REPORT ON THE 21ST INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED FORUM ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION AND BANK TECHNOLOGIES «TIBO-2014»

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1 REPORT ON THE 21ST INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED FORUM ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION AND BANK TECHNOLOGIES «TIBO-2014» April 21-25, 2014 Minsk

2 THE FORUM PARTNERS The General Partner of the Forum The information partners

3 CONTENTS The members of the Forum Organizing Committee 4 The welcoming address by A.G. Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus 5 The welcoming address by M.V. Myasnikovich, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus 6 The welcoming address by N.A. Nikiforov, Minister of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation 8 TIBO is your information future! 9 April 21, 2014 The official opening ceremony of the TIBO-2014 forum 11 April 22, 2014 The official opening of the TIBO-2014 exhibition 16 The Belarusian Congress on the Information Society Technologies: Theoretical and practical workshop: The national telecommunications infrastructure 19 Theoretical and practical workshop: Distribution of the TV broadcasting infrastructure 21 Panel discussion: New services of Belpost RUP 22 Theoretical and practical workshop: Internet-marketing and developing export potential of the Belarusian economy by applying the Internet-technologies 23 Panel discussion: Efficient intellectual property (IP) rights management and IP protection in the information society 24 Workshops and presentations by the exhibitors: A workshop by the IBA Training Center: Practical experience of building corporate networks: how to avoid loops 25 A workshop by B.G.M.: High performance computing (HPC) systems: SGI UV and SGI ICE X 25 A workshop by Velcom IP: The Autopay customer flow management 26 A workshop by HP and Artronas ODO: A revolutionary office printing technology from The Guinness Book of World Records: HP OfficeJet Pro X and OfficeJet Enterprise 27 April 23, 2014 The official chronicle 28 The Belarusian Congress on the Information Society Technologies: Panel discussion: Digital economy: e-business technologies 29 Theoretical and practical conference: e-culture 29 Panel discussion: How the National Digital Library of Belarus should look like 31 Theoretical and practical conference: The State policy in the field of ICT. E-Government and e-government services : Panel discussion: Government e-services: status and development perspectives. 33 Panel discussion: Electronic document management systems 34 Panel discussion: Status and development priorities of the line ministries informatization 35 Presentation of the analytical report: Efficiency analysis of ICT application for social and economic development of the Republic of Belarus (based on the results of the TIBO-2013 Jubilee Forum) 36 Workshops and presentations by the exhibitors: A workshop by Edrana Baltic: Human capital management: Alga HR as a modern IT system 36 A workshop by Technorama OOO: Radio communication systems and standards. Present and future 37 2 April 21-25, 2014

4 A workshop by Chibis ChP: Tibic NUC are new generation computers 37 A workshop by Support.by: Private cloud and the B2B-portal are efficient business tools provided by Support.BY 38 A press conference by Alkotel Electronic Systems ZAO dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the texet brand name and the 1st anniversary of the texet trademark presence in the Republic of Belarus 38 Press conference: New technologies and the Epson integrated solutions for business (organized as a sightseeing tour across the exhibition stand of PrintLux OOO) 40 The Belarusian-Kazakhstani Business Forum on the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) 41 April 24, 2014 The official chronicle 44 The Belarusian Congress on Information Society Technologies: The panel discussion: Information technologies in education 45 Theoretical and practical workshop: The HORIZON 2020 EU framework program for science and innovations 46 Theoretical and practical workshop: The practice of applying ICT to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of the real sector of economy 47 Workshops and presentations by the exhibitors: A workshop by BelCrystalService OOO: Manage your shop cleverly 48 A workshop by ITprojectStroy ChP: Innovations in video surveillance systems 48 Distribution of the TIBO-2014 internet prize competition awards 51 April 25, 2014 The Belarusian Congress on the Information Society Technologies: The 8th theoretical and practical conference: Geo-information and navigation systems and technologies 57 Theoretical and practical workshop: Municipal geo-information systems 58 Тhe final session of the Belarus Startup 2014 national competition of innovative IT projects 59 Interviewing the participants of the Forum 62 Introducing the exhibitors 66 Facts and figures of the TIBO-2014 forum 81 April 21-25,

5 THE MEMBERS OF THE FORUM ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Mr. Sergei POPKOV Mr. Dmitri SHEDKO Mr. Grigory BONDAREV Mr. Sergei ENIN Mr. Vladimir BASKO Mr. Alexander BOTVINNIK Mr. Leonid DEMIDOV Mr. Vyacheslav DRAGOON Mr. Sergei DUBKOV Mr. Alexander ZHUK Mr. Alexander ILYASEVICH Mr. Sergei KAPARIKHA Mr. Igor KARPENKO Mr. Sergey KILIN Mr. Alexander MARTINKEVICH Mr. Vladimir MATUSEVICH Mr. Anatoliy MOROZEVICH Mr. Yuri MOSIENKO Mr. Andrei NAREIKO Mr. Vladimir POPLAVSKIY Mr. Evgeny ROGACHEV Mr. Gennady SVIDERSKIY Mr. Pavel TKACH Mr. Vasili CHERNIK Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus (Chairperson of the Organizing Committee) First Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus (Deputy Chairperson of the Organizing Committee) Director of Technics & Communications JSC (Deputy Chairperson of the Organizing Committee) Executive Director, Information Society Republican Public Association (Executive Secretary) CEO of the Infopark Scientific Technological Association Assistant General Director for the Information Systems of the BELAZ Managing Company of the BELAZ-HOLDING Open Joint Stock Company, Chairperson of the Council of IT Managers of Industrial Enterprises at the Infopark Scientific Technological Association First Deputy Chairperson of the State Committee on Science and Technologies of the Republic of Belarus Deputy Minister of Trade of the Republic of Belarus Deputy Chairperson of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus First Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus First Deputy Head of the General Ideological Directorate, Head of the Department on Coordination of the Ideological Work of the Main Ideological Directorate of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Belarus Deputy Head of the Operative Analytical Center under the President of the Republic of Belarus Deputy Chairperson of the Minsk City Executive Committee Academic Secretary of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Deputy Director of the High Tech Park Administration State Institution Deputy Minister of Information of the Republic of Belarus Principal of the Management Academy under the President of the Republic of Belarus Director of AGAT Control Systems Managing Company of Geo-information Control Systems Holding OJSC Chairperson of the Board of the Belinfocom Association Executive Director of the Cash Registers, Computer Systems and Retail Technology Equipment Association First Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus Deputy Minister of Industry of the Republic of Belarus Chief Advisor at the Department of Transport, Communications and Informatization of the Apparatus of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Belarus 4 April 21-25, 2014

6 The welcoming address by President of the Republic of Belarus To the participants of the 21st International Specialized Forum on Telecommunications, Information and Bank Technologies TIBO- 2014, and the 18th International Specialized Exhibition Mass Media in Belarus Dear Friends, Hereby I greet the guests and participants of the TIBO-2014 forum and the Mass Media in Belarus exhibition. Information technologies have totally changed the shape of the today s world by opening unprecedented opportunities to the humankind within the last few decades. No wonder the current stage of development of the civilization is called an information society. Belarus has set an ambitious goal to become an Eastern European leader in developing the digital economy. I am sure that the core of our success will be the achievements of the talented Belarusian scientists, engineers, programmers, and entrepreneurs who are introduced at the TIBO-2014 exhibition. It is symbolic that the TIBO-2014 forum and the Mass Media in Belarus exhibition are held together. Traditional Mass Media are unthinkable without the Internet today. It is obvious that active promotion of innovative technologies into the local Mass Media environment is the basement for the Mass Media to succeed. I am wishing all the participants and visitors of these events to achieve their goals faster, and to work fruitfully to the benefit of the Belarusian people. Alexander LUKASHENKO April 21-25,

7 The welcoming address by Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus To the participants and visitors of the Information Society Technologies Congress, the TIBO-2014 and Mass Media in Belarus international exhibitions Dear participants and visitors of the Information Society Technologies Congress, the TIBO-2014 and Mass Media in Belarus international exhibitions, The innovation development path and the formation of the information society are the national priorities of the Republic of Belarus. Information technologies have a decisive influence on global development, changes of technological routines, and transition to a post-industrial information society. The information revolution has touched all spheres of life of a modern society. The Government of the Republic of Belarus has endorsed the Strategy for Information Society Development in the Republic of Belarus by 2015 and the National Program of Accelerated Services Development in the Field of Information and Communication Technologies for The main objective of developing the information society in the Republic of Belarus is to improve the quality of life of citizens and to provide multiple opportunities to meet the needs and ensure free development of the person and the society. Belarus is actively involved in shaping the information society. The Republic of Belarus surpasses most of the CIS countries in terms of the penetration pace of its broadband access and mobile cellular communications. The number of the broadband fixed line subscribers has reached 2.8 million; and as the mobile broadband access is concerned, there are 4.3 million subscribers. Mobile communications penetration is 117.4%. Belarus is Top 10 economy in the world with the highest growth of the indicators proving the development of the telecommunications infrastructure and application of the information and communication technologies (ICT). 6 April 21-25, 2014

8 A developed information and telecommunication infrastructure ensures an intensive use of the ICT in the real sector of the economy and contributes to the development of electronic commerce. Software development including the exported software is one of the fastest growing economy sectors in the country. Digital revolution has affected the mass communications sector, too. In the TV world this means transition to the digital broadcasting formats. The Internet has become one of the principal means to spread media information. Belarus actively implements the State Program for Digital Radio and TV Broadcasting, which enables to significantly improve the quality of TV broadcasting. Cable TV operators also keep up with the digital progress by actively introducing modern technologies in their networks and broadcasting high-definition television. The market of information and communication technologies and services develops very rapidly in the Republic of Belarus, which is proved by the growing number of the exhibitors and the extending list of the displayed equipment and services. Over 200 companies from 14 countries participate in the exhibition this year. The sessions of the Belarusian congress on information society technologies will highlight the topical issues related to the development of the information and communication technologies industry and the Mass Media of the Republic of Belarus: the national information infrastructure, digital economics, e-government, information and communication technologies applied in social sphere, development of the regional Press, presence of the Mass Media in social networks, provisions for transboundary digital cooperation within the framework of the Common Economic Space. I wish all the participants and visitors of the Information Society Technologies Congress, the TIBO-2014, and the Mass Media in Belarus exhibitions to successfully achieve their goals. I believe that the results of this event will make a significant contribution to the development of the high-tech industries, to the growth of competitiveness of the national economy, and to the improvement of the living standards of the population of the Republic of Belarus. Mikhail MYASNIKOVICH April 21-25,

9 The welcoming address by the Minister of Communications of the Russian Federation To the participants of the 21 th International Specialized Forum on Telecommunications, Information and Bank Technologies TIBO-2014 Dear colleagues, On behalf of the Regional Communications Commonwealth and on my own behalf please let me welcome all the participants of the 21 th International Specialized Forum on Telecommunications, Information and Bank Technologies TIBO It is difficult to overestimate the importance of the communications and telecommunications industry in the development of the information society. Information development is one of the strategic priorities of the countries, and this is seen as the national objective requiring to consolidate the efforts of the state, business, and civil society. The level of the information and communication technologies deployment has a considerable impact both on the countries international image and on the lives of millions. I am pleased to note that for more than 20 years the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus has been a full member of the Regional Communications Commonwealth; and the experience and achievements of the Republic of Belarus play an important role in the ICT development of the member countries of the Commonwealth. The TIBO forum is an efficient tool in addressing the challenges of the (IT) industry. It gathers not only government officials, but also the management of large telecommunication companies, representatives of the business community, experts from the communication service providers who meet each other and discuss the challenges faced by both public and private sectors. I am convinced that TIBO-2014 will continue having a positive impact on the further efficient implementation of information technologies in our countries and will help improve the quality of interaction between the government, citizens, and business. I wish all participants and guests of the forum to work successfully and efficiently, to exchange practices effectively, and to make mutually beneficial decisions. Nikolay NIKIFOROV 8 April 21-25, 2014

10 TIBO IS YOUR INFORMATION FUTURE! The 21 st International Forum on Telecommunications, Information and Bank Technologies TIBO-2014 was held in Minsk (Belarus) on April 21-25, 2014; the forum included the 21 st TIBO-2014 International Specialized Exhibition, and the 21 st Belarusian Congress on Information Society Technologies. The TIBO Forum was held under the auspices of the following authorities: the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, the President Administration of the Republic of Belarus, the Operative Analytical Center under the President of the Republic of Belarus, the State Committee on Science and Technologies of the Republic of Belarus, the Minsk State Executive Committee, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, the leading professional associations in the ICT field. The objectives of the 21 st TIBO forum: to present new global trends of the ICT development and assist their efficient application in the Republic of Belarus; to promote the newest technological solutions in the Belarusian market; to assist development of the national information industry and entrepreneurship in the IT field. The TIBO forum rightfully has the reputation of the annual national festival of international and national achievements in the field of telecommunications, software, bank technologies, office equipment, and consumer electronics. Over the years of its operation, the TIBO forum has numerously proved its leadership among the IT fairs in the CIS and Baltic countries in terms of the scale of its exhibition, the number of the visitors, and the competent composition of the exhibitors. Over 200 companies from 14 countries participated in the TIBO-2014 exhibition (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Germany, April 21-25,

11 Finland, UK, China, South Korea, Japan, USA). There were the largest Belarusian and foreign manufacturers of telecommunication equipment, computers and software, security devices and systems, and providers of various ICT services. There were about 30% of new exhibitors; at that, over 20% of the exhibitors were foreign companies. Just like during the previous years, the structure of the fair s exposition prioritized a number of thematic areas: The national information infrastructure; e-economy; e-government and e-cooperation; Digital technologies in Mass Media; ICT in social and cultural sphere; Digital technologies in printing and publishing business; Training and advanced training for the ICT specialists. The TIBO-2014 forum events were visited by the representatives of the following international organizations: N.N. Mukhitdinov, General Director of the Executive Committee of the Regional Communications Commonwealth; O. Zh. Kajykov, Head of the Zonal CIS Countries Division of the International Telecommunication Union; and the delegation of the National Agency for Information Society Development of the Republic of Korea headed by Mr. Yoon Jong Won, Director of the International Cooperation Department in the field of information technologies. Over representatives of enterprises and organizations from various economy sectors, government bodies, educational, R&D and design institutions from all the regions of the Republic of Belarus participated in the exhibition. The agenda of the Belarusian congress on information society technologies was intense and it comprised 18 congress events including the forum opening, scientific and practical conferences, panel discussions, and 12 workshop presentations and press conferences of the exhibitors at which local and foreign experts presented modern solutions in the field of information and communication technologies. Managers and specialists from 5 countries (Belarus, Russia, Poland, Slovakia, South Korea) took part in the congress. The presentations of the speakers are posted on the website: exhibitions/tibo/congres/. Under the umbrella of the TIBO-2014 forum, there was the Belarusian-Kazakhstani Business Forum on Information and Communication Technologies, the Belarus Startup 2014 national competition of innovative IT projects (the competition results were summarized), and the TIBO th Internet Prize. The events of the Forum brought in a big number of government officials and top managers of the largest organizations from the Republic of Belarus, thus creating additional opportunities to present the newest products and services at the highest level, and soliciting business contacts with the decision makers. The forum events were widely covered in the Belarusian and foreign Mass Media. 10 April 21-25, 2014

12 April 21, 2014 THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TIBO-2014 FORUM The official opening ceremony of the 21 st International Specialized Forum on Telecommunications, Information and Bank Technologies TIBO-2014 was held in the Congress Hall at the Business Center of the Victoria Hotel Complex on April 21, S.P. Popkov, Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus and Chairperson of the Forum Organizing Committee, said his salutary address. He read the welcoming message to the participants and guests of the forum by M.V. Myasnikovich, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus. It was noted that Belarus firmly pursued the development of the information society, which could be proved by annual organization of the TIBO forum. The event was held for the 21 st time; it attracted more attention from the leading companies and the ICT experts. S.P. Popkov O.Zh. Kaiykov, Head of the Zonal CIS Countries Division of the International Telecommunication Union, noted the following in his opening remarks: It is a big honor for me to welcome the participants and guests of the April 21-25,

13 O.Zh. Kajykov N.N. Mukhitdinov forum on behalf of the International Telecommunication Union. I am happy to have the opportunity to personally thank Mr. S.P. Popkov, Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, for inviting me to participate in such an important event not only for the Republic of Belarus, but for all our region that will present us the newest ICT developments and will give us a chance to glimpse into the future. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) participates in such a high-ranking forum for the second time, and the ITU does it with great pleasure. Today, they pay special attention to the information and communication technologies throughout the world. The ICT are one of the most powerful tools to tackle many challenges of public administration, science, education, and public health. Describing the fields where the ICT can be applied would turn into a very long story. The convergence processes, which are going on today, will finally surface a society without boundaries. Today, an advanced information and communication infrastructure becomes one of the most important indicators of the country s successful development. The recipe for successful economic and social development is constant innovative activities and widespread application of advanced technologies. In this regard, the Republic of Belarus is certainly one of the leaders in the CIS region. N.N. Mukhitdinov, General Director of the Executive Committee of the Regional Communications Commonwealth, read the welcome address on behalf of N.A. Nikiforov, Minister of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation. In particular, he said: It is difficult to overestimate the role of the communications and telecommunications industry in the development of the information society. Information development is one of the strategic priorities of the countries, and this is seen as the national objective requiring to consolidate the efforts of the state, business, and civil society. The level of the ICT deployment has an impact both on the country s international image and on the lives of millions. I am pleased to note that the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus has been a full member of the Regional Communications Commonwealth for more than 20 years; and the experience and achievements of the Republic of Belarus play an important role in the ICT development of the member countries of the Commonwealth. The TIBO forum is an efficient tool in addressing the challenges of the (IT) industry. It gathers not only the government officials, but also the management of large telecommunication companies, representatives of the business community, experts from the communication service providers who meet each other and discuss the challenges faced by both public and private sectors. I am convinced that TIBO-2014 will continue having a positive impact on the further efficient implementation of information technologies in our countries and will help improve the quality of interaction between the government, citizens, and business. I wish all participants and guests of the forum to work successfully and efficiently, to exchange practices effectively, and to make mutually beneficial decisions. V.V. Matusevich, Deputy Minister of Information of the Republic of Belarus, addressing the participants of the TIBO st International Forum with his salutatory speech, said: I am happy to welcome all of you on behalf of the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus, which is one of the TIBO forum organizers. During the exhibition time, the forum became a significant event not V.V. Matusevich 12 April 21-25, 2014

14 only in the IT field, but in the social life of our country in general. And it is not surprising, because informatization is the most important development mainstream of Belarus that largely determines the prospect of our competitive, dynamic and successful country. If we talk about the IT and the Media, this relationship is very strong and clear. The Mass Media being the most important information resource constantly apply the latest technological achievements, and use them to acquire new features. The Mass Media also play a very important role in shaping of a broad public support that is necessary for successful achievement of the goals of comprehensive informatization of the country. Media and information component is important here at all levels: mass level, expert level, management level. I think it is important for all the former Soviet Union countries: to form a social and economic environment that would support dynamic and efficient technological development. At that, this is a progressive development! As Steve Jobs ones said: Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. And for new ideas and creative approaches to emerge, it is necessary to have an appropriate environment the shaping of which is also supported by the Mass Media and by such large-scale and reputable forums as TIBO. I sincerely wish you an interesting discussion and productive work. A.G. Shumilin, Chairperson of the State Committee on Science and Technologies of the Republic of Belarus, read his salutary address: The State Committee on Science and Technologies of the Republic of Belarus has always been paying special attention to the ICT. This is one of the development priorities of our country. This is not by chance that already the 21 st forum starts today. This is already the history of the country s development S.V. Dubkov A.G. Shumilin and how science evolutionized in it. At present, it is impossible to imagine the development of technologies without the ICT. Everything what is discovered in science today definitely has something to do with information. Moreover, information becomes the source of income, of revenue today; hence, it is an independent industry and a rapidly growing market. Last year, the High Tech Park (HTP) alone exported software products worth of half a billion US dollars. Maybe, this will not seem very significant, but if we consider that almost all of this is an added value, then we can say that our machine building industry generates exactly the same revenue. But this is an entire industry! Belarus constantly invests resources into the ICT development. This priority will remain for the next five year period. I am very pleased to see start-up projects at the forum. This allows our developers to express themselves, find potential investors, and start their own business. I would like to wish all of you success, to develop new approaches and trends, and to sign new contracts. S.V. Dubkov. Deputy Chairperson of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, addressed the exhibitors and the visitors of the fair with his welcoming speech: On behalf of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, please let me welcome you to this forum. The National Bank is one of the organizers of this forum for several reasons. We can see the future of the national banking system precisely because of the mutual integration of banking and information technologies. And I hope that we would live to see the period when the title of the forum has a hyphen instead of and between the words information and bank technologies. Please let me wish you success and say that the banking system is interested in new technologies. April 21-25,

15 Technologies are nothing without human resources; that is why it is important to educate the IT staff. 3.5 thousand specialists were trained last year. The High Tech Park (HTP) has certified 961 specialists. There are 140 residents registered in the HTP; and more than 3,000 jobs were created there last year. According to the UN assessment, Belarus is Top 61 in terms of providing e-services to the population. This is the field where we shall put more effort to stand up on a par with other developed countries. The head of state pays special attention to the ICT development in the country. The 2016 information society strategy is being developed. There is a lot of work ahead, but these tasks will be fulfilled through our joint effort. Mr. Yoon Jong Won Mr. Yoon Jong Won, Director of the International Cooperation Department in the field of information technologies of the National Agency for Information Society Development of the Republic of Korea, welcomed the audience: It is a big honor for me to be invited to the TIBO-2014 forum and to visit Belarus. I am very grateful to Mr. Sergei Popkov, Minister of Communications and Informatization, and I express him my respect. If you trust the statistics, about 50% of the world s population never saw a mobile phone before Y2000 s. Today about 80% of people on the globe routinely use modern mobile devices. It seems to me, now is the time not to focus on hardware, but on software. According to the statistics, 75-80% of the end-users using the Belarusian software live the USA or Western Europe. Actually, 44 countries procure software applications from Belarus. A famous gaming software application that is popular in the Republic of Korea has been developed in Belarus. Belarus is an ideal partner for us. So here I am, and that is why I attend this conference. I hope we will find reliable partners here. Then, S.P. Popkov, Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, read his report. In particular, he said: The IP-TV has been actively developing for the last few years: the number of subscribers has increased by 32%. Analogue TV will no longer be broadcasted. A terrestrial TV broadcasting with extended services and a wide range of additional TV channels was launched last year. The priority is to establish a favorable environment for the development of the information society in the country. Belarus is Top 41 in terms of the ICT development; and our goal is to become Top 3; and we have a year and a half to do this. At the event, N.N. Mukhitdinov, General Director of the Executive Committee of the Regional Communications Commonwealth, made his report on cooperation of the member countries in developing the information society. The rapporteur described what the Commonwealth was and what perspectives that organization brought to Belarus. The Regional Communications Commonwealth was established on December 17, 1991, and the Republic of Belarus became its member. One cannot imagine the development of the ICT without having a regulatory framework. The Expert Council of the Commonwealth drafts law templates, which are then adopted in the member countries for efficient regulation in the ICT field. Today, the most important issue is a commitment to transboundaryness and, therefore, the question of trust between the countries is included into the Commonwealth. People leaving abroad know about the projects implemented in the Republic of Belarus, too. I wish to note with satisfaction that Belarus is the only country that will have fully moved from analog to digital broadcasting by The people of Belarus will have a unique opportunity to have a much wider range of services at their disposal. Mr. Yoon Jong Won, Director of the International Cooperation Department in the field of information technologies of the National Agency for Information Society Development of the Republic of Korea, described their experience and the history of the ICT development in South Korea. The Second World War destroyed about For three years in a row, Belarus is one of the top world economies in terms of the ICT development. 14 April 21-25, 2014

16 90% of the industrial potential of the country. After the Second World War, the situation in Belarus seemed pretty similar; that is why we can understand how much had to be done to restore and then to develop. When I studied at school, even a regular wired phone was a rare thing in a house: only very wealthy people could afford it. Even today the kid already has a modern mobile device with a wide range of features that make it more than just a phone. I also remember that such companies as Samsung used to be small manufactures that were unknown to anyone. And in the 1990 s, it was a huge global company, which became a pioneer in the world of mobile telecommunication technologies. This growth occurred before my eyes and it proved that everything is possible especially in an environment provided in a modern I.V. Lutski world with its technologies and scientific achievements. And this is far from being the end; I would say, it is not even the middle of the road. We have a lot of things to do, and I m happy to witness great achievements and accomplishments, said Mr. Yoon Jong Won. I.V. Lutski, First Deputy General Director of the Belarusian Telegraph Agency (BelTA), delivered his speech titled The role of information and communication technologies in the Mass Media efficiency. He said: A competitive media environment is being shaped. Each newspaper, magazine or any other Media has its own niche in the common system. There are three important fields where the Mass Media work: security, standards, and telecommunications. Security of the Media (especially of large ones) has always been under threat. Some large Belarusian Internet resources were repeatedly attacked by hackers in November Anti-hacking protection is quite expensive. One of the surest moves will be the implementation of the semantic technology that will enable to register data and present it to the user in a user-preferred form. The introduction of digital television will enable to increase the competitive environment, which, in turn, will improve the quality of TV channels. Technology development enables to considerably increase the efficiency of reporters and journalists. So, it is possible to send photos directly from your digital camera or send an audio track right from your smartphone. Music bands closed the opening ceremony of the TIBO forum. April 21-25,

17 April 22, 2014 THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE TIBO-2014 EXHIBITION The honorary right to open the exhibition was granted to: D.G. Shedko, First Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus; V.V. Matusevich, Deputy Minister of Information of the Republic of Belarus; E.B. Matulis, Deputy Minister of Trade of the Republic of Belarus, G.B. Sviderski, Deputy Minister of Industry of the Republic of Belarus; N.N. Mukhitdinov, General Director of the Executive Committee of the Regional Communications Commonwealth; S.V. Dubkov. Deputy Chairperson of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus; Mr. Ivo Dolezal, Head of the Consultancy Regulation Center for Central and Eastern Europe and Director of PriceWaterhouseCooppers Slovakia; and G.G. Bondarev, Director of Technics and Communications JSC. D.G. Shedko, First Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, made his salutary speech: He congratulated the participants and guests with the opening of such a meaningful country s event, and read out the greeting by Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, to the participants and guests of the forum. 16 April 21-25, 2014

18 V.V. Matusevich, Deputy Minister of Information of the Republic of Belarus, addressed the audience with his salutatory speech, too. The entire spectrum of the Mass Media in our country is presented at the exhibition today. These are national and regional Mass Media. We welcome our guests, our good partners from Russia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, China, and India. I very much hope that this rich exhibition agenda will be successful, that the discussions will be fruitful and interesting, and that the exchange of new ideas and practices will be mutually beneficial. N.N.Mukhitdinov, General Director of the Executive Committee of the Regional Communications Commonwealth, also addressed the guests and participants of the exhibition with his salutatory speech: The grand opening of the TIBO-2014 forum was held yesterday. It can be seen how the exhibition components improve their quality, and how the exhibitors and visitors have more possibilities to see novelties. The exhibition will run for a few more days; many visitors are going to come here. I wish everyone to find something interesting and important at the exhibition. At the end of the opening ceremony, the officials cut the symbolic red ribbon marking the beginning of the exhibition. Then, the officials answered the questions of the Media as usual. D.G. Shedko N.N. Mukhitdinov V.V. Matusevich April 21-25,

19 V.V. Matusevich, D.G. Shedko, N.N. Mukhitdinov V.V. Matusevich 18 April 21-25, 2014

20 THE BELARUSIAN CONGRESS ON INFORMATION SOCIETY TECHNOLOGIES Theoretical and Practical Workshop: The national telecommunications infrastructure D.G. Shedko, First Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, opened the workshop and made his salutary speech. P.A. Petrulevich, Head of Telecommunications Department of the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, made his report titled Development of the national segment of the Internet. He highlighted that the number of subscription contracts for cellular mobile telecommunications practically equaled the world s population in In 2013, the subscribers of the cellular mobile telecommunication networks of the Republic of Belarus talked for 24.3 billion minutes, texted 4.5 billion SMS messages, and sent 7.8 million MMS messages. In addition, the rapporteur noted that in the developing countries, the penetration rate hits 28%, while in the developed countries, 78% of their households are connected to the Internet. P.A. Petrulevich, D.G. Shedko A.I. Nareiko, Chairman of the Board of the Belinfokom Association, took the floor. The association cooperates A.I. Nareiko with the government agencies in terms of working out and efficient implementing of the actions aimed at developing and growing the ICT industry and market and at facilitating the processes of informatization of the Republic of Belarus and integrating it into the global and regional information space. S.G. Budenny S.G. Budenny, Deputy Director for Technical Issues of the National Traffic Exchange Center (NCOT), made his report titled The Common National Data Network and its role in stimulating the national infrastructure development. He described the objectives of the Common National Data Network (ERSPD). Among them were as follows: establishment of a modern infrastructure of data networking; April 21-25,

21 introduction of new technologies; attracting investments to the telecommunications industry; delivering services of high communication quality; reducing service cost to end users. Foreign experts took part in the workshop: Mr. Ivo Dolezal, Head of the Consultancy Regulation Center for Central and Eastern Europe and Director of PriceWaterhouseCooppers Slovakia, and Professor A.I. Osadchi, Director of the Leningrad Branch of the Central R&D Communications Institute. The representatives of the national cellular mobile telecommunication providers demonstrated innovative solutions for the telecommunications market. D. Kirilenko A.I. Osadchi 20 April 21-25, 2014

22 Theoretical and Practical Workshop: Distribution of the TV broadcasting infrastructure The workshop was opened by V.V. Zaitsev, Head of the TV and Radio Communications and Radio Broadcasting Sector of the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, who made his presentation titled Development of terrestrial television broadcasting in the conditions of transiting to the digital format broadcasting in the Republic of Belarus. Edict #1406 of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated December 08, 2005 approved the State Program on commissioning digital TV and radio broadcasting in the Republic of Belarus by 2015, the rapporteur said. The main objectives of the government program include: to improve the TV broadcasting quality; to improve the usage efficiency of the radiofrequency resource; to deliver multi-program TV services; to master the production of new types of receiving and transmitting television equipment; to ensure energy saving. Then, S.V. Dudarev, Head of the Radio Broadcasting and Satellite Services Department of BelGIE RUP (State Supervisory Department for Telecommunications of the Republic of Belarus Republican Unitary Enterprise), made his report titled Regional television broadcasting in the conditions of transiting to the digital format broadcasting in the Republic of Belarus. He said that there were 24 analogue TV transmitters of 19 regional TV and Radio companies broadcasting in the territory of Belarus at that moment. The total number of the population capable of receiving regional TV broadcasting is about people. The rapporteur described the measures to be taken in that field: coordinating the unscheduled frequency assignments of the digital TV stations of the regional TV & Radio companies with the telecommunications authorities of the neighboring countries; defining power parameters considering electromagnetic compatibility with the existing and the planned digital TV stations; to develop and adopt a perspective plan on the use of the radio frequency spectrum by the radio electronic means of the terrestrial digital television broadcasting in the Republic of Belarus taking into account the needs of the regional broadcasting. V.V. Zaitsev S.V. Dudarev I. Sadovska The seminar was attended by the main providers of the IT solutions and their customers: the manufacturers and distributors of the TV and multimedia content from Belarus and Poland. April 21-25,

23 Panel discussion: New services of Belpost RUP E.A. Skripchik, D.G. Shedko, Y.L.Iziumov The event was started by the welcome speech by D.G. Shedko, First Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus. Y.L. Iziumov, Chief Business Development Officer of Belpost RUP, also took part in the panel discussion. E.A. Skripchik, Deputy General Director of Belpost RUP, made her presentation. She spoke about the operations and structure of Belpost RUP, and once again reminded all those present about the services delivered by Belpost RUP. These include postcards, letters, letter packets, parcels, domestic express mail, small bags and the M sacks with printed periodicals, the EMS-Belpost international express mail, etc. T.G. Tabolich, Representative of the Supreme State Communications College Educational Establishment, presented her report titled The most efficient ways to modernize Belpost RUP. N.F. Piletskaya, Head of the IT Development Center of Belpost RUP, made her report titled New services of Belpost RUP at the end of the panel discussion. N.F. Piletskaya, E.A. Skripchik 22 April 21-25, 2014

24 Theoretical and Practical Workshop: The Internet-based marketing and developing export potential of the Belarusian economy by applying the Internet-technologies Y.A. Zisser, Founder of the TUT.BY Information Portal and Chairman of the General Meeting of Members of TUT BY MEDIA OOO, headed the workshop. He made his presentation titled The Internet audience. Trends, perspectives, and geography. The rapporteur cited the statistics on the Internet audience in Belarus compared to the neighboring states, as well as the data on the average age, the material status of the audience, and the coverage area. Y.A. Zisser Y.A. Zisser draw attention to the fact that in the coming years there would be the trend of the growing number of the mobile Internet subscribers, because the fixed line Internet connectivity market was rather saturated. He cited the statistics on the Belarusian Internet purchases reflecting the main development trends for the future. P.V. Voroniuk, Head of the Internet Marketing Sector of TUT.BY, presented his report titled Marketing for your website: how to understand the audience and interact with it. He shared his practices of dealing with local and foreign websites that were targeted to sales and export supplies. The speaker gave examples of successful and unsuccessful global practices of applying modern tools and technologies. He stressed that the West European and the CIS websites differed a lot in terms of functionality and the expected user services. P.V. Voronyuk also described the useful Internet promotion resources that could be used by marketing professionals. P.V.Voroniuk A.M. Botvinnik, Chairperson of the Council of the IT Managers of Industrial Enterprises and IT Assistant CEO of BELAZ OAO (Managing Company of the BELAZ Holding), finished the workshop by making his presentation titled Application of the Internet technologies to establish a modern sales and service support chain. The rapporteur presented the website of BELAZ OAO, and demonstrated its online features. A.M. Botvinnik April 21-25,

25 Panel discussion: Efficient intellectual property (IP) rights management and IP protection in the information society The event was started by the welcome address by P.N. Brovkin, General Director of the National Intellectual Property Center State Institution. Then, A.V. Bichurin, Head of the Collective Management Center of the National Intellectual Property Center State Institution, made his report titled The system of organizational and legal measures to prevent illicit trafficking of computer programs in the Republic of Belarus. In his speech, T. Hirano, Microsoft s General Manager for Central and Eastern Europe, outlined the problem of software piracy highlighting how that affected the country s competitiveness. In his press interview, T. Hirano described what issued were to be reviewed at the panel discussion: Today, in addition to piracy, we ll look at some other aspects education and innovations which also require a lot of attention. The TIBO forum is held annually. It is wonderful that the society and the country are interested in such events. And if you invite me, I will be pleased to come to the forum again. I. Maksimova, Head of the Representative Office of Microsoft in Belarus, made her presentation titled Assessing risks and costs associated with the corporate use of counterfeit software. P.N. Brovkin A.V. Bichurin The rapporteur explained what a company should expect when using unlicensed software, and then she answered the questions from the audience, and at the end, she described the expenses of the companies that used counterfeit software. D.V. Ananiev, Director of the IT Copyright Protection Association, and E.V. Yantikova, Chief Specialist of the Legal and International Contracts Directorate of the National Intellectual Property Center State Institution, expressed their views at the panel discussion. T. Hirano D.V.Ananiev I. Maksimova 24 April 21-25, 2014

26 WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS BY THE EXHIBITORS A workshop by the IBA Training Center: Practical experience of building corporate networks: how to avoid loops The IBA training center is an educational institution accredited by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, which means that the center complies with the state requirements to the institutions of extended education. A. Merkushov, Workshop Leader, said that the aim of the event is to draw attention to the subtle things and to how they can improve our life. The rapporteur focused on the following important issues: the complexity of deploying the L2 corporate networks, traditional and multitier approach, application of the Virtual Switching Systems, application of the Fabric Path. A. Merkushov also spoke about the challenges of designing the Data Center network: very extended VLANs, blocked STP ports, convergence time. A. Merkushov A workshop by B.G.M.: High performance computing (HPC) systems: SGI UV and SGI ICE X A. Birmontas, CEO of B.G.M., made his presentation. He described the SGI UV system. It is the world s largest computer memory system designed for high-performance work. This is the ideal platform to accelerate the pace of innovations in all areas of decision-making support: biological science, chemistry, physics, national security, design, and other intensive data processing fields. The company s spokesman stressed that the SGI UV enabled their users to solve the biggest problems at a very fast pace. The SGI UV functions as a workstation, but it is much easier to manage than the traditional scaling systems having many nodes. A. Birmontas April 21-25,

27 A workshop by Velcom IP: The Autopay customer flow management A. Fedorovich, Head of the Center Region Business Sales Service, and T. Varevodskaya, Specialist of the Payment Network Development Group, presented the Autopay service. the premium perception of the brand name and helps achieve consistency across all points of contact between the consumer and the company s personnel. During the presentation, the company s representatives explained to the guests that Autopay was an opportunity to pay the bills of the communication service providers automatically. This service is targeted at the individuals who have a deposit ATM card from Belarusbank ASB OAO and who pay for the communication services after the services are delivered. As it has been explained by the representatives of Velcom Foreign Enterprise, the process is a follows: the amount to be paid for the delivered services writes off as a single payment automatically. On the day of the month specified by the subscriber during his/her registration, the subscriber gets an SMS message on connecting/ disconnecting the Autopay, and on writing off the money. Right during the presentation, the guests were proposed to master that process in practice. O. Shaban, Virtual Queue Project Manager at the Sales and Service Centers of Velcom, spoke more about the innovation. This service increases the level of comfort and quality of customer service. This also improves A. Fedorovich T. Varevodskaya, A. Fedorovich O. Shaban 26 April 21-25, 2014

28 A workshop by HP and Artronas ODO: A revolutionary office printing technology from The Guinness Book of World Records: HP OfficeJet Pro X and OfficeJet Enterprise A. Kartavitski, Partner Relationship Specialist of HP, made his presentation. The rapporteur described the evolution of the customer needs in terms of printing, the product lines, and the advantages of the inkjet office printing. He noted the positive key elements of the HP PageWide technology for the X series of the HP OfficeJet Pro units. For example, a page wide printing system, the HP 970/971 pigmented ink, an accurate paper supply system, and reliability of the printing quality. The reporter described the HP ink types, namely: an ink based on a dye (used in cases when color intensity and color palette of the images are especially important), and an ink based on a pigment (it has better light and water resistance). In conclusion, the rapporteur highlighted that HP strived for innovations and gave a full 1-year guarantee. A. Kartavitski April 21-25,

29 April 23, 2014 THE OFFICIAL CHRONICLE O.V. Proleskovski, Minister of Information of the Republic of Belarus, studied the exhibition and focused on the stands presented by the Belarusian Mass Media. The TIBO-2014 exhibition was visited by: S.P. Popkov, Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus; L.S. Maltsev, Chairman of the State Border Guard Committee of the Republic of Belarus; V.V. Yanchevski, Head of the General Ideology Department at the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Belarus. The honorary guests studied innovative solutions at the exhibition stands of the leading national and foreign companies. The delegation from the Republic of Kazakhstan headed by S.S. Sarsenov, Deputy Chairperson of the News and Communications Agency of Kazakhstan, toured the exhibition and put a note in the Honorable Guest Book. L.S. Maltsev S.S. Sarsenov, S.P. Popkov V.V. Yanchevski V.V. Yanchevski S.P. Popkov O.V. Proleskovski 28 April 21-25, 2014

30 THE BELARUSIAN CONGRESS ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY TECHNOLOGIES Panel discussion: Digital economy: e-business technologies S.V. Enin, Executive Director of the Information Society Republican Public Association, was the moderator of the panel discussion. S.V. Enin, A.V. Meshkov The following authorities participated in the panel discussion: A.V. Meshkov, Deputy Head of the Retail and Services Organization Directorate at the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Belarus; V.V. Mukvich, Head of the General Directorate for Excisable Goods, Gambling Business, and Electronic Systems to Control Commodity Sales at the Ministry of Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus; V.V. Basko, General Director of Infopark NTA; N.D. Mikulich, Department Manager of the Operative Analytical Center under the President of the Republic of Belarus; S.V. Dubkov. Deputy Chairperson of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus; V.I. Dravitsa, Director of the Center for Identification Systems State Enterprise at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Theoretical and practical conference: e-culture A.A. Susha, Deputy Director for Research and Publishing Activities of the National Library of Belarus, managed the conference. N. Karaseva, Editor of the Chetyre Chetverti (Four Quarters) Publishing House, made her presentation. She spoke about the implementation of the project titled Ten centuries of the Belarusian art and introduced the experts who had been engaged in designing the e-catalogue portraying the exhibits from Belarusian museums. The rapporteur made a detailed description of all nuances related to the large-scale project to make electronic and printed catalogues. N.S. Stribulskaya, Deputy Director for Scientific Work of the State Literature Museum named after Yanka Kupala, described the multimedia system installed at the museum; the system enables to display Yanka Kupala in his office virtually. This novelty will undoubtedly diversify V.M. Scherbich April 21-25,

31 the exposition, and the museum will be able to attract more visitors. A.B. Stashkevich, Department Head from the Belarusian Institution of Culture State Educational Institution, made her report titled The inventory of the intangible cultural heritage called the Living Legacy of Belarus. She described the collections of the Living heritage of Belarus and explained how e-services could help working. A.V. Skalaban, Director of the Scientific Library of BNTU (The Belarusian National Technical University), presented his report titled Integration of the BNTU electronic educational and scientific information resources into the world wide information space. The rapporteur described the implemented project of the Library of BNTU (The Belarusian National Technical University) that was demanded not only by the Belarusian students but by foreign students, too. V.I. Brichkovski, Head of the Sector of Supporting the System of Information Provision of the Innovative Activities of the Corporate Cooperation Department of the National Library of Belarus, made his report titled Scientific electronic periodicals: usage availability. He stressed the importance of providing maximum open access to the resources containing electronic versions of the periodicals. The Conference was also attended by the representatives of the following agencies: the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, the National Historical Museum of the Republic of Belarus, the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, the Republican Center of National Cultures and others. 30 April 21-25, 2014

32 Panel discussion: How the National Digital Library of Belarus should look like R.B. Grigianets, Head of the Scientific Research Information Support Laboratory of the United Institute of the Informatics Problems at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, and A.A. Sheremetieva, Head of the Information Center of the National Library of Belarus State Institution, moderated the panel discussion. They urged those present to pay close attention to the reports submitted at the panel discussion, because, as they said, it is today when we determine the areas of work for the coming year. N.V. Kuzminich, Deputy Director for the Information Resources of the National Library of Belarus State Institution, made her report on the national digital content. She described the measures taken to establish the National Electronic Library and explained what else had to be done to implement that project. A.I. Grusha, Director of the Central Scientific Library State Institution named after Yakub Kolas at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, devoted his speech to the scientific heritage of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. He presented the idea of the project intended to facilitate access to the publications of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus (NAS). At the end of the panel discussion, R.B. Grigianets thanked those present for their active participation and interest to the fate of the National Digital Library of Belarus. He expressed his hope that one year after, TIBO would gather the participants of the panel discussion again for them to share their success and achievements. R.B. Grigianets, A.A. Sheremetieva April 21-25,

33 I.V. Kontsevaya, S.V. Enin, S.A. Shavrov Theoretical and practical conference: The State policy in the field of ICT. E-Government and e-government services The conference steering committee included the following authorities: I.V. Kontsevaya, Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus; S.A. Shavrov, Associate Professor from the Belarusian State Technological University; V.Ya. Poleschenko, Director of Electronnoe Delo OOO; S.V. Enin, Executive Director of the Information Society Republican Public Association. 32 April 21-25, 2014

34 Panel discussion: Government e-services: status and development perspectives. The conference was opened by the panel discussion devoted to public e-services. In her opening speech to the participants, I.V. Kontsevaya, Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, highlighted the main issues that had to be discussed during the event. Then, S.A. Shavrov, Associate Professor from the Belarusian State Technological University, made his report titled Government e-services in the Republic of Belarus and abroad: a comparative study. The rapporteur raised such important issues as delivering e-services to citizens using spatial data, the principles of social accountability, digital archives, and others. S.A. Levchik, Deputy Director of the National Cadastral Agency State Unitary Enterprise, described the public cadastral map. This is a reference and information software product that provides information from the registries and registers of the State Land Cadastre of the Republic of Belarus. It is possible to display necessary information in a virtual way. During the roundtable, the participants asked questions to the specialists, and they participated in the panel discussion. I.V. Kontsevaya S.A. Shavrov S.A. Levchik M. Sokolova I.A. Korol April 21-25,

35 Panel discussion: Electronic document management systems (EDMS) S.A.Rudnev, Deputy Director and Head of the Information Systems Exploitation Directorate of the National Electronic Services Center Republican Unitary Enterprise, made his report titled The interdepartmental electronic document management system of the government agencies. Current status and development perspectives. The rapporteur described the main tasks that they had to strive for: performing the functions of the operator of intergovernmental information systems; delivering e-services, participating in shaping and developing of the state system of providing e-services, etc. S.A. Rudnev noted that the system of interdepartmental information interaction of the government agencies and other state bodies is the integrity of the government agencies and other state organizations that exchange information using the interdepartmental information systems that are included into this system. Then, D. Sinkov, Representative of Mashtabnye Resheniya OOO (Large Scale Solutions LLC), made his report titled Mobile solutions Android the client of the Electronnoe DELO electronic document management system (e-business) EDMS). DELO is the electronic document management system developed by the Electronic Office Systems (EOS); this is a comprehensive industrial solution ensuring document management automation and enabling complete electronic document management in an organization. The system is applied both in small commercial companies and distributed holding structures. As pointed out by the rapporteur, the mobile client is designed for the operative processing of the corporate documents and the tasks of the Electronnoe Delo electronic document management system (e-business EDMS). The application is installed on the user s mobile device with the Android platform, and enables to work with documents electronically when not in office. S.V. Baranovskaya, Head of the Technical Support Department of Electronnoe Delo OOO, described the integration of the Electronnoe Delo electronic document management system (e-business EDMS) with the Interagency Electronic Document Management System (SMDO). She drew attention to the possibility to interact using the data exchange format; they system supports electronic digital signatures, which means that the application has been certified in Belarus in accordance with the law. S.A. Rudnev D. Sinkov S.V. Baranovskaya 34 April 21-25, 2014

36 Panel discussion: Status and development priorities of the line ministries informatization I.V. Kontsevaya, Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, began the round table discussion with her introductory word, in which she said that the issue of the line ministry informatization was very topical. A.A. Philipenko, General Director of the National Cadastral Agency State Unitary Enterprise, shared the experience of his colleagues from Georgia who came to the following conclusions after reforming: reforming is necessary; it is necessary to communicate actively and broadly; it is better to start with something little and rely on the achieved results; business likes changes: entrepreneurs will accept temporary inconveniences; more transparency means less corruption; the process needs to be simplified first, and then it should be automated. The rapporteur highlighted that it is always more difficult to modernize rather than to create anew. It is necessary to maintain the existing things, and do something new. This is longer, more expensive, and, most importantly, riskier. For this reason, any upgrades should start only after serious pilot projects and calculations. Then, A.G. Korzhenevski, Deputy Director for Innovation Development Scientific and Information Support of BelISA State Institution, made his report titled The main provisions of the draft line ministry informatization program of GNTK (the State Committee on Science and Technologies of the Republic of Belarus) to develop the State System of Scientific and Technical Information (GSNTI). He described the development concept of the State System of Scientific and Technical Information (GSNTI) of the Republic of Belarus and its development perspectives by The main objectives of the concept are: information support of innovative processes; collection, state registration, and processing of information; establishment of information data banks and databases on the results of activities; analytic and synthetic processing of primary sources; providing network storage and access to it, etc. During the panel discussion, the audience could listen to the reports on the status of informatization in the field of government statistics, in the system of housing and utilities, in health care organizations, in postal service, and in geodesy as far as the aerospace methods were concerned. I.V. Kontsevaya, S.V. Enin, S.A.Shavrov I.V. Kontsevaya A.A. Philipenko A.G. Korzhenevski April 21-25,

37 Presentation of the analytical report: Efficiency analysis of ICT application for social and economic development of the Republic of Belarus (based on the results of the TIBO-2013 Jubilee Forum) S.V. Enin, Executive Director of the Information Society Republican Public Association, announced the presentation of an analytical report at the end of the conference. We wanted to analyze and find out what has been done in the ICT world by now, and what the challenges in this field are. And, of course, there was the main question: what to do next? There were several sources of this study. The questionnaire was forwarded to 56 line ministries management agencies. Second, we requested information from various sources concerning the informatization projects implemented for the last 10 years, said S.V. Enin. S.V. Enin WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS BY THE EXHIBITORS A workshop by Edrana Baltic: Human capital management: Alga HR as a modern IT system A. Lukoshiene, General director of Edrana Baltic, described the history and experience of the company to the participants of the seminar. She described the history and achievements of the company. The seminar introduced a unique product of the company: the Alga HR system. D. Zakharov, Official Representative of Edrana Baltic, described the operating principles: The Alga HR human resources management system is designed to automate the HR and payroll processes, to integrate these processes with the financial and accounting systems, banks, and government institutions. Alga HR is a mature, solid, and functional system. Our experience gained within the 17 years of developing of the system is embodied in the architecture of the product, which is used by more than 3 million businesses in the Baltic countries. At the end of the seminar, the company s experts presented how the Alga HR system worked in practice, displayed the main features of the system for the audience to pay attention to them, and then they focused on the advantages of the system if compared to the standard routine applied at the majority of enterprises. A. Lukoshiene D.Zakharov 36 April 21-25, 2014

38 A workshop by Technorama OOO: Radio communication systems and standards. Present and future A. Dekinas, Official Representative of Technorama, described the development history of radio communications, highlighted the important milestones that had enabled the existence of the radio communications system as it operated until present. The Rapporteur made a comparative analysis of different telecommunications standards drawing attention to the world s largest manufacturers of the equipment. A. Dekinas described the specifications of the DMR products from various manufacturers, and highlighted the market leader: Sepura. During the workshop, the participants asked questions to the speaker, and they were interested in the practicalities of the presented developments and equipment. In conclusion, A. Dekinas invited everyone to visit the company s stand to continue the dialogue. A. Dekinas A workshop by Chibis ChP: Tibic NUC are new generation computers D. Volokin, Official Representative of Tibis, made his presentation on the computer models offered by the company. He described the models that were available, mentioned the specifications, applications, and highlighted the importance of the compatibility between various hardware computer parts and software. The rapporteur described the unique features of the offered computers such as the ability to work at low temperatures, water resistance, dust resistance, and physical damage protection. He also highlighted the possibility of processing individual customer orders satisfying all stated requirements. E. Ermakova, Product Manager of Tibis, delivered her report on quality assurance of the operations of a system administrator. According to her, now it is possible to administer and control all devices of the system remotely. The administrator does not have to go to every PC in the system personally in order to adjust it: today, this can be done by using special software that can adjust the system according to the administrator s requirements and specified parameters. D. Volokin E. Ermakova April 21-25,

39 A workshop by Support.by: Private cloud and the B2B-portal are efficient business tools provided by Support.BY Support.by is a successful web-integrator that offers an independent hosting and which is a datacenter provider having its technical facilities in Belarus. The company has been operating in the local market for 10 years; and during this period, the company has managed to recommend itself as a reliable partner providing high quality support to its IT projects. A. Ivanovski, Official Representative of Support.by, made his presentation titled The B2B-portal as a tool for partner network development. He spoke in detail about the current developments and the company s view on the B2B format. New developments and presented novelties of the company include the Bitrix24 and 1C:Bitrix products that enable to increase sales. According to the rapporteur, thanks to automation, one can significantly reduce the time to receive orders by reducing the human factor to a minimum. Then, V. Bocharov, Official Representative of Support. by, took the floor. He made his report about cloud solutions from Support.by. The rapporteur stressed the advantage of choosing especially cloud services for hosting, and he draw attention to the exceptional opportunities offered by the technology. According to the rapporteur, cloud technologies require virtually no investments, but at the same time, they provide a readymade data center infrastructure. At the end of the seminar, the leaders of the event answered the questions of those present and demonstrated how some company s products function. A. Ivanovski V. Bocharov A press conference by Alkotel Electronic Systems ZAO dedicated to the 10 th anniversary of the texet brand name and the 1 st anniversary of the texet trademark presence in the Republic of Belarus A. Korolkov, General Director of Alkotel Electronic Systems ZAO, addressed the Mass Media. He described the history of the brand name and the company s achievements in The rapporteur said that texet started its Belarusian history at the TIBO exhibition in According to him, the company s products are demanded in Belarus, and some models of the Tablet PCs and media players became quite successful in terms of sales. A. Korolkov presented the texet sales statistics for Russia, Belarus and the near-abroad countries. In addition, he noted such a novelty of the company s development as the X-Watch smart watches that were not 38 April 21-25, 2014

40 widely spread but that product was expected to become quite a popular commodity. TeXet sales totaled 5.6 billion Russian rubles in Alkotel Electronic Systems ZAO has certified more than 500 models of its various devices. The company has chosen the following slogan: texet makes trends available, which reflects the company s market policy. According to A. Korolkov, the fashion in the world of technologies was dictated by big players such as Apple and Samsung, and texet enabled to get a high quality novelty at an affordable price. The company plans to cooperate with the world leaders and large retail chains. At the end of the press conference, the winners were awarded with the commemorative diplomas: the Best texet Retail Partner in the Republic of Belarus (the Fifth Element Retail Chain), and the Best texet Distributor in the Republic of Belarus (Mobile City ChUP). A. Korolkov E. Shmarova April 21-25,

41 A press conference organized as a sightseeing tour across the exhibition stand of PrintLux OOO: New technologies and the Epson integrated solutions for business The event was managed by Y. Sokolova, Epson Marketing Manager in Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova, and E. Boyko, Deputy Director of PrintLux. The presentation was also about the new Epson products. This is a revolutionary device for entertainment and augmented reality: the Epson Moverio BT-200 binocular transparent video glasses. This gadget combines a variety of the latest innovations: using Moverio BT-200, one can run the augmented reality software applications at a maximum efficiency rate and enjoy the 3D content on the go or at home. The Epson Sure Color-F2000 was also presented there. This efficient and reliable solution for direct printing on T-shirts has a number of advantages: the new Epson Ultra Chrome DG ink ensures accurate color rendition and smooth color reproduction; the Epson Micro Piezo TFP printing head (resolution: 1440x1440 dpi); printing on materials up to 25 mm thick; printing speed up to 27 seconds per T-shirt; 250 and 600 ml cartridges; user-friendly design, color LCD display; a USB slot to resubmit print jobs directly from USB drives; The Garment Creator software application enables to easily design individual T-shirts. 40 April 21-25, 2014

42 THE BELARUSIAN-KAZAKHSTANI BUSINESS FORUM ON THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) S.P. Popkov, Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, opened the forum, highlighting the following: Cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Kazakhstan develops successfully, including the cooperation within the framework of the Common Economic Space (CES) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The Belarusian-Kazakhstani Business Forum on the Information and Communication Technologies is to contribute to further development of the mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries as well as partnerships between their IT companies. The forum should be a platform for further development of the export potential in the field of information technologies and promote IT goods and services in the markets of both countries. Then, S.P. Popkov read the welcoming message by M.V. Myasnikovich, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, to the participants of the business forum. Then, the floor went to S.S. Sarsenov, Deputy Chairperson of the Communications and Information Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to say the welcome speech. He said: Let me once again thank you for your very warm welcome, and for the very good preparation of the event. The field of the information-based communications is very perspective, and it is of significant economic importance to our economies. I think we have a lot to learn from each other. I am sure that the exchange of practices will benefit both the citizens of Belarus and Kazakhstan. V.V. Matusevich, Deputy Minister of Information of the Republic of Belarus, addressed the audience with his salutatory speech, too. He noted: In my opinion, we have very good prospects for cooperation with the Republic April 21-25,

43 of Kazakhstan, including the field of the Mass Media development. I think that both Belarus and Kazakhstan have their own interesting and useful experience of the technological development of their Mass Media, and of promoting new projects in the World Wide Web. The final salutatory word was said by N.N.Mukhitdinov, General Director of the Executive Committee of the Regional Communications Commonwealth, who particularly said: It should be emphasized that at the International Telecommunication Union, the Republic of Belarus is efficiently implementing the regional initiative on transiting from analogue to digital broadcasting. Then the floor was given to P.I. Baltrukovich, Deputy Chairperson of the State Committee on Science and Technologies of the Republic of Belarus. He said: I believe this forum will generate quite big results. I think that further discussing of particular projects will lead us to even more work and the development of our scientific and technical cooperation. B. Kurmangalieva, First Deputy Chairperson of the Board of the Zerde Holding, made her report titled Development of information technologies in the Republic of Kazakhstan at the plenary session. The rapporteur noted: Mobile e-services actively develop here today. In this regard, we exceed our own targets. Within the framework of the state program, we expect to develop scientific and technical activities in the field of IT, we open laboratories, R&D centers, and we also develop entrepreneurship in the IT field. S.I. Sivodedov, General Director of Beltelecom RUP, continued the forum. The rapporteur spoke in detail about the Belarusian experience in developing the national information and communication infrastructure. As far as international business activities are concerned, the main strategy of Beltelecom RUP is to pursue a common foreign economic policy, to implement the complex of measures to organize and develop the international activities of the company as well as mutually beneficial cooperation with other countries, to establish favorable environment for 42 April 21-25, 2014

44 implementing new telecommunication technologies and services, and to shape a positive image of the company. Then, V.I. Dravitsa, Director of the Center for Identification Systems State Enterprise at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, took the floor and described the establishment of the Common Retail Space of the Customs Union (of Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan). The following speaker, N.K. Isin, President of the Association of the IT Companies of Kazakhstan, described the structure of the IT market, its objectives, and the reasons why the IT market in Kazakhstan was relatively undeveloped. The rapporteur highlighted that the Kazakhstani software programmers are highly qualified, but the problem is about the role played by the stateowned industrial enterprises. The IT industry should evolve on the level of private companies. Then, M.B. Gabbasov, Chief Scientific Officer of Factor KSI TOO, made his presentation. The rapporteur gave the details of the TOFI technology: This is a combination of a concept and a subject matter to create a thesaurus and to classify the knowledge of an IT user. The TOFI technology enables to formalize the skills of an expert specialized in a subject area. At the event, there were other presentations made on information and communication technologies. April 21-25,

45 April 24, 2014 THE OFFICIAL CHRONICLE V.A. Lukasheko, National Security Assistant to the President of the Republic of Belarus and the Security Council Member of the Republic of Belarus, V.V. Yanchevski, Head of the General Ideology Department at the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Belarus, S.V. Zas, Deputy State Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus, S.V. Shpegun, Head of the Operative Analytical Center under the President of the Republic of Belarus, S.N. Kaparikha, Deputy Head of the Operative Analytical Center under the President of the Republic of Belarus, D.G. Shedko, First Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus visited the exhibition and the events of the 21st International Forum TIBO V.A. Lukashenko, V.V. Yanchevski, S.P. Popkov V.A. Lukashenko, V.V. Yanchevski, S.P. Popkov S.N. Kaparikha, S.V. Shpegun S.V. Shpegun, S.N. Kaparikha S.V. Zas, D.G. Shedko S.V. Zas, D.G. Shedko 44 April 21-25, 2014

46 THE BELARUSIAN CONGRESS ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY TECHNOLOGIES Panel discussion: Information technologies in education B.V. Nikulshin, E.N. Zhivitskaya, V.I. Comic The introductory word by B.V. Nikulshin, Provost for Academic Affairs Belarusian of the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics Educational Establishment, opened the event. The first report was made by V.I. Comic, Deputy Director of the General Information Analytical Center at the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus. L.V. Semenenko The rapporteur presented the concept of informatization of the educational system of the Republic of Belarus for the period until 2020, described the implementation indicators (qualitative and quantitative), and the implementation mechanism of the project. E.N. Zhivitskaya, Provost for Academic Affairs of the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics Educational Establishment, described the milestones of the university, its development dynamics, and its new professions. She paid special attention to the issues of international cooperation of the university and highlighted its main forms: cooperation in the field of education and science with the educational institutions and scientific organizations of foreign countries within the framework of bilateral contracts; participation in implementing projects of international foundations and programs; improvement of academic mobility of both staff and students; execution of international contracts for the development and supply of scientific and technical products; organization (at the university) and participation (university students and tutors) in international exhibitions, conferences, symposia, and seminars; export of educational services. April 21-25,

47 Theoretical and practical workshop: On international cooperation programs. The HORIZON 2020 EU framework program for science and innovations The event was started by the welcome speeches made by the moderators of the workshop: A.G. Korzhenevski, Deputy Director for Information Support of Innovative Development of BelISA GU (The Belarusian Institute of System Analysis and Information Support for Scientific and Technical Sphere State Organization), and T.O. Liadnova, Head of the International Scientific and Technical Cooperation Department of BelISA GU. O. Meerovskaya, Representative of BelISA GU (The Belarusian Institute of System Analysis and Information Support for Scientific and Technical Sphere State Organization), made the first presentation, in which she provided a general overview of the HORIZON 2020 program: rules of participation, international cooperation, structure, contest procedure for YY , sources of information, and statistics of participation. Then, T.O. Liadnova, Head of the International Scientific and Technical Cooperation Department of BelISA GU (The Belarusian Institute of System Analysis and Information Support for Scientific and Technical Sphere State Organization), made the overview of the competitions to be held in YY , and described the prospects of the international ICT cooperation. A.G. Korzhenevski, T.O. Liadnova There were other international cooperation reports read during the event. O. Meerovskaya T.O. Liadnova A. Belotserkovski 46 April 21-25, 2014

48 Theoretical and practical workshop: The practice of applying the ICT to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of the real sector of economy A.M. Botvinnik, Chairperson of the Council of IT Managers of the Industrial Enterprises and IT Assistant CEO of BELAZ OAO (Managing Company of the BELAZ Holding), welcomed the participants of the workshop. The first presentation titled The practice of implementing the automated power supply monitoring and control system at the industrial enterprises of different economy sectors within the framework of establishment of the national automated power supply monitoring and control system was made by R.A. Shipul, Deputy Head of the Directorate of AGAT Control Systems OAO, and S.M. Germanovich, Head of the Service of the Automated Information and Measurement Systems of ODU RUP. The speakers described the management structure of AGAT Control Systems OAO. This is a diversified enterprise, which is one of the leading industrial enterprises in the country to develop the general purpose and specialized automated control systems, hardware and software complexes and technical means, including telecommunications and data communications systems, computers, instruments and gauges, power and lifesupport systems. Another important topic raised during the presentation was the establishment of the Data Collection and Processing Center of ASCME (Automatic System for Commercial Measurement of Power Consumption) at the Energosbyt branch of MinskEnergo RUP. Then, A.V. Zhilin, Project Manager of FORCE (Moscow, Russia) made his speech titled Collection and analysis of the electricity market data. Russian experience. He raised the following issues: the systems to automate the wholesale electricity market, operational control, data collection and storage, analytical systems, the Oracle technologies to analyze data in the energy sector, etc. A.M. Botvinnik R.A. Shipul I.V. Tereschenko, Head of the IT Department of Atlant ZAO, described their practice of implementing data management systems at the Atlant factory. He introduced the company s structural divisions as well as the Pro/Engineer software application, which was used in practice. The rapporteur also paid attention to such a topic as information technologies for efficient business. The seminar was attended by the representatives of the leading Belarusian IT companies that demonstrated their innovative solutions for various sectors of the real economy sector. A.V. Zhilin The participants of the workshop took active part in discussing of the interesting topics and asked questions to get necessary information. April 21-25,

49 WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS BY THE EXHIBITORS A workshop by BelCrystalService OOO: Manage your shop cleverly E. Lapshin, Deputy Director of BelCrystalService OOO, described the ten-year experience of the company in the market of Belarus. He introduced the system to automate business processes in the selling floor in a retail outlet or shopping mall that had been designed to considerably simplify and optimize the operations of retail sites. E. Lapshin drew attention to the technical processes that could be generated by the company s product: the SetRetail system. The seminar demonstrated the operation of the system with all of its functions and features. The participants of the workshop could offer their own task or process that could be deployed in a selling floor, and then it was demonstrated in practice by using the test version of the system. P. Kirkovski, Business Analyst of Luxsoft, presented the LSFusion platform to the participants of the seminar. He described the development experience of the predecessors of the modern platform; then, he introduced the clients who used that platform in their business. Separately from that, the rapporteur focused on the technical aspects of the platform development, the process of its creation, and the team that had been working on that project. At the end, the speakers answered questions from the audience and invited the people to have more discussions at the exhibition stands and offices of the companies. A workshop by ITprojectStroy ChP: Innovations in video surveillance systems M. Ievleva, Axis Distribution Manager in the CIS countries, presented Axis. The company is the world leader in the network-based video applications, and it is at the forefront of the transition from analog to digital video surveillance thus contributing to the development of smart technologies and strengthening of security in the world. M. Ievleva noted that the company offers solutions for professional network-based video surveillance: products and ideas based on innovative and open technology platforms. A. Novak, Engineer of ItprojectStroy, described the technology and features of the Axis products. He noted that the company offers a full range of solutions for a wide range of tasks in different fields of production. Regardless of whether the site needs one or thousands of video cameras, the solutions can be easily deployed and adapted to the changing needs. D. Gluschenko, Representative of ItprojectStroy, thanked all those present for attending the seminar, and then he invited the participants to his company s stand for further discussions. M. Ievleva A. Novak 48 April 21-25, 2014

50 DISTRIBUTION OF THE TIBO-2014 INTERNET PRIZE COMPETITION AWARDS For the 12 th year in a row, the Republic of Belarus within the framework of the TIBO forum organized a largescale analysis of the quality of content of the Belarusian segment of the Internet in order to define the best online resources: the TIBO Internet Prize competition of the best Internet resources. The main objectives of the TIBO Internet Award were as follows: to assist formation and development of the Belarusian Internet sector, to assist development and implementation of the new information technologies, to promote the best achievements of the Belarusian Internet sector. The first stage of the 12 th Internet Prize TIBO-2014 accepting applications for the competition finished on March 30, There were 539 applications submitted to the competition in For comparison: 542 applications were submitted in 2013, and in 2012 there were 512 applications. In 2014, the competition for the best Belarusian Internet resource was organized in 14 major categories. 1. Government agencies (30 applications). 2. Education and science (59 applications). 3. A socially significant project (37 applications). 4. An information resource (74 applications). The TIBO Internet Award is the prize awarded annually by the Organizing Committee of the exhibition to the network developments created in the Belarusian sector of the Internet, and it is awarded for valuable artistic, technological, social and cultural achievements in the field of information, culture, arts, and education. Over 6,000 Belarusian Internet resources have participated in the competition since The official website of the TIBO forum ( had a special section dedicated to the contest, where the Internet users, owners and developers of an Internet resource could submit their website as a prize winner candidate. April 21-25,

51 In addition to the above nominations, the jury awarded the best candidate Internet resource for its design, content, and the technologies applied. The winners and runners-up of the TIBO-2014 Internet Award were awarded in the Congress Hall of the Business Center of the Victoria Hotel Complex on April 24, Representatives of the ministries and state bodies, and public associations related to the industries participated in the awarding ceremony. 5. A mobile website, the best website version for mobile devices (23 applications). 6. A corporate Internet resource (95 applications). 7. Catalogues and e-services (65 applications). 8. Culture and art (37 applications). 9. Sports, tourism and entertainment (37 applications). 10. Health and medicine (20 applications). 11. For Kids and Youth (31 application). 12. A foreign language Internet resource on Belarus (16 applications). 13. A picturesque Internet resource (11 applications). 14. A website of a bank or credit institution (4 applications). The business of tourism was especially highlighted in the Sports, Tourism and Entertainment category. According to Decree #537 by President of the Republic of Belarus dated December 27, 2013, year 2014 is the Year of Hospitality in order to develop tourism and establish a modern tourist infrastructure. Adoption of the Decree and the plan of activities aimed at implementation of the Decree contributes to the development and efficient application of the touristic capacity of Belarus and to hosting the foreign visitors those who will come to Belarus to the celebration of the 70 th anniversary of liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders and those who will come to visit the events of the Ice Hockey World Championship on a high level. Moreover, the meeting of the Council of the Heads of the States held in Minsk (Belarus) on October 25, 2013, unanimously declared Y2014 as the Year of Tourism in the CIS countries. In the light of the above, the jury presented special prizes in the Sports, Tourism and Entertainment category to the following websites: tourism infrastructure sites (websites of hotels, resorts, museums, agro-estates, etc.); inbound tourism organizations (the websites of the organizations and travel agencies that are actively involved in developing inbound tourism); tourist locations (the websites presenting popular tourist spots in Belarus). The organizers of TIBO together with Webiring an information partner of the TIBO forum established live Internet webcasting of the TIBO th Internet Prize Ceremony. State officials and heads of the government agencies awarded the prizes to the winners and laureates. V.V. Matusevich, Deputy Minister of Information of the Republic of Belarus and Chairperson of the Jury Board, said: I would like to say that it was really very difficult for the jury to choose from the variety of the websites submitted to the competition, primarily because there were a lot of interesting and creative solutions, innovative approaches, but, which was the most important thing, there were many solutions useful to the people. We had real battles. Nevertheless, we could determine the winners and laureates. I.I. Buzovski, First Secretary of the Belarusian Republican Youth Union (BRSM) Public Association, said: I am sincerely happy to thank once again for this opportunity to invite young people to this event today for them to compete in new technologies and new ideas, which are embodied in modern websites and information resources. I m also happy that in general these achievements move our educational system forward. I.V. Kontsevaya, Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, said: A mobile website is a complicated nomination, because this is the fastest developing segment of information technologies. It is very difficult to design a high quality mobile website both from the point of view of technical solutions and in terms of functionality. I believe we are moving in the right direction because mobile phones are a part of our daily life; and thanks to the experts, this part is very functional today. The laureates of the prize received their diplomas, and the award winners received the Crystal Globes with the TIBO logo. Many winning contestants believe they will take part in the contest next year, too. The Internet Prize winners got the certificates for auditing their websites professionally by the specialists from the Welcom Media Companies Group, which was the partner of the TIBO Internet Prize. The professional audit will enable the prize winner websites to become even better soon. 50 April 21-25, 2014

52 THE RESULTS OF THE 12 TH INTERNET AWARD TIBO-2014 COMPETITION Nomination 1. Government agencies THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY: V.V. Matusevich, Deputy Minister of Information of the Republic of Belarus 1.1. Government agencies 1st place: The website of the Ministry of Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus: Designer & developer: The Belarusian Telegraph Agency RUP. 2nd place: The website of the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus: gov.by. Designer & developer: Giprosvyaz OAO. 3rd place: The website of the Ministry of Health Care of the Republic of Belarus: Designer & developer: The Belarusian Telegraph Agency RUP. In this nomination, the contest jury awarded a special diploma to the following candidates: The official website of the Uzda District Executive Committee: Designer & developer: The Belarusian Telegraph Agency RUP. The official website of the Bobruisk District Executive Committee: Designer & developer: The Centre of Urban Information Systems Mogilev City Municipal Unitary Enterprise. The official website of the Miadel District Executive Committee: Designer & developer: The Belarusian Telegraph Agency RUP. The official website of the Bragin District Executive Committee: Designer & developer: The Belarusian Telegraph Agency RUP. Nomination 2. Education and science THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY: I.I. Buzovski, Deputy Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Education, Science, Culture and Social Development, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the BRSM (Belarusian Republican Youth Union) Public Association Town, region, district executive committees 1st place: The official website of the Brest Regional Executive Committee: Designer & developer: The General Department of Ideology, Culture and Youth of the Brest Regional Executive Committee. 1st place: The official website of the Management Academy under the President of the Republic of Belarus: Designer & developer: The Belarusian Telegraph Agency RUP. 2nd place: not awarded. 3rd place: The Mogilev Regional Executive Committee: mogilev-region.gov.by. Designer & developer: The Mogilev Regional Information Center KPUP. April 21-25,

53 2nd place: The website of the Belarusian State Medical University (BSMU): Designer & developer: The Information Technologies Development Center of BGMU (The Belarusian State Medical University). 3rd place: The educational portal of the Grodno State University named after Yanka Kupala: Designer & developer: The Grodno State University named after Yanka Kupala Educational Institution. In this nomination, the contest jury awarded a special diploma to the following candidates: The Nastaunitskaya Hazeta newspaper official website: Designer & developer: Mr. Yuri Bogush, Editor of the Nastaunitskaya Gazeta Editorial Board newspaper Internet-resource. 3rd place: The Komplat.by multifunctional Internet resource: Designer & developer: The Information Technologies Center Municipal Unitary Enterprise at the Minsk City Executive Committee. Nomination 4. An information resource THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY: P.N. Liogki, Minister-Counsellor at the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Russian Federation 1st place: An Internet resource of a printed national newspaper The official web portal of the Sovetskaya Belorussia newspaper: Designer & developer: ACE.BY. Nomination 3. A socially significant project THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY: I.I. Buzovski, Deputy Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Education, Science, Culture and Social Development, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the BRSM (Belarusian Republican Youth Union) Public Association The Internet resource of the national TV channel ONT.BY (the official site of the ONT TV channel): www. ont.by. Designer & developer: The Internet Broadcasting Deparment of Vtoroy Nationalnyi Telecanal ZAO (The Second National TV Channel). 1st place: The Hero Brest Fortress Memorial Complex: brest-fortress.by. Designer & developer: The Urbis Studio web design and development studio. 2nd place: The Chance International Charitable Fund for Kids: Designer & developer: Astronim Systems OOO. 52 April 21-25, 2014

54 2nd place: The Komplat.by multifunctional Internet resource: Designer & developer: The Information Technologies Center Municipal Unitary Enterprise at the Minsk City Executive Committee. An information resource designed specifically for running in the Internet (a non-published Media) News of Belarus (BelTA): Designer & developer: The Belarusian Telegraph Agency RUP. 2nd place: The Internet portal of the Minsk-News information agency: Designer & developer: Minsk-News Agency UP. 3rd place: The website of the Mayak newspaper of Berioza District: Designer & developer: Due Point OOO. In this nomination, the contest jury awarded a special diploma to the following candidates: A delicious blog : Designer & developer: Singular Advertising OOO. The Mayak Pridneprovia Bykhov District newspaper: Designer & developer: The Journalism Institution of the Belarusian State University. 3rd place: «Weekend.By»: Designer & developer: The Webworkshop.by Studio. Nomination 6. A corporate Internet resource THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY: I.V. Kontsevaya, Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus 1st place: The Atlant-M Automobile Holding: Designer & developer: The Borovoy Studio. 2nd place: The website of the SERGE trademark: Designer & developer: The Borovoy Studio. 3rd place: not awarded. Nomination 7. Catalogues and e-services THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY: I.V. Kontsevaya, Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus 1st place: The Minsk Events Poster (theaters, festivals, concerts in Minsk City, cultural and entertainment events in Belarus): Designer & developer: nsoft. 2nd place: The OTZYV.BY travel social network: Designer & developer: Mr. Evgeniy Dorosh, Director of Otzyv.BY OOO. Nomination 5. A mobile website THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY: I.V. Kontsevaya, Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus 1st place: Web-journalist, an online newspaper: Designer & developer: The Journalism Institution of the Belarusian State University. April 21-25,

55 3rd place: A virtual center of legal information: Designer & developer: The National Library of Belarus. Nomination 8. Culture and art THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY: A.N. Karliukevich, Director of the ZVIAZDA Publishing House RIU 1st place: The Listapad Minsk Film Festival: Designer & developer: Nineseven.ru 2nd place: The Culture & Art editorial-publishing institution: Designer & developer: Webprofi (Mr. Andrei VOPNIARSKI, Sole Proprietor). 3rd place: The Information Website of the Central Scientific Library of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus: Designer & developer: The Central Scientific Library at the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus. 2nd place: The website of the Minsk-Arena multifunctional cultural and sports complex: Designer & developer: Eca-soft OOO. 3rd place: An information and entertaining portal: Designer & developer: Chatoff OOO. In this nomination, the contest jury awarded a special diploma to the following candidates: The Belarusian Federation of Taekwondo Public Association: Designer & developer: EduLab Web Studio. Other solutions in this nomination: The best website of the tourism infrastructure spot The Veragi Agro Estate : Designer & developer: J-Lab OOO. In this nomination, the contest jury awarded a special diploma to the following candidates: The Kamenets Central District Library named after V. Ignatovski: Designer & developer: The Atevi Studio. Nomination 9. Sports, tourism and entertainment THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY: V.P. Karmazin, Director of the Tourism Department of the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus 1st place: The Minsk information and tourist center: minsktourism.by. Designer & developer: Mr. Dmitri AVAKIAN, Sole Proprietor. The best website of inbound tourism The touristic town of Kobrin : Designer & developer: Mr. Victor LOGVINOVICH, Mathematics Teacher, School #6 in Kobrin. The best website of a sightseeing spot The Hero Brest Fortress Memorial Complex: brest-fortress.by. Designer & developer: The Urbis Studio web design and development studio. Nomination 10. Health and medicine THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY: M.N. Bord, Provost of the Management Academy under the President of the Republic of Belarus 1st place: 54 April 21-25, 2014

56 Nomination 12. A foreign language Internet resource on Belarus THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY: V.O. Dashkevich, First Deputy Director of the Information and Analytical Center at the President Administration of the Republic of Belarus 1st place: The Belarus.by official website of the Republic of Belarus: The website designer and developer: BelTA UP. Talon.by is the Internet doctor booking for the healthcare institutions in Belarus: Designer & developer: MAPSOFT ZAO. 2nd place: City Clinical Emergency Hospital Healthcare Institution: Designer & developer: The Global Travel Design Studio. 3rd place: The dental portal of public dental clinics in Minsk City: Designer & developer: Epio Web IP, Nomination 11. For Kids and Youth THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY: L.I. Zenkovich, Head of the Press and Foreign Relations Directorate of the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus 1st place: The Youth of Belarus Internet portal: Designer & developer: ChesterStudio OOO. 2nd place: The Zorka newspaper for children and adolescents: Designer & developer: The Journalism Institution of the Belarusian State University. 3rd place: The website of the Zubronok National Children s Educational and Recreational Center: Designer & developer: ABIATEC. 2nd place: The country s portal Belarus. Facts : by. Designer & developer: Pixelhead Web Design Studio. 3rd place: The official website of Radio Belarus: tvr.by. Designer & developer: The Internet Broadcasting Directorate of BelTVradiocompany. In this nomination, the contest jury awarded a special diploma to the following candidates: The Belarusian National Technical University: en.bntu.by. Designer & developer: BNTU (The Belarusian National Technical University). April 21-25,

57 2nd place: Alfa-Bank ZAO: Designer & developer: Novyi Site OOO. Nomination 13. A picturesque Internet resource THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY: V.O. Dashkevich, First Deputy Director of the Information and Analytical Center at the President Administration of the Republic of Belarus 1st place: The website of the Belarusian National Representative Office of the MIR Interstate TV and Radio Company: Designer & developer: The PRAS Art-Studio. 2nd place: The website of the Irish pub in Minsk: Designer & developer: Eca-soft OOO. 3rd place: not awarded. 3rd place: Idea Bank ZAO: Designer & developer: Open Finance S.A. SPECIAL PRIZES FROM THE CONTEST JUDGES THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY: S.V. Enin, Executive Director of the Information Society Republican Public Association and Deputy Chairperson of the Jury of the TIBO-2014 Internet Prize Contest Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the BGUIR establishment (The Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radio Electronics) The website of the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics Educational Institution (BGUIR): Designer & developer: CIIR BGUIR (The Center for Informatization and Innovative Developments at the Belarusian State University for Informatics and Radioelectronics). A specialized website on atomics Atomic energy in Belarus and in the world: belta.by. Designer & developer: The Belarusian Telegraph Agency RUP. Nomination 14. A website of a bank or credit institution THE PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY: P.I. Baltrukovich, Deputy Chairperson of the State Committee on Science and Technologies of the Republic of Belarus 1st place: The official website of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus in the Internet global computer network: Designer & developer: The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, designed by Astronim Systems OOO 56 April 21-25, 2014

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59 Y.I. Mosienko, Director of AGAT Control Systems Managing Company of Geo-information Control Systems Holding OJSC, addressed the participants of the conference with his introductory speech. I.L. Andriyanov, Chief Engineer of Kamerton SKB OAO, described how to control the transportation route using a special electronic system that monitored passing of the control points, vehicle fuel consumption, and other relevant factors. April 25, 2014 THE BELARUSIAN CONGRESS ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY TECHNOLOGIES The 8 th theoretical and practical conference: Geo-information and navigation systems and technologies A.N. Kruchkov, Head of the Laboratory for Mapping Systems and Technologies of the United Institute of Informatics Problems (UIIP) at the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus (NAS), made his report titled The GIS program informational complex, in which he focused on describing the purpose of the complex, described the analytical functions of the system, and analyzed the operations of the complex. A.V. Kutko, Y.I. Mosienko, A.V. Demyanenko S.A. Alexeev, Chief Engineer of Panorama KB ZAO (Moscow, Russia), made a report titled The Panorama modern digital mapping technologies. He presented a system to design 3D models for different traffic scenarios for transportation vehicles and military machines. A book of reports and presentations made during the event will be published to summarize the conference. According to the organizers of the conference, these scientific works will be a significant contribution into the joint effort to develop geo-information and navigation technologies. 58 April 21-25, 2014

60 The workshop began with the welcome speech by O.N. Sedelnik, Director of the Information Technologies Center Municipal Unitary Enterprise at the Minsk City Executive Committee, who noted that the municipal geographic information systems supported fully justified management decisions on the development of the territory by providing timely and objective information on the territorial resources, real estate sites, engineering and transport infrastructure, information about its development and planned changes in terms of the territory and timing, and all this information was provided to all the stakeholders. The general objective of implementing the municipal geo-information system is to improve the efficiency of territorial resource management. Theoretical and practical workshop: Municipal geo-information systems N.A. Abdulina, Head of the Cadastre Department of the Minsk City Engineering Services Center KUP, described the implementation of the new software in the state town-planning cadastre. O.N. Sedelnik, S.A. Levchik, A.V. Demyanenko Then, A.P. Petrov, Deputy Director for Information Technologies at the Information Technologies Center of the Minsk City Executive Committee Municipal Unitary Enterprise, made his report titled Requirements to municipal GIS (geo-information systems). There were other presentations made by Belarusian and Russian experts in municipal GIS (geo-information systems) at the workshop. April 21-25,

61 THE FINAL SESSION OF THE NATIONAL CONTEST OF INNOVATIVE IT PROJECTS: BELARUS STARTUP-2014 Belarus Startup-2014 is a national competition of innovative projects in the high-tech field. The goal of the competition: to identify and surface the brightest Belarusian projects to the market. Any person who permanently resides in Belarus can participate in the contest (students, computer programmers, scientists, inventors, entrepreneurs). The final of the contest was held in the Minsk City Hall. 11 projects the authors of which had presented their work were selected for the finals: the TRACY project was presented by E. Kozyak: his IOS and Android based innovative system enabled to solve the problem of remote HR control and management; BooknGo is an online apartment booking service; the LibCARD consolidated e-catalogue of articles was presented by the Library of the Management Academy under the President of the Republic of Belarus together with Ineak NPF; that solution was created to improve the quality of cataloguing; the main objective of the ReadAloud ME project is to playback the text; in the meantime, this solution is available in Russian and English; SHINING FOX is a puzzle-type game application for mobile devices; The Call Tracking implements the pay-per-call advertisement business model that enables to tie the number of the incoming phone calls with the efficiency of the advertisement channel, and this also can provide additional information on the telephone calls; the ZIVE project helps measure the radiation level and shows the accumulated radiation dose; Kvadrat.by is a search engine looking for apartments, locating real estate agencies, and offering smart surfing; 60 April 21-25, 2014

62 the Math Helper educational software application can easily work a problem in algebra or mathematical analysis; Prioritet.by is a service of copyright protection before and after intellectual property violations; the DRONbox project is a cloud service helping synchronize all computers running different operating systems and various mobile devices. A.A.Meleschenko The competent jury selected the following award winners: 1 st place: Call tracking; 2 nd place: TRACY; 3 rd place: ReadAloud ME. The winners of the competition got: Free workplaces in the downtown of Minsk City, and project information support from the leading Belarusian Mass Media. A paid acceleration program guided by an experienced producer (for game development projects). Financial support from the Belarusian Innovation Fund for technology intensive projects in accordance with the established procedure. US $50,000 for the international program of the project acceleration: Berlin, Germany (spring 2014), San- Francisco, USA (fall 2014), presentation of the project to investors in the Silicon Valley (USA) and Europe. The winner s own business already in April 21-25,

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64 INTERVIEWS WITH THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE FORUM G.V. Melnikov, First Deputy General Director of Beltelecom RUP, shared his impressions and expectations from the event: The opening was very dynamic and modern. As the information and communication technologies required, everything went very smoothly, timely, and, which is most importantly, technologically. I am glad that from year to year the number of the exhibitors grows: this reflects the progress of the exhibition. Our company sees this forum, first of all, as the opportunity to establish new active business contacts. But more importantly, this is a great opportunity to focus on development by getting acquainted with your competitors. Of course, the most interesting (stand) for me is Beltelecom: I focus all my attention on our stand, on how we present ourselves, on how we draw attention to ourselves. We introduce the most state-of-the-art and high-quality services. Today, it is important to bear in mind that competition is fierce, especially in the field of the Internet services. Due to that, we must constantly keep abreast of new trends and market changes. I hope the forum will be successful and productive. G.V. Melnikov M.S. Bondarev, Deputy Director of Bel Huawei Technologies OOO, used the exhibition to speak about the operations of the Huawei Representative Office: We have been participating in the exhibition for 10 years already, and during this time, we have witnessed substantial development of technologies. The things that seemed ambitious dreams of the future some 10 years ago have become a routine reality for many millions of people today. This year we have decided to concentrate on displaying our terminal equipment. Our stand is precisely focused on the latest devices and developments from Huawei, which are topical for global users. Unfortunately, we could not display all the models, since some of them have not been announced even by our headquarters yet. When at our stand, you can use any device, hold it in your hands, and evaluate the software features. If compared to the previous year, the terminal equipment segment has considerably grown in our production. Our portfolio has expanded; so, we decided to focus on this particular business. In addition to the terminals, we are pleased to present the Smart City service. It does not occupy the central position now, but we believe it also deserves attention because in the near future, it may well become a part of the reality of each individual. I personally visited the large stands of MTS and Beltelecom, which were interesting to me from a professional point of view. I had a lot of things to discuss with my colleagues, which already means that the forum was worth to be organized. We also meet our competitors at the exhibition. But our industry is good, because today s competitors may become trusted partners tomorrow. April 21-25,

65 Mr. Wei Wei, Customer Relations Specialist from the ZTE Representative Office in the Republic of Belarus, described the products that the company presented at the exhibition: Today we are ready to provide topical business solutions that enable to automate business to the maximum extent, to reduce the role of the human factor, to release the personnel for doing more important work. Our stand is divided into two parts. The first one is called Enterprise, and it offers to learn more about the solutions of our company that have been specifically designed for industrial enterprises. They can be easily implemented in the fields of energy, transportation, logistics, and telecommunications. Using our flash presentation displayed at the company s stand, we tell how it is possible to implement the suggested solutions at an industrial enterprise. For example, we have a video clip on how to automate handling of containers in a logistic center with the help of our developed solution. Everything is very simple here, but this technology saves a lot of time and resources immediately. We completely exclude personnel s involvement into this procedure, and, consequently, we reduce risks and costs at the same time. Any manager can only rejoice at such a prospect. The second part of the stand introduces the set of automated solutions for home. We offer many devices that can be remotely controlled by your smartphone. For example, you can switch on an air-conditioner at your home at the end of the working day, and once you are home, you would enter the preliminary prepared comfort environment. This complex is fully automated, too; so one can easily and comfortably manage multiple processes in a house remotely. Here we also offer to see our TV tuner that has been developed in such a way that you can control it remotely using your smartphone or any other mobile device. It is very convenient and easy. Now one can really call a remote control as they used to joke before. Our stand constantly hosts entertainment events for the visitors, and we have live music played by the best performers. Many people pay attention to the motorbike parked at our stand, and they are surprised: Why is it here? In fact, we just wanted to draw an analogy. The fact of the matter is that the same expert designed both the motorcycle and our devices; that is why we demonstrate our style in such a clear way. A. Meltsev, Head of Professional Audio & Video Marketing Department of Panasonic Rus OOO, described their experience of participating in the exhibition: We used to participate in the forum through our constant partners; and recently we have decided to act on our own. Our stand presents solutions for various markets: we have decided to focus on this aspect of business. This is sports, office, education, and transport: the four vertical markets. This does not mean that our equipment is targeted to these markets only; this is rather just a sample of where the developments can be applied. Our stand offers the visitor to come closer, to feel and see how these solutions can fit into the usual things and integrate into the existing system. We try not to speak about any individual product: this year, we are more interested in comprehensive solutions, not in products as such. Today we draft solutions that are going to be implemented in 2-3 years. Technologies may change; the models will possibly have other ultimate features; their specifications may change, and many other things may 64 April 21-25, 2014

66 happen. But the main things are understanding and the general impression that we can make today. The main thing is the idea. Speaking of the novelties, we are ready to present our thin 55 inch antiglare panel that displays high-quality images. We are proud to present today one of the most powerful projectors for 20 thousand lumens and an ultra-wide-angle camera enabling to get images with the aspect ratio of 64 to 9, which in principle considerably exceeds the resolution of a movie theater. We have a positive general impression from the first exhibition day. Here we can really see that the businesses of different levels are interested in our equipment: ordinary guests of the exhibition those who are interested in novelties and technologies ask questions and show their interest, and the companies that can understand how our solutions and developments can be useful for them do the same. I hope that our participation in the exhibition will become a good tradition from now on. T. Kurbat, Head of the PR Group of MTS COOO, described the company s novelties presented at the exhibition: At the exhibition, we demonstrate interesting solutions and products that are targeted at mass consumers, ordinary end-users, and the enterprise market. This year, the concept of our exhibition stand is The MTS digital solutions, meaning we translate matter into digits. Everyone goes to the Internet, all leave for digital formats: movie theaters, shops, purses, books... Absolutely everything. We launch an online movie theater that will open up the world of high quality movies to the users. In this movie theater, we plan to grant user access to new films and blockbusters; at that, we are going to use the internal traffic, which is free for our subscribers. We also offer a cloud storage called MTS Drive. It is a cloud, and a user can upload any data to the cloud not being afraid that the data will be lost or missed. One can access them using absolutely any user s device that has the Internet connectivity. We also have a unique educational program. We offer an electronic library to school children. Here you can find all the textbooks used in schools in grades 5 through to 11. Textbooks available electronically considerably facilitate the process of finding the right information, although such textbooks fully correspond to the traditional paperbased versions. Moreover, the textbooks are full of colorful illustrations, 30 models and other interesting annexes. Many students will be able to access the project this September already. With regard to the business solutions, we have a project that we implement in cooperation with Samsung. This is an Android-based platform enabling to make two devices out of one. So, this is a unique application for companies where the staff uses smartphones or Tablet PCs for business purposes. This platform was created for business and private data not to mix and interfere with each other. It actually allows you to split the smartphone into 2 zones: business and private. Access to one of them is granted only after you exit the other one. Our company participates in the TIBO exhibition annually, because we have things to show and spring surprise. I. Petrushko, Head of Marketing and Sales, AGAT Control Systems OAO: I. Petrushko We represent not only AGAT Control Systems, but also the entire Geo-information Management Systems holding of companies. Considering the specifics of the business, each one of us offers unique solutions. These are energy-saving technologies, information solutions for government agencies, and the technologies to control various types of transport, and much more. The project is based on modern technologies that can satisfy the interests of the customer. For example, an interesting solution has April 21-25,

67 been designed when fulfilling the order of BelAZ. This is a system to monitor the diagnostics of transport, of large dump trucks, which enables to keep track of the status of the key components of these vehicles. One can find out the details of other solutions at our company s stand. The fair works very intensively and, in my opinion, effectively. We have been engaged both in the exhibition and the congress for many years. S. Kanashevich, Media Projection Equipment Specialist of PrintLux OOO, described the new products of the company: At our booth, we present two types of interactive solutions: ultra-short-focus and short-focus projectors. Each one of them has its own advantages. An ultrashort-focus projector enables the tutor to be closer to the screen board rather than in case of other projectors. First, the projector s beam does not interfere with the teacher; and, second, students cannot see any shadows on the screen. This is a very convenient solution. In parallel with the projectors, we offer a software product: RMEasiteach. Usually, the software embedded into media projectors and interactive whiteboards has limited features. And the features of the RMEasiteach application are dozens of times richer than the potential of the embedded software. We have a special offer for educational institutions enabling them to get a free demo version of RMEasiteach by downloading it from our website. In addition, there is a special discounted offer for schools and universities applied if they buy a media projector. E. Boiko, Deputy Director for Marketing and Sales of PrintLux OOO, described the event that had become traditional for the company when it participated in the TIBO exhibition: PrintLux and the Minsk City Institute of Education Development organize the IT Skills Contest every year. This year, the contest is called My Belarus ; and it is devoted to the Year of Hospitality. We held the contest in two categories: Welcome to Belarus and Sporting Belarus. The second, of course, is topical because of the Ice Hockey World Championship to be hosted. The children told the guests of our country about the most interesting places in Belarus and about the achievements of the Belarusian sportsmen. The contest sparked a big interest. 85 works were submitted, and it wasn t an easy task to choose the best. There were very interesting and talented pieces, videos, interactive albums, and even complete websites devoted to these two topics. We have been organizing this contest for three years already; and every time we give awards to the winners right at the TIBO exhibition. This year, all winners received decent prizes: the Epson printers. It seems to us, everyone was happy. 66 April 21-25, 2014

68 Beltelecom the general partner of the TIBO-2014 forum presented its ZALA terrestrial TV, the features of the xpon technology, and the Maxiphone IP-telephony service at the exhibition. The service of accessing the network of on-air digital TV broadcasting enables to connect the ZALA television in places where watching TV was impossible due to technical INTRODUCING THE EXHIBITORS Beltelecom RUP reasons. The ZALA terrestrial TV applies a wireless TV signal transmission technology, which enables to watch TV channels in digital quality. The signal is broadcasted via the digital terrestrial TV broadcasting stations of the Belarusian Radio and TV Broadcasting Center RUP. At the stand, the company also presented the high download speed capacity of the xpon system. The visitors could try the Maxiphone IP telephony service. April 21-25,

69 MTS (the largest Belarusian mobile communications provider in terms of the number of subscribers) demonstrated its new digital products. The exposition was based on high quality and useful digital solutions both for mass users and a business segment. V.S. Karpovich, CEO of MTS, said: Rapid development of information technologies inevitably brings us to the situation when everything tangible becomes digital. The telecommunications industry being one of the most progress-sensitive is bound to be one step ahead to meet customer needs. The world leading trends including the rising popularity of mobile devices, the Internet services, and cloud computing solutions determined the content of the MTS exhibition stand at TIBO We will show where to store data safe and secure, how to access the array of legal video content, how to organize the educational process on a Tablet PC, and how to ensure security of the corporate information on personal mobile devices of the company s staff. Implementation of innovations is the core of the MTS business strategy; so, we strive to be the first to provide the newest products to Belarusian users. The MTS Drive service that had been created in cooperation with ActiveCloud became one of the most interesting solutions. It is a cloud that enables users to store data (music, video, images, and other files) and Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) COOO 68 April 21-25, 2014

70 synchronize the data with their PC, smartphone or Tablet PC, and share the data with the other Internet users. The MTS Kino (Movie) project was created together with Megogo, which is the largest online movie theater. It provides access to legal video content: movies, TV series, TV shows, cartoons. For business purposes, MTS and Samsung presented the first in Belarus pilot version of a unique solution in the field of mobile security KNOX that enables companies to protect their corporate data stored on the personal smartphones of the staff. The Educational Projects Center has the Electronic Textbook approved by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus. This is a set of training materials that have been adjusted to fit mobile platforms. In addition, MTS presented a new format of the project called The Mobile Library, that has transformed into a portal with hundreds of literature works available for downloading to any device. The Representative Office of XEROX LIMITED (United Kingdom) in Belarus Xerox presented professional printing machines together with their business partners: ByPrint Service and the New Technologies Agency. At the event, the Xerox experts described the Xerox services in the field of outsourcing the office printing infrastructure and demonstrated the YSoft SafeQ software solution developed to manage costs and control office printing equipment use. During the exhibition, the visitors were able to learn more about the Xerox capacities and expertise in the field of document processing outsourcing. In addition, the Xerox stand presented professional printing solutions Xerox Color 560, Xerox D110, the Xerox Colour J75 Press digital printing machine as well as the product lines of paper and special materials for making a wide range of printed products. The participants of the forum were able to take part in the special demonstration sessions of the flagships of the model range of the Xerox digital printing machines and evaluate the printed samples. Nokia Solutions Networks developed an entire range of innovative solutions in all areas of activity the purpose of which was to help telecommunication providers to ensure profits when transferring 1 Gb of personalized data per user daily by Y2020. According to the technological concept, the company helps telecommunication providers cope with the incredible traffic pace, simplifies exploitation of the networking procedures, and ensures the transfer of 1 Gb of personalized data per user daily. Nokia Siemens Networks OOO April 21-25,

71 Nokia Solutions Networks have become a three-time winner of the prestigious Global Telecoms Business Innovation Award in the Wireless Networks Infrastructure Innovations category for implementing joint projects with SK Telecom (Liquid Applications), touch Telecom (a consolidated network operation center), and Zain Kuwait (Customer Experience Index). Belpost RUP presented a number of projects and services based on the state-of-the-art information technologies. A new modern service is getting registered mail pieces through post-mates that are planned to be installed at convenient locations: in shopping malls and train stations, within a walking distance from the subway station. Soon, one will be able to get his or her mail on the way home or when going to work. Using a post-mate, a client can get the goods ordered via the Internet or send a parcel without seeking staff assistance. Within the framework of implementation of the Electronic Belarus government program, Belpost RUP got the status of the information intermediary between the government and the citizens of the Republic of Belarus to enable simple and convenient access of the citizens to the state information resources through the interoperability with the common national information system for receiving information and background data. Those and other modern post office technologies could be seen and tried out at the company s stand. Belpost RUP The Atlant Telecom Internet Service Provider offered its private and corporate clients new services based on wireless and cloud data storage and data transmission technologies. The visitors of the exhibition were proposed favorable terms and conditions of network connectivity, and giveaways. Atlant Telecom is more than just the Internet. This slogan defines our development in the future as well as the concept of presence at the TIBO-2014 international forum. Already today, Atlant Telecom is the Internet Service Provider, a provider of high quality services in Alternative Digital Network IOOO 70 April 21-25, 2014

72 the field of administering and deployment of corporate networks, a broadcasting center of digital interactive television (IPTV), and a rich library of video and audio data. The new services that were announced at TIBO would not just expand that list but would create conditions for even more rapid implementation of the services that would take advantage of high speed data communications and networks, said I.N. Sukach, General Director of Atlant Telekom. All visitors of the forum could discover the innovations. Moreover, it was possible to sign a service contract on special terms and conditions right at the stand. The provider offered its new subscribers the minimum price for connecting to the Ethernet network, three months of free traffic in the selected pricing plan, and giveaways. PrintLux OOO The company s stand was divided into several subject zones. The education zone presented interactive solutions for running classes based on ultra-short-focus media projectors, the Epson document cameras, and software. These solutions offer new opportunities for training and demonstrating. PrintLux is a leading distribution company that has been supplying audio, video, interactive and office equipment to the Republic of Belarus since The company s product portfolio has a wide range of modern equipment from the world leading manufacturers for government agencies, commercial companies, industrial and manufacturing enterprises, logistics and transportation companies, telecommunications and media companies, design and advertising companies, healthcare and educational institutions, hotels, bars, and restaurants, shopping malls, and exhibition centers. PrintLux traditionally displayed global novelties and the latest trends in the field of audiovisual, information communications technologies, and printing technologies. The Epson Moverio BT-200 goggles a unique gadget for entertainment and augmented reality was presented on the market for the first time. The stand of PrintLux demonstrated an integrated approach to solutions for education, business and public sector, which were the main business activities of the company. The zone of the interactive solutions for education at the same time became a creative workshop for the finalists of the city competition of the IT skills called My Belarus, which was devoted to the Belarusian Hospitality Year and which was organized both by the Minsk City Institute of Education Development and PrintLux. In the zone of intelligent solutions for electronic document management, the stand visitors got answers to their questions on how to process a large volume of documents in a minimum time, and how to forward a huge stack of papers to the archive without leaving the office. All of these features were supported by the Epson business scanners and their specialized software. The information visualization solutions for a large audience were presented in the Digital Signage zone using the Samsung professional displays and the SpinetiX media players. In the Epson large format printing zone, the Epson textile printer for high performance cost-effective printing of the POS-materials was presented for the first time. The stand visitors were able to see how the direct printing process printed on T-shirts, sportswear, and promotional giveaways. Solutions for labeling and printing on various surfaces were presented in the printing section. The Epson Printing April 21-25,

73 Factory cartridge-free units enable to dramatically reduce the cost of printing and easily compete with the laser office printing because of the lower ownership cost, lower list cost of a single print, higher performance, and better environmental friendliness. The optical solutions zone at the company s stand was interesting not only to amateurs, but to professionals as well. Using the Meade telescopes, the Pentax photo cameras and binoculars one could really feel a part of the universe, capture the beauty of the Universe, and make distant things closer. Alkotel Electronic Systems ZAO The texet trademark belongs to Alkotel Electronic Systems that is a 27 year old developing and manufacturing company operating in the Russian telecommunications market. When producing its hightech gadgets, Alkotel applies innovative methods, has high requirements to product quality, and offers the best prices. Today, the texet brand name is seen in such fields as the DECT cordless phones, wired phones, mobile phones, smart phones, MP3 players, digital photo frames, e-book readers with the TFT and E-Ink displays based on the Android OS, Tablet PCs, GPS navigators, dashboard cameras, radar detectors, and accessories. This year, texet presented the product lines of the brand name: popular devices and novelties to be launched in the nearest future, like the X-watch product line of smart wrist watches, said A. Zubritskaya, texet marketer. 72 April 21-25, 2014

74 The Horizont Holding Managing Company OAO For more than a 60-year history, Horizont has grown into a huge holding company becoming the largest manufacturer of home appliances and white electronics in the Republic of Belarus and the CIS countries. The holding provides a wide range of various services. For its professionalism and quality of the manufactured products, the company has been repeatedly awarded various prizes and diplomas: The Brand Name of the Year, The Choice of the Year, The Best Products of the Year, The Popular Trademark. The HORIZONT Factory of White Electronics Production Enterprise, which is the manufacturer of the HORIZONT TV sets and the original equipment manufacturer for other world leading brand names, has been numerously awarded as the laureate of the Quality Prize of the Government of the Republic of Belarus. In its business, Horizont seeks to preserve its established traditions of high quality and reliability that have been improved by the latest achievements of science and technology. The exhibition introduced the 7 th series of TVs with the Smart TV feature that could be tested at the company s stand. Their Internet connectivity is based either on the wired Ethernet or wireless Wi-Fi (IEEE b/g/n). The Smart mode based on the Android operating system enables the Internet access as well as the access to various software applications and games. I-Trend OOO can do video calls using the touch screen panel to get reference information from the specialists from various companies, and to open the websites of these companies if necessary. In addition, these touch screen panels cover the social sphere, too: it is possible to instantly find out information about the sightseeing locations in Minsk City, to see the map of the city, to find out currency exchange rates, to open the list of entertainment sites and shopping centers in Minsk City. In addition, the reference and information terminal enables to display advertisement (video clips, images) of the companies whose video-call-centers are connected to it. The stand of Webiring presented the touch-screen terminal called The Virtual Office of the Future ; this is a new and non-standard type of customer information support. This solution is the network of reference and information terminals managed by the specialized software. Using such devices, people The Web Call Center (a video call center) of tourist agencies and banks was integrated into the exhibition stand. Anyone could get online video counseling in the specified fields. In addition, the Webiring stand was online-broadcasting the exhibition events: the Belarusian Congress on the Information Society Technologies and the TIBO Internet Prize Best Internet Resource Republican Competition Award Ceremony. April 21-25,

75 Rizola specializes in supplying mini print houses and the equipment for office printing. Creating mini printing houses at companies, educational institutions, public offices and in copy shops makes it possible to operatively print information materials and minimize their printing cost. A wide product range of the Konica Minolta fullcolor digital printing systems considerably enriches the product line of the RISO risographs and expands the range of the tasks that can be successfully solved by mini print shops. Rizola OOO We have absolutely new products this year. We have presented the newest full color printing system: Konica Minolta Bizhub PRESS C1070. At the exhibition stand of Rizola OOO, visitors could see high-quality post-print equipment from famous manufacturers: the IDEAL 4860 new electric cutter, the GMP laminating units, the RENZ perforating binders, the SKREBBA stapling units, the CYKLOS creasing units, said D. Goncharov, Product Manager of Rizola. FORCE covers the entire range of tasks supplying hardware and software, making information systems, deploying infrastructure solutions, providing technical support, and organizing training. The main business activities of the company are as follows: consulting, supplying the Oracle software and hardware complexes, developing customized software, implementing and integrating information systems, deploying infrastructure solutions, providing technical support, and organizing training. The FORCE Companies Group FORCE is the Oracle Platinum Partner, and the Oracle Software Official Distributor. This is our first participation in the TIBO exhibition. And right away we present sophisticated automation systems for industrial enterprises. And our colleagues the FORCE company display the system of information-based solutions, said Y.N.Losev, Director of Full Spectrum Systems IP. Game Stream has created many exciting and unique computer games, such as the Bagration Operation (a real time strategy game dedicated to the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi troops); the game took the first place in the Best Strategy Game nomination at the Game Developers Conference in Moscow in In 2009, the company released the Order of War computer game published by Square Enix, the largest Japanese game publisher; it was called The best strategy game in The company also develops large-scale technologies in the field of the Internet and advertisement. Game Stream cooperates with the largest companies from the Silicon Valley (California, USA), including Yahoo!. Game Stream COOO The company s stand had the tournament zones of the World of Tanks, which hosted four competitions between the teams of the Military Departments of universities, students of Belarusian universities, and students of Gymnasium 2 of Minsk City Secondary Educational Institution. 74 April 21-25, 2014

76 V.V. Novochadov, Director of Game Stream COOO, commented: We actively cooperate with the Ministry of Education and educational institutions of the country; and we are pleased to know that the younger generation has a reverent attitude to the military history, and they are proud of the Great Victory. We are delighted that young people perceive the Tanks not as a game, but as a way to learn more about the past. The guests of the exhibition can visit the World of Tanks gaming zone and take part in drawing of prizes and gifts, get an invite, and bonus codes. Everyone will be able to follow the tournaments by looking at special screens installed at the company s stand. Belnetexpert is a distributor of the state-of-the-art highquality networking and telecommunication equipment, Dell computers, storage systems, and electro-technical equipment. The company occupies a leading position in the market of the Republic of Belarus in the field of integrated supplies of networking equipment. Belnetexpert ZAO Dell offers high-quality equipment, and the Platinum Plus and Gold enterprise support to its customers. The company s products have been ISO 9002 internationally certified. The Dell products are widely represented in the market of the Republic of Belarus. Among them were as follows: comprehensive solutions for virtualization and consolidation, including those applying new interfaces; stand-alone and rack-mount servers, data storage and backup systems; professional workstations and personal computers; laptops, netbooks, monitors, media projectors. Dell places its stakes on three aspects: supplying personal computers in the configuration preferred by the end-user within the required time followed by the ongoing service support. Moreover, an important element of this strategy is the willingness to minimize prices and attract customers by all sorts of bonuses. April 21-25,

77 AxxonSoft is the Russian market leader in developing intelligent integrated security and video surveillance systems. The company employs over 300 highly qualified specialists; the company has over 30 regional offices in Russia and abroad, and over partner companies: installers and integrators of security and video surveillance systems. AxxonSoft collaborates with the leading Russian and international manufacturers of security equipment; and the company is the ONVIF forum member. The flagship of the Axxonsoft product line is the Intellect multifunctional software platform, which is the heart of the Safe City project that is being implemented in more than 100 cities of Russia and other countries. AxxonSoft UP We display our software, which is the security and video surveillance system, every year at the TIBO exhibition. Every time we show how much our product has developed, said D. Vysotski, Director of AxxonSoft. Tibis is a wholesaler and retailer of personal computers across Belarus. When focusing on the quality of service, the company helps its customers buy exactly what they need in order to hit their targets and goals. Tibis has a vast experience in marketing computers to large organizations. The company provides everything: from the number of the supplied equipment to the individual requirements of every employee taking into account his/her job and personal status. Tibis is a new look at selling and servicing computers, at cooperating with clients and partners. E. Ermakova, Sales Manager of Tibis, shared her impressions: We take part in the exhibition constantly. For us, TIBO-2014 means to acquire new customers and maintain our business contacts. This is a very interesting event. Here we can get a lot of new information and show our products to our potential customers. Tibis ChP SeeMax SeeMax was established to obtain a high quality product that would be a real aid to every motorist. Further rapid growth proved that the company had chosen the right niche and was capable of an efficient struggle in that competitive market. The production expanded, new models were launched, and after a while the company began producing dashboard cameras. Since mobile gadgets were becoming more popular, the product range was expanded by several models of the new compact low cost Tablet PCs that had been designed only for motorists, but for a wide range of potential buyers, too. A. Hralovich, Marketing Specialist, shared her impressions: As usual, this year we present our entire line of navigators and dashboard cameras at the exhibition. At TIBO-2014, we demonstrate our new Tablet PCs including those designed for children. They are much cheaper. We have participated in the event 76 April 21-25, 2014

78 before. We have only good exhibition impressions. People are interested in our products, and they are coming to our stand. This means that we are moving ahead. Technology development and progress are evident. Our company was established in 2011; that is why not all the people know about it; and participation in TIBO is a good way to express ourselves and show what we are capable of. Computer partner OOO The Computer Partner company offers the following types of products and services: USB hubs or connectors, switches, computer speakers, multimedia kits, desktop PCs, laptops, PCs, and others. This year we introduce a new line of all-in-one PCs. Until this year, we had only two PC options, and this year we offer more than four. Today we are moving to the touchscreen technology. And this is not all what you can find at our stand, said D.Bosko, Company s Spokeswoman. I am very happy that a lot of students who are interested in what we offer come to our stand. Many could not even imagine that there were such products. It is also possible to note that there is competition among companies, and this competition is high enough. I think that this is only advantageous for all. Svyazinvest OAO Svyazinvest is one of the largest developers, manufacturers and suppliers of communication systems, digital switching equipment, special purpose communication systems, uninterrupted power supply systems, testing and diagnostic equipment, etc. The main business areas are: development, manufacturing, repair, modernization, supply of communications equipment, mobile communication systems and telecommunications systems, design and engineering, development of tactical and technical tasks, development of engineering and operational documentation, construction and installation of special purpose communication networks. The enterprise closely cooperates with all law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Belarus, with other organizations and agencies, and with the enterprises of the State Military Industrial Committee of the Republic of Belarus. April 21-25,

79 Soyuz-Cable is specialized in the production of fiber optic cables for the enterprises located in Russia, the CIS countries, and far-abroad countries. The factory s yield of production is 10 thousand kilometers of fiber-optic cable per year. The plant is the only one in the Republic of Belarus to have an accredited laboratory, which enables to test fiber-optic cables for their resistance to the cyclic temperature changes and mechanical stress, as well as to measure the electrical parameters of the cables. We like the exhibition this year. We brought our products, and we are happy to share our experiences with the visitors, said copywriter V. Nikitenko. Soyuz-Cable IOO AGAT Control Systems Managing Company of Geo-information Control Systems Holding OJSC AGAT Control Systems is a diversified enterprise, a leader in the development of the general purpose and specialized automated control systems, hardware and software complexes and technical means, including telecommunications and data communications systems, computers, instruments and gauges, power and lifesupport systems. The products of AGAT Management Systems OJSC are high-tech systems and complexes the foremost quality characteristics of which are high reliability, durability, ease of use, and affordable price. BS/2, which is one of the companies in the Penki Kontinentai Group, has been working in the banking technologies market for 20 years; the company specializes in providing business outsourcing services and develops software, supplies banking equipment, delivers system integration services and technical support services. Its universal solutions and a list of provided services are familiar in 67 countries. BS/2 has been an exclusive partner of Wincor Nixdorf for 15 years. The company delivers the following services: development, implementation and support of software, distribution of equipment for banks and retail sector, supplying of spare parts, servicing and technical support, monitoring of the IT infrastructure, consulting, training, and outsourcing. BS/2 78 April 21-25, 2014

80 TAMRON keeps its leadership in the global optical industry. The main objective is to maintain a strong corporate growth based on high levels of customer satisfaction. This is achieved by providing high quality products at a reasonable price, which also contributes to the prosperity of the shareholders and company s employees. This year, the company presented two novelties at the exhibition: ultra-telescopic lens and universal lens that were well perceived by the public, said S. Tsvetkova, Marketing and Advertisement Manager. Teling has been a wholesaler and retailer of networking equipment and accessories on the Belarusian market for more than 10 years. The core business activities are supplying components for fiber optic cable networks and equipment for corporate networks. The company offers the following: instruments and measuring equipment, copper cabling systems, multimedia components, the PON networks equipment, fiber optic components, networking equipment, video conferencing equipment, surge arrests and uninterruptible power supplies, telecommunication cabinets and open racks, and tools. We like the way the fair is organized, and video conferences made good impressions. And at our stand, we present a new welding machine this year, said Y. Alenchik, Telecommunications Engineer. TAMRON OOO Teling Group OOO The company s stand displayed a wide range of video surveillance equipment from Dahua, the Tsict accessories, and the HP servers. The specially installed monitors displayed real time images from the Dahua video cameras mounted on the company s stand. Thus, it was possible to appreciate the operating quality of the equipment. The company also displayed casing for the Tsict video cameras, the Lantech industrial switches, and the HP servers. Multisoft ODO The visitors had the opportunity to study the solutions of arranging video surveillance systems of any scale: urban video surveillance, industrial video surveillance for hazardous applications (explosive, aggressive environment, etc.), visitor counting systems, video analytics systems, IPbased video door entry systems for private houses and apartment buildings (business centers). All questions could be asked to the experts and to the specially invited representatives of the manufacturer who came from China. The visitors could also see the latest models of the HP servers, industrial switches, door intercommunication systems, and accessories. April 21-25,

81 Datastream DEP OOO At the stand, the visitors could talk to the specialists of the company and study the new products from the famous brand names: ZyXEL: active networking equipment; ORing: active networking equipment for industrial Ethernet; TWT, LANMASTER: comprehensive cable system solutions; VIVOTEK: IP-cameras and software for video surveillance; Macroscop: a software application for professional IP-based video surveillance systems; Bas-IP: IP-based door intercom system; QNAP: network attached storage (NAS) and network video recording (NVR) IP-based systems; APC: uninterruptible power suppliers, surge arrests, etc. The company is one of the leading Belarusian players in the information technologies market; it supplies advanced telecommunications equipment designed for data networking of various complexity and for different applications. Datastream DEP comprehensively distributes products, including counselling about the equipment selection, complete supporting of the product delivery (planning, informing of the customer about the items in shipment, time in transit, delivery time), documentary supporting (providing necessary state licenses, compliance certificates for the supplied equipment, and other documentation), warranty and post-warranty servicing. The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus The main objectives of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus are: protecting and ensuring stability of the Belarusian ruble, including its purchasing power and its currency exchange rate in relation to foreign currencies; ensuring stability of the banking system of the Republic of Belarus; maintaining efficient, reliable, and secure operation of the payment system. This year, we present a project to improve financial literacy of the population, because profiting is not the main business purpose of the National Bank, stressed N. Poznyak, Chief Specialist of the Non-banking Operations Directorate of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus. The joint stand of the Minsk State Executive Committee This year, the Minsk City Executive Committee was presented by various organizations. InDelKo ZAO is one of the leading Belarusian companies on the market of telemetry and industrial automation; the company offers turn-key high-tech solutions applying the most advanced and modern technical units based on the latest achievements of microprocessor and information technologies; and some of the components are made by the company itself. The core business of the enterprise is development, designing, manufacturing, and supplying hardware and software complexes and means for dispatcher control and management, and implementation of the automated technological processes control systems. D. Bozhko, Electronics Engineer of InDelCo, described the new products presented by the company at the exhibition: This is a comprehensive system of reporting and dispatching the energy resources of the town or 80 April 21-25, 2014

82 district. This also enables to do accounting, to control and analyze the consumption of thermal energy for heating and hot water supply in housing and utilities. TIBO is an interesting and ambitious exhibition. Not only Belarusians, but many visitors from Russia who are interested in our products come to our stand. I like that the fair is well planned and thought out. Here you feel yourself cozily, noted D. Bozhko. The 51 st high school of Minsk City presented the student s card. Y. Pokataeva, Deputy Director, gave more details of the project: The student s card has an electronic chip in the memory of which there is data on the ID owner (this matches the information that can be read visually, but for the photo). The electronic chip is recognized by the readers based on the rules that include an unauthorized access protection. This means that the digital data stored on the student s card cannot be read by automated systems that do not have the appropriate access rights. The student s card is identified at a distance of up to 10 centimeters from the card reader. Novatech Security Systems ZAO is a Belarusian developer and manufacturer of high-quality security systems under the Novatech trademark. The company is specialized in designing, manufacturing and servicing of security and monitoring systems: software, control panels, security sensors, alarming devices. Another important business activity of the company is designing, supplying, and servicing complex video surveillance systems. The Infopark Scientific and Technological Association The Infopark Scientific and Technological Association was established according to the Presidential Decree #234 On state support of development and export of information technologies dated May 3, The Infopark Association was created as a tool to develop the Belarusian programming industry and to make organizational and economic environment that would be attractive and favorable for the IT experts to work in Belarus rather than abroad. According to the Civil Code of the Republic of Belarus, the main tasks of the Association are coordination of businesses, representation and protection of the interests of its member companies (legal entities). The members of the Infopark Association offer their consumers a wide range of high-tech software products and solutions that are demanded both in the domestic and foreign markets, including the largest European countries, the USA, Russia, and the CIS countries. The customers and partners are such wellknown companies as Alcatel, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, Siemens, SUN, and many others. April 21-25,

83 FACTS AND FIGURES OF THE TIBO-2014 FORUM STATISTICS The exhibition The Congress Exhibition visitors 200+ Exhibiting companies 21% Foreign exhibitors 28% New exhibitors 14 Participating countries 6500 Space (square meters) of the exhibition 8 Exhibition partners 18 Theoretic and practical conferences and panel discussions 12 Workshop presentations by the exhibitors 5 Participating countries THE INTERNET PRIZE 14 Nominations 539 Participation applications GEOGRAPHY OF THE EXHIBITION PARTICIPANTS Belarus Russia Ukraine Kazakhstan Lithuania Latvia Poland Germany Finland UK China Korea Japan USA 82 April 21-25, 2014

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