The initiative for the explosive development of industrial tourism within the framework of the Union State will be offered by the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research (BISR) to its Russian partners. This was announced during the work of a separate expert platform "Regional cooperation. The Formula of Success" in Vitebsk by the BISR director Oleg Makarov, BelTA correspondent reports.
"We want to present our achievements and, of course, we are looking for regional partners," he outlined the objectives. "The Institute of Strategic Research, unlike many other "think tanks" in the world, has regional offices. And today we are visiting our regional Vitebsk Office. We use this formula in our work with Chinese partners, where there are "think tanks" located in provinces. And we are looking for symmetrical partners in the Russian Federation - those entities that provide analytics to regional authorities."
The BISR Head added that the "think tank" intends to offer to the dialogue participants some things to "pump" and present their developments. Proposals to be made include the industrial tourism development.
"We have a very successful experience with such leading structure, the "think tank", as the Agency for Strategic Initiatives of Russia (the Agency for Strategic Initiatives for the Promotion of New Projects, ASI. - BelTA). And we are working with them on a number of projects. One of them, the most urgent, is industrial tourism. We want to propose such an initiative as the explosive development of industrial tourism within the framework of the Union State," Oleg Makarov said.
The project in question is aimed at youth and has an educational vector. "We are not focused on doing some kind of branding or advertising for our industry," he said. "We want to show young people what industry is, what innovation is, what the real sector of the economy is. Rather, it is no longer about tourism or industry, but about learning about the space in which our young people live."
This is the fourth time that BISR has organized a meeting of experts on the eve of the Forum of the Regions of Belarus and Russia. Previously, similar meetings were held in Grodno, Ufa and Minsk. Today, analysts will present studies conducted during the year for the regions and discuss relevant issues, including regional development within the framework of the Union State.
A separate expert platform "Regional cooperation. The Formula of Success" was opened in Vitebsk today on the eve of the XI Forum of the Regions of Belarus and Russia. It was organized by the BISR. Experts discuss the specifics of interaction between the regions of the two countries in the context of small towns and rural areas development. They also talk about the interaction between the state and business, implementation of youth policy, and innovations. Those invited to participate include government and business representatives, participants of the Forum of Regions, and young analysts.