About 100 projects in development for future Belarusian technology park Belbiograd

MINSK, 18 August (BelTA) – The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) is working on about 100 projects that may be implemented in the technology park Belbiograd. The information was released by Piotr Vityaz, NASB Chief of Staff, during a video briefing held on 18 August to highlight the implementation of programs of the Union State of Belarus and Russia.

According to the source, Belbiograd’s key task will be the development of science-intensive branches relating to microbiology, nanomaterials, and nanotechnologies. “For starters we are working on about 100 projects that may be accepted for implementation. Organizations inside the zone and outside it are free to take part in these projects,” explained the official.

“We are not deciding who will do it, but what will be done. If it is a profitable project, it will be implemented. This is why if specialists from Russia are willing to participate, then naturally they will be invited either individually or together with Belarusians,” said Piotr Vityaz.

BelTA reported earlier that Belarusian scientists intend to implement about 200 investment projects in Belbiograd in 2015-2021.

In 2013 the Belarusian Economy Ministry did preparatory work to create the national technological cluster Belbiograd. A presidential decree was drafted, a land plot for placing the infrastructure of the Biograd Minsk complex was chosen, preliminary cost-benefit analysis was carried out, and participants of the industrial cluster’s managing company were sketched out. A government conference was held in October 2013. It was decided that upon the initiative of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus the Academy will take care of consequent efforts to create Belbiograd.