Konstantin Trofimenko, Managing Director of Centre for Research of Urban Transport Problems and Institute for Transport Economics and Transport Policy Studies at HSE University, joined the Urban & Rural Development week at @Expo2020Dubai and shared his views on one of the key themes of this week — urbanism. Virtual sessions are organized by @Expo2020Dubai team on a regular basis and bring together experts from different countries to discuss the most important and actual questions today.

 

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to declare 2021 the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development. According to the resolution, the international community should support developing countries in their effort to increase their presence in creative economy and to encourage development of creative industries. Moreover, the resolution recognizes the important role of the creative economy in boosting employment and actively supporting the start-up culture, small and medium-sized enterprises and also in fighting hunger and poverty.

With a special focus on the creative industry and projects which have been successfully implemented inside the industry by Russian companies that are willing to share their experience, a large number of events are going to be organised both online and offline by the team of the Russian Pavilion in the framework of Expo 2020 in Dubai, UAE.

 

The Skolkovo Innovation Center will demonstrate Russian technological achievements at Expo 2020.

Arkady Dvorkovich, Chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation: We attend all the largest Forums in the world, so Expo 2020 in Dubai is a great chance to introduce our new projects and recent developments. We’ve got «success stories» and would like to share them with the world. I believe that the Russian Pavillion will be the most interesting and will probably be among the leaders at Expo 2020. We will present virtual and augmented reality technologies and robotic components as we usually do. We are planning to introduce new developments based on new technologies in such areas as ecology, healthcare, health food and education. We are going to talk about these innovative projects in simple words during seminars and forum discussions.

 

Alexey Gruzdev, Comissioner-General of the Russian Pavilion at World Expo 2020 and H.E. Reem Al-Hashimi, Managing Director for the Dubai World Expo 2020 met in Dubai.

On February 19, 2020 Alexey Gruzdev , Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and Comissioner-General of the Russian Pavilion at Expo 2020 and H.E. Reem Al-Hashimi , UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Managing Director for the Dubai World Expo 2020 held a meeting in Dubai to discuss the preparation status of Russia for World Expo 2020 as well as the prospects for cooperation between the UAE and the Russian Federation.

 

Russian Emirates Publishing House became the first official media partner of the Russia Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.

On February 18, 2020 the ceremony of signing a media partnership agreement in the framework of the Russia pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai was held in the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and journalists.

Under the agreement, signed by the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and the General Commissioner of the Russia Pavilion at Expo 2020, Alexey Gruzdev and General Director of the Russian Emirates Publishing & Advertising Sergey Tokarev, publishing house will provide comprehensive media support to the Russia Pavilion, large-scale coverage of cultural, entertainment and business programs events, as well as develop and implement a special project on Russia’s participation at Expo 2020 in print and online media.

❝The Russian Emirates Publishing House❞ has been operating in the UAE media sphere for almost 20 years, and its media products are well-respected among our compatriots in the UAE and in business circles. We are confident in successful and fruitful cooperation with our new partner, said Alexey Gruzdev during the signing ceremony.

 

Russian Minister for Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov today laid a time capsule in the foundations of the Russian Pavilion at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai — a symbolic gesture to launch Russia’s participation in next year’s Expo. Emphasising the significance of Expo for Russia, Manturov said «For us, our Pavilion is not just an exhibition space. It is actually a physical way to show the connection of the modern, dynamic Russia of today with its rich past, with its historic and spiritual heritage. Our Pavilion will be a platform for buiness discussions, for the creation of new networks and connections and for the development of new ideas and cooperation».

Today the world was introduced to Latifa and her brother Rashid, their robot friends Alif, Opti and Terra, and Salama, the wise and powerful old Ghaf tree — the official mascots of Expo 2020. We look forward to Latifa and Rashid leading us on their adventures through the wonderful world of Expo, and getting to know this amazing global event through their eyes!