On August 15, 2024, the Institute of Economics of NAS of Belarus and the Institute of Sociology of NAS of Belarus held a joint Unified Information Day on the topic “Information Hygiene or How Not to Become a Victim of Misinformation”
On August 15, 2024, the Institute of Economics of NAS of Belarus and the Institute of Sociology of NAS of Belarus held a joint Unified Information Day “Information Hygiene or How Not to Become a Victim of Misinformation”.
The event was moderated by Nikolai MYSLIVETS, Director of the Institute of Sociology of NAS of Belarus, Candidate of Sociology, Associate Professor. The scientist addressed the audience with a welcoming speech, grounding the significance and relevance of this topic for everyone.
A report “Fakes as a technology for destabilizing the socio-political system” was presented by Elizaveta GLUSHAKOVA, an employee of the Center for Political Science of the Institute of Sociology of NAS of Belarus.
The current trends in the development of legal support for the provision of electronic services in the Republic of Belarus were discussed by Darya MARKEVICH, an employee of the Center of Innovation and Investment Policy of the Institute of Economics of NAS of Belarus.
The Deputy Head of the Main Department of Procedural Control of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus Sergei GIRGEL devoted his comprehensive report to the practical aspects of information hygiene and recommendations on how not to become a victim of cyber fraudsters, citing vivid examples of such fraud.
Following Sergei GIRGEL’s speech, Natalya YAKOVLEVA, an employee of the Institute of Sociology of NAS of Belarus, asked a question about the security of biometric means of information protection.
The topic of the Unified Information Day united not only members of the information and propaganda group, but also the heads and employees of both institutes, including young scientists, at the site of the Institute of Economics.
The issues mentioned in the reports aroused great interest among those present.