The Commission works on creating a common digital space of the EAEU, filled with the best technology solutions

Bakytzhan Sagintaev, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission, took part in the plenary session of the International Economic Forum of the CIS Member States “New Impulses for Developing the Greater Eurasian Partnership. Science and Technology and Innovative Cooperation”.

Welcoming the event participants, Bakytzhan Sagintaev noted the relevance of the plenary session topics of the Forum for all countries, including the Eurasian Economic Union.

Scientific, technological and innovative development is one of the effective tools for further growth of the Eurasian Economic Union economies. All Eurasian Five Member States have approved strategic and program documents that ensure progressive science and technology development.

At the supranational level, tasks are being tackled to integrate the EAEU into the global architecture of economic relations, increase exports, attract investment and technology. During the functioning of the Eurasian Economic Commission about one hundred memoranda of cooperation with third countries and international organizations have been signed, allowing sharing experience, including in terms of advanced innovative developments.

“Given the high pace of digital transformation in all areas of the economy, the Commission actively works on the creation of a common digital space focused on simplifying interaction between government agencies, businesses and citizens,” reported the Head of the EEC Board. “Our task is to make all processes faster, more convenient and safer. The implementation of technology solutions is based on the Digital Union concept”.

Bakytzhan Sagintaev spoke about the successful functioning of the integrated information system within the EAEU. Its development creates a supranational infrastructure that allows five different systems to be in the same ecosystem.

Digitalization is currently developing dynamically in a number of areas of the economy. The measures taken in the transport sector will make it possible to ensure seamless transportation, creating a sustainable transport and logistics framework within the Union. In the energy sector, one of the most important tasks is to diversify the structure of power generation. In the agricultural sector it is promising to further establish cooperation in the production of knowledge-intensive goods.

According to Bakytzhan Sagintaev, innovations and accelerated assimilation of scientific and technological advances largely determine the competitiveness of each national economy. Dialogue and effective interaction between integration structures will contribute to implementing this task.