A socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of nationwide and international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events.

The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of nationwide and international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events. It was established in pursuance of a decision by the President of the Russian Federation.

The Foundation was established in 2007 with the aim of facilitating the development of Russia’s economic potential, promoting its national interests, and strengthening the country’s image. One of the roles of the Foundation is to comprehensively evaluate, analyse, and cover issues on the Russian and global economic agendas. It also offers administrative services, provides promotional support for business projects and attracting investment, helps foster social entrepreneurship and charitable initiatives.

Each year, the Foundation’s events draw participants from 209 countries and territories, with more than 15,000 media representatives working on-site at Roscongress’ various venues. The Foundation benefits from analytical and professional expertise provided by 5,000 people working in Russia and abroad.

The Foundation works alongside various UN departments and other international organizations, and is building multi-format cooperation with 212 economic partners, including industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions, financial, trade, and business associations from 86 countries worldwide, and 293 Russian public organizations, federal and regional executive and legislative bodies of the Russian Federation.

The Roscongress Foundation has Telegram channels in Russian t.me/Roscongress, English – t.me/RoscongressDirect, Spanish – t.me/RoscongressEsp and Arabic t.me/RosCongressArabic. Official website and Information and Analytical System of the Roscongress Foundation:roscongress.org.

Arthur Bychkov

Arthur Bychkov

Director, Irkutsk Institute (branch) of the All-Russian State University of Justice (RPA of the Ministry of Justice of Russia)
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26.06.2024
St. Petersburg International Legal Forum 2024
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Countering the Propaganda of Radical, Extremist, and Terrorist Activities
It is the state that should manage the process of development of artificial intelligence, which is already sufficiently integrated into the creation of texts, source code for software and speech. The leaders in artificial intelligence regulation are the United States, China, and the European Union, which are actively working and applying relevant laws. We can analyze existing experience and practices. We have something we can use as a foundation. At the same time, there is an urgent need for a comprehensive approach to changing the legal norms with regard to both generative and non-generative artificial intelligence. It is also necessary to introduce these norms into the current legislation, first of all, into the law of the Russian Federation on information, information technologies and information protection [Federal Law No. 149-FZ ‘On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection’ dated 27 July 2006, – Ed.]. I think they will fit into the existing legislation. There is no need to adopt a separate digital code, which some people are now insisting on
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