The "BelBrand" Association for Intellectual Property Protection took part in the National Youth Forum, dedicated to the International Day of the Internet, which was held on April 4, 2016, at the International Switching Centre of the Republic's Unitary Enterprise (RUE) "Beltelecom".
The Forum comprised the following:
• Presentation of best youth IT-projects by Belarusian authors
• Awarding the winners of the Internet-Premium
• Master classes on topical problems of the IT sphere
Albert Taipov, the Chairman of the "BelBrand" Association, made a welcoming speech to the participants of the event, noting the multiplicity of modern challenges faced by rights holders and users in the context of the intensive development of digital technologies, and emphasizing the importance of efficient addressing the intellectual property protection problems, caused thereby. Mr Taipov also took part in the awarding ceremony of the Internet Award. Valentin Rachkovskiy, a Patent Attorney of the Republic of Belarus, a Member of the Board of the "BelBrand" Association and the Managing Partner of the "BelBrand Consult" Agency for Intellectual Property Protection, highlighted the practical aspects of intellectual property protection in IT projects.
Among the guests of the Forum, there were representatives of the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus, Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, the weekly "Argumenty i Fakty", the "Web and Market" Company, the "Webcom" Academy of the Beltelecom and other Belarusian and foreign companies, and authors of youth IT projects.