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THE DIGITAL ECONOMY. THE MOBILE ECONOMY. THE INFORMATION ECONOMY
Participants in the Business Breakfast dedicated to digitalization of the Russian economy, together with the moderators – President of Russoft Association Valentin Makarov and Director of the Russian Association for Electronic Communications (RAEC) Sergei Plugotarenko, deliberated on the question “How does the business see digital economy in Russia and what is IT industry doing now in the country to promote it?” What else should be done to make sure digitalization is implemented faster and more efficiently?
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P-20: How Can Russia Join the List of Attractive Countries for Investment?
At the “P-20: How Can Russia Join the List of Attractive Countries for Investment?” business breakfast, the participants discussed government regulation of the pharmaceutical market, measures that make countries attractive for pharmaceutical investments, the problem of training specialists, etc.
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Is it Possible to Develop Safe Digital Infrastructure in an Age of Global Cyberthreats?
The latest cyberattack of WannaCry virus on computers of Russian companies has fuelled attention to the problems of cybersecurity. This problem is critical throughout the world, since the pace of technological development is much greater than the speed at which regulations are introduced. Representatives of both government agencies and Russian and international telecoms and banking corporations expressed their opinions on the topic.
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THE AIMS AND SCOPE OF REVAMPING A TAX SYSTEM
Chairman of the Committee on Budget and Taxes in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Andrey Makarov drew the participants’ attention to the timeframe for the upcoming revamping of the tax system: 2017 – discussion, 2018 – decision-making, and 2019 – the launch of a sustainable tax system.
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THE RISKS AND REWARDS WHEN MACHINES OUTTHINK HUMANS
Participants of the panel session marked positive and negative aspects of the emergence and inevitable development of artificial intelligence. They also discussed the differences between ‘narrow intelligence’ and ‘superintelligence’, the emergence of which is anticipated by experts.
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Opportunities (or Duty) for Russia in the Emerging Global Green Politics
Public officials and representatives of such major industrial companies as Mineral and Chemical Company EuroChem, Carlsberg AS and Norilsk Nickel took part in the session associated with the Year of Ecology. Speakers could not ignore the fact of the USA withdrawal from the Paris Climate Treaty announced by the US President Donald Trump the day before.
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EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION: HOW IS TECHNOLOGY CHANGING THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SECTOR?
The panel session participants discussed the role of new technologies in the establishment of a modern financial market. The discussion focused on the introduction of cloud technologies, bots, and other innovations in the work of major banks as well as the government’s role in this process.
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Russia–Japan
Russia–Japan Business Roundtable took place as part of SPIEF 2017. The participants discussed different approaches to doing business in Japan and in Russia and expressly agreed on the need to work together. Special attention was paid to the Russian Far East as a region of particular appeal for Japanese entrepreneurs.
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FINANCIAL MARKETS: THE END OF GLOBALIZATION?
In the course of the discussion, the participants discussed both positive and negative aspects of globalization and articulated the problems that needed comprehensive consideration for countries’ governments to be able to make the right decisions.
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THE MISSION OF MULTILATERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
The discussion opened with a geopolitical environment agenda. Chairman of the Management Board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) Dmitriy Pankin noted the growing number of development banks and the new challenges they were facing. According to Mr. Pankin, banks need to have a clear understanding of which countries offer investment opportunities and which projects are of interest. “Engaging exclusively in financing against government guarantees or guarantees provided by financial institutions is not an option,” he explained.
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The Development of the Legal Audio and Video Content Market
The panel session was opened by the International Financial Integration Department Director of International Investment Bank (IIB) Alan Thompson. According to him, the global audio and video content market is demonstrating impressive growth. “The Russian online streaming market has grown by 17%, reaching RUB 74 billion. Positive dynamic is also observed on the audio content market,” Mr. Thompson stated.
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Global Energy prize
The fifteenth presentation of the Global Energy prize took place at SPIEF.
