The Policy of the Technological Security Provision in Belarus

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The purpose of the research. The article analyzes the policy of the Republic of Belarus on ensuring national technological security: the approaches to define it and to assess its current state, place in the national system of socio-economic development and, in this regard, the relationship with other areas of state policy. The purpose of the research is to identify the groundwork developed in the country to strengthen its technological security for their use in Russia and relevant proposals. Conclusions. As a result of the conducted research, it was found out that despite significant progress in the formation of national technological security, it has not been possible to ensure it in Belarus, yet. However, it is advisable to apply the solid foundations created in this case in Russian practices: rely on a systematic approach, i.e., to link the achievement of technological security with other areas of state policy, as well as with the strengthening of the national innovation system, with the promising scientific and technological development of, and the identified ways of their effective economic development. The good opportunities to strengthen technological security by increasing the technological level of national economies provides the development of integration ties between our countries within the framework of their Union State.

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Eugenia L. Moreva

Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

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Email: ELMoreva@fa.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6355-7808
SPIN-code: 7145-5829
Scopus Author ID: 57203587867

Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Leader research associate, Institute for Financial and Industrial Policy; Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation; Moscow, Russian Federation

Russian Federation, Moscow

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2. Fig. 1. The Dynamics of the manufacturability indicators of Belarus, Russia, China and G7.

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3. Fig. 1. The main indicators of the TS of the RB, 2016–2023.

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4. Fig. 3. The General scheme of identifying projects for the development of promising technologies in the Republic of Belarus.

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