Science & Tech Union Minister explores Russian Industrial Digitalization Expo

Science & Tech Union Minister explores Russian Industrial Digitalization Expo

UNION Minister for Science and Technology Dr Myo Thein Kyaw, who is currently in Nizhny Novgorod, the Russian Federation, visited the exhibition booths displayed at the Digitalization of Industrial Russia 2026 Forum yesterday evening.

At the booths, Russian technology companies showcased the use of artificial intelligence technologies, bioinformatics technologies, and cybersecurity technologies across various socioeconomic sectors, efforts to manufacture communication equipment and related devices domestically, and attempts to produce related applications and equipment within Russia. The use of Digital Twin technology in Moscow’s urban management and the application of bioinformatics technologies across multiple sectors were displayed.

The Union minister also observed the independent operating systems free from foreign reliance, cybersecurity and data management applications, technological devices, and software at Astra Group’s booth.

During the discussion with Astra Group, the Union minister discussed technical assistance and support for Myanmar to independently develop operating systems and software, human resource development, and the signing of an MoU between Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI) and Naypyitaw State Polytechnic University (NSPU) for human resource development and implementation of technological research. — MNA/KTZH