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Lukashenko calls for nationwide rollout of youth techno-incubators
MINSK, 17 October (BelTA) – We need to expand the initiative for youth techno-incubators throughout Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during a ceremony to open Minsk City Technical Creativity Center for Children and Youth in the Belarusian capital on 17 October, BelTA has learned.
The president stated that Belarus will continue to invest heavily in the development of promising technical fields: robotics, nanoelectronics, complex self-learning systems, and other areas of science. The training of personnel is constantly being improved, and the interaction between education and high-tech enterprises is being strengthened.
“The new Minsk City Technical Creativity Center for Children and Youth should become one of the stages of such training, where everyone fascinated by scientific mysteries and discoveries can find their path into big science or manufacturing. And frankly, what we are lacking is engineers.” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
He noted that there are many capable children and it is important to spot them and nurture them: "We spot young talents and nurture them in centers like this one. I expect that such techno-incubators will be established not only in the capital city but across the entire country. We are essentially demonstrating what they should look like."
The president emphasized that there is sufficient space for this; there is no need to build anything new. For example, the Minsk City Technical Creativity Center for Children and Youth is based on the site of the former Vostochny bus terminal. The building has been reconstructed and outfitted with the necessary equipment. The center spans the area of over 7,200 square meters.
“What we need to do it to put what we already have to good use. Today, we need to seek out young talents from a very young age and create conditions for their education and professional growth. We must not spare money for this, because it is the future,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. “We must take children off the streets, encourage them to engage in screen-free activities, teach them to think and to apply the knowledge they have gained in practice. This is not only important for the country, but it also gives them a solid foundation for their own future.”
The head of state expressed confidence that the center's top-notch laboratories, training grounds and spacious classrooms will contribute to achieving this goal and also become a genuine gift for the youth of Minsk. “If someone from the regions decides to visit, they will be welcome,” he added.
"Now everything is up to you, my young friends. However lofty it may sound, it is you, the new generation of scientists, designers, engineers, and specialists, who will be building our country's tomorrow in a few years,” Aleksandr Lukashenko addressed the youngsters. “I often hear: we are lacking this or that... Well, realize your dreams and ideas. Make them benefit yourself, your parents, your family. And also the country.”
The president noted that children and young people, working in laboratories, design bureaus, or production workshops, will make the decisions that will determine the future of Belarus for years and decades to come.
"Dear friends, studying at the center gives you a unique chance to express yourself in innovative technical creativity in the fields of radio electronics, robotics, and programming. Believe in yourselves. I know you already have. We will help you in every way, because without science, there is no future," he said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko described his current meeting with children and youth engaged in scientific and technical creativity as merely a “small conversation” that will precede a larger one with the country's scientists and academicians. The head of state noted that another congress of scientists will be held soon. It will explore the areas for the development of science in the country and ways to forge its closer ties with the manufacturing sector.
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