It is necessary to significantly speed up the intellectual modernization of the Belarusian economy, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a ceremony to award Doctor of Science diplomas and professor certificates to academic, research and teaching staff on 31 January, BelTA has learned.
“In the coming years, we will have to significantly ramp up the intellectual modernization of our economy. Such a strategy is the only way to make a breakthrough and achieve a new quality of life, and I would even say, ensure the survival of any society,” the head of state noted.
“I want you to understand the urgency of the moment. Today, science means independence for a state. Technologies have taken over the world, and countries that possess them are not just getting richer, they are already calling the shots and actively promoting a new world order. And the harsh truth of life is that we are forced to fight for our place in the new high-tech world,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted.