Outstanding quotes from SPIEF 2021: Forum participants on international cooperation

Network interaction led to the development of new forms of diplomacy. There are such types of international relations that allow you to create new virtual spaces not only in the technical and technological sense, but also in the transboundary one. Transboundary interaction with positive connotation in international relations in the context of «network diplomacy» is realized in the format of dialogue platforms. Public diplomacy of international dialogues uses an event-based approach. Intellectual events, as part of public diplomacy, can consider international dialogues of civil communities as a very successful format.

One of the highest profile participants at SPIEF 2018 was of course Sadhguru, a yogi and mystic and the founder of the Isha Foundation. He captivated the audience with his distinctive traditional attire and his thinking, which he presented at two sessions, ‘From Ambition to Vision’ and ‘Forecast 2100: Technologies of the Future’.

In this publication, the consulting company Accenture reviews key trends in the post-digital world and suggests steps that business leaders need to take in order to capitalize on the new environment.

The report by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) offers information on essential features of trade and economic interactions among EAEU member states and between the EAEU and third countries, and reviews the most significant aspects of the integration processes within EAEU and globally as of late 2018.