkodor» holding company will begin the construction of three new plants – in Kolodishchi, Kobrin and Gomel. A Logoisk-based manufacturing facility producing forestry vehicles will be modernized as well. «Amkodor» has worked out a concept of its development for the next few years and intends to become one of the world’s leading manufacturers of forestry vehicles. The holding company unites 29 enterprises...

A pilot census will be conducted in Molodechno District in October A section on agriculture will be included in the new Belarusian census. According to Belstat, the respondents will be asked about the area of the land they own, whether they own cattle and what crops they grow. The data will be used to calculate statistical indicators. The Belarusian census 2019 will be conducted in electronic form. This will double the processing time. A pilot census will be conducted in Molodechno District in...

In 2017 Belarus plans to increase high-tech exports by $1 billion Belarus plans to increase the export of high-tech products by a billion US dollars. This was announced by Chairman of the State Science and Technology Committee at the presentation of the review of the country's innovative development. Alexander Shumilin said that last year the exports exceeded the planned volume and amounted to about 10 billion US dollars. The Belarus innovative development ...

Belarusian machines to be delivered to ACEAN market Assembling production of MAZ trucks in Vietnam is planned to be launched in November. Leaders of the Minsk Automobile plant declared this when receiving the Vietnamese delegation. The guests were shown the best samples of machines by the largest Belarusian producers at the plant's demonstration site. The day before, the partners confirmed their intention to create joint projects. It is assembling of trucks with the market of 40 million dollars...