An Important Feature of CIPR-2024 Will Be the Development of International Cooperation

Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, held a meeting on preparations for the CIPR-2024 conference. The event was attended by Maksut Shadayev, Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, Gleb Nikitin, Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region, as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities and conference organizers.

The preparations for the conference, CIPR infrastructure development, and international cooperation issues were discussed at the meeting.

“Our common objective is to make CIPR the utmost open platform where you can communicate, create, and learn new things. The educational mission of the conference is also in great demand. This year, in one of the days, the CIPR will be open to everyone. There will be many activities for young people. We hope that this will help them in choosing their future profession. An important feature of CIPR-2024 will also be the development of international cooperation,” said Gleb Nikitin.

He added that representatives of such countries as P. R. China, India, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Egypt, Iran, Cuba, and Uganda are scheduled to participate in the conference.

Large-scale preparatory work is currently underway. The conference venue will cover an area of about 18 thousand square meters, including three exhibition pavilions, the historical building of the Nizhny Novgorod Fair, the Vysota youth center, as well as an outdoor exposition, where various events for conference participants and guests will be held. It is planned that a total of more than 100 show-benches will be demonstrated.

In addition, from May 20 to 26, 2024, Nizhny Novgorod will once again host CIPR Tech Week, one of the largest technology festivals. At the venues, workshops, discussions and a variety of entertainment events for schoolchildren, students, young scientists and anyone interested in technology and self-development in various industries will be organized.

A separate section of the meeting was devoted to the CIPR Digital Award, which will be awarded for the fourth time. It will be attended by lead specialists and companies, departments, constituent entities of the Russian Federation, creating digital products and services, as well as implementing digital transformation projects. The acceptance of applications ended on April 19; at this stage, expert voting is underway.

During the days of the CIPR conference, from May 21 to 24, the street area of the Nizhny Novgorod Fair will become a place of attraction and recreation for its participants. It will feature an interactive plastic recycling workshop, a mobile tourist information center, a phygital football zone, as well as points of sale of food, souvenirs and branded products of the region, which this year holds the Capital of Culture status.

Digitalization of Industrial Russia is the main business event on the digital economy in the country. For many years, CIPR has been a key platform for dialogue between business and government representatives on the digital transformation of the society and various sectors of the economy.