From personnel training to space exploration: what projects are expected at the forum "Strong Ideas for a new age" on the technological track
Projects that can strengthen the country, ensure its security and improve the future for all citizens correspond to the 13 topics of the National Technology Initiative (NTI) when selecting applications for the Strong Ideas for a New Age forum. It is organized by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) and the Roscongress Foundation, co–organized by VEB.RF. Since March 17, this track has received more than 700 ideas from almost all regions of the country. Their topics cover a wide range of areas, from the defense industry to space exploration, and projects are evaluated without strict reference to specific technological solutions.
You can submit your ideas for positive changes in the country on the идея.росконгресс.рф until May 15, 2025. Experts will select the top 100 ideas. The strongest ones will be presented to the country's leadership in July at the final event in Moscow.
Within the framework of the NTI, ideas are accepted in two key areas: civil defense technologies and technological innovations (the NTI Platform). The latter is focused on disruptive technologies that can change the future. Of particular interest are projects related to space exploration, the development of energy solutions for autonomous and remote areas, as well as the introduction of new materials in the energy sector to improve the efficiency and environmental friendliness of systems.
The field of civil-military technologies includes projects that adapt civilian developments to the needs of the army. According to Dmitry Bashkatov, director of the ASI's Technology division, there is a steady trend towards merging civilian and military technologies in the world.
"When civilian and business activities can be used for defense and sovereignty purposes in the event of a threat, we can save on the development, maintenance and education of specialists. We are waiting for such ideas that will introduce innovations in approaches to the design and modeling of civil defense systems. They will give answers: how to create dual-use products? How to introduce civilian products into the armed forces, ways to enhance technological cooperation between civil society and the army," said Bashkatov.