Problem: Climate change in the permafrost zone has a significant impact on changing weather conditions worldwide, including in all BRICS countries. According to estimates of the Russian scientists, more than 60 billion tons of methane and 560 billion tons of organic matter are frozen at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. In the land zone of the permafrost of Russia, which covers more than half of the country’s territory contains billions of cubic meters of methane. Today, methane emissions are estimated to account for up to 30% of total carbon emissions into the Earth’s atmosphere. Changes in the state of permafrost may lead to the release of methane stored in it, which will negatively influence the climate. Solution: IAS Snowflake is being created for interdisciplinary applied research, one of the areas of which is in-depth, continuous and comprehensive monitoring of the state of permafrost, the dynamics of climate change in general, as well as the impact of climate change in the Arctic on weather conditions in all BRICS countries. Research at the station has great practical importance to go further in the serial production of new "green" energy equipment. Problem: High cost of diesel fuel in remote settlements of the Arctic and the Far East (the cost of electricity exceeds the average by tens of times; tariffs for the population are subsidized by the state, which bears the main burden of financing the industry). Solution: One of the key areas of the IAS Snowflake - innovative solutions for autonomous energy supply of isolated objects and settlements. The station will present technologies for autonomous heat production (heat pumps based on a lake collector, hydrogen heating), electricity (autonomous energy systems with support-balancing systems based on solar and wind energy, hydrogen and lithium-ion energy storage systems), motor fuel (electric charging and hydrogen filling stations), hydrogen transport (all-terrain vehicles). All of the above solutions are relevant for any BRICS country, regardless of the climate zone in which it is located. For example, hydrogen all-terrain vehicles can be effectively used not only in permafrost, but also in sand dunes, research on autonomous energy systems and energy storage systems with some modifications for the climate is also relevant for isolated objects and settlements in subtropical and tropical latitudes. The heat supply solutions developed at IAS Snowflake work not only for heating, but also for cooling buildings and structures.

The project is part of the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030 which seeks to secure a sustainable supply of energy by diversifying energy supply sources.Dubai aims to reduce its reliance on imported natural gas by achieving 7%of installed capacity from solar energy by 2020,25% by 2030, and 75% by 2050.

The main problem that the practice solves is to overcome one of the main reasons for the unsatisfactory installation of fibre optic connections in the BRICS and CIS countries - the use of low-quality optical fibres by companies during installation and the blaming of all problems on the installers, which creates a vicious circle. This problem is particularly acute in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia, because in the first case the work of many government agencies that are vital to the country, such as the Russian Ministry of Health, is hampered or made impossible, while in the second case there are communication problems within the agencies due to a fundamentally different approach to remote reception of citizens. For example, serious problems arise in the interaction between the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia and the State Committee for Real Estate Cadastre, which can lead to litigation for law-abiding citizens. Practice offers the following solution to the problem: express diagnostics of a certain part of a batch of optical fibres with a portable device, which allows to make a conclusion on the whole received batch for a small number of measurements, which will allow to determine without errors the mechanical reliability at a certain technique of installation - researches in this field have been conducted since the end of the 70s with the support of such structures as Bell Labs, even after leaving the AT&T company, and the U.S. Navy, which ensures the reliability of the results obtained in the course of their application. In the end, this will make it possible to significantly reduce the rate of line failures, both by directly improving the quality of the work carried out by the company's employees and, if necessary, by choosing a different strategy for laying fibre optic cables. The practice has an important additional feature: it is not tied to a specific type of optical fibre, thanks to the availability of a set of working profiles in the on-board computer of the device, which are responsible for different types of optical fibres. These profiles can be adjusted over a wide range of limits in a way that is accessible to the experienced PC user, so that there are no problems with their practical application, provided that they are physically correct. This fact is guaranteed by the deep level of immersion of the practitioners in the subject of two-point bending of various multilayer rods (in general, strength tests can be carried out on any multilayer rod with a sufficiently low theoretical resistance to bending, obtained by means of deductions from the theory of elasticity, for example, from the inference of rod bending, or, for special accuracy of the model, from the bending of a cylindrical shell or cylinder).

Microorganisms, as the most abundant and diverse organic living entities in soil, play a crucial role in maintaining soil health. They include bacteria, fungi, and actinomycetes, which drive the cycling of elements such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur. These processes are closely related to plant primary productivity and soil health. This project utilizes digital spectral micro-light information technology to collect signal spectra of the metabolic activity and products of rhizosphere microorganisms in the soil of plants and to establish a data model. This allows for the assessment of the activity of soil microorganisms and the rhizosphere environment, and the inference of soil health.

Nowadays, the Internet and modern IT technologies have made a great contribution to the development of society, and a modern digital economy has emerged. One of the impressive achievements of recent years has been the widespread introduction of marketplaces, which are optimized online platforms for the provision of products and services. Combining IT technologies with biotechnologies in medicine, agriculture, green energy and other branches of modern economy and medicine can form a new branch in the digital economy - bioeconomy. Standardization of a “product” or “service” is a fundamental criterion in the formation of marketplaces. The lack of unified global standards of pre-analytical level of research has prevented the formation of niche marketplaces for R&D and production solutions. However, the biobanking trend that has been developing over the last 20 years has helped to solve the problem by forming a set of uniform rules and recommendations for all researchers and institutions (the concept of network standardized biobanks - “Virtual Biobank”). In addition to the samples themselves, biobanks are a source of a large amount of biomedical data. Their qualitative difference from other databases lies in the uniform standards for their acquisition (biobanking standards). This ensures their uniformity regardless of the center where they were obtained (validated data). Therefore, biobanks are also “BIODATA Banks” (or Digital Biobanks). Consequently, these bases are indispensable for the development of technologies based on BIG DATA analysis, artificial intelligence and bioinformatics. To realize this direction, the SmartBio team has formulated the concept of a Marketplace of R&D, BIODATA and production solutions. Based on the concept, we will create a unified platform that unites all clinical bases and coordinates their work through a project module. In addition to project solutions, the module will integrate unified standards for collection, processing and storage of biomaterial, which will ensure standardization of both biosamples and the data obtained from them. The platform will allow storing any format of data and providing their routing to high-performance computing clusters for the development of algorithms based on BIG DATA analysis, artificial intelligence and bioinformatics. Analysis of ongoing research will allow the creation of both new drugs and the search for bioequivalents of existing ones, while the project module will enable rapid search for a manufacturing base to create a series of products. The integration of regulatory bodies will ensure transparency and safety of all ongoing research and development.

Practical implementation of the concept of silicon economy

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Problem: Climate change poses an unprecedented threat to our planet, yet there's a significant lack of awareness and integration of sustainable practices, particularly in carbon trading. As a startup with a small team, scaling our impact and educating more people are significant challenges. Integration and collaboration with partners, government bodies, and communities are essential, yet difficult to achieve on a larger scale. Solution: We act as a catalyst for climate adaptation by providing specialized consulting services that educate, empower, and raise awareness about sustainable practices, with a focus on carbon trading. By leveraging partnerships, like our collaboration with the Nagaland government, we aim to shift communities toward a Net Zero future. We work closely with government bodies, semi-government organizations, and corporations to advocate for and implement carbon trading solutions. Despite our small team, we maximize our impact by tapping into research and local expertise, thereby scaling our influence across regions.

Risk Insights is a leading provider of ESG data and market intelligence on the Africa continent and a top provider of ESG data globally. The company was established in 2009 in South Africa and is the pioneering force in the field of data science and sustainability in Africa. Risk Insights has been at the forefront of revolutionizing the ESG landscape on the continent, applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning's advanced techniques to data and model building. Risk Insights is honoured to be the first female-owned data science boutique with a laser focus on ESG, playing a catalytic role for sustainability reporting in Africa. At Risk Insights, innovation is the DNA of the team. In 2017, Risk Insights took the bold step in pioneering the first machine learning and artificial intelligence rating disclosure tool for ESG, known as ESG GPS, designed specifically for listed companies in Africa. Risk Insights is the only company that has ESG data for all the African Exchanges. As a result, Risk Insights has gathered ESG data for all listed companies across nine African stock exchanges—South Africa, Mauritius, Kenya, Nigeria, Botswana, Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania—to support African countries in their ESG efforts. Risk Insights is now the largest ESG data provider for Africa globally.

NFCKEY solves the problem of the unreliability and inconvenience of traditional keys that can be lost, stolen or copied. The system offers simple, convenient and secure access and opening control via an Android or iOS smartphones due to NFC technology, which eliminates the need for physical contact with the lock and increases security. Such technology is able to work without internet and cellular communication.

The Safe City hardware and software complex of the Samara Region is an integration platform that aims to increase the level of public safety and environmental safety by increasing efficiency and improving coordination of the work of responsible services and organizations.

Since 2022, a period of large-scale cyber confrontation has begun for Russian businesses, the largest Russian corporations and government agencies. Waves of attacks on Russian infrastructure are increasing exponentially, illegal actions have become more complex, massive and distributed. Also, the actions of hacker groups are carried out using modern algorithms, combined technologies, as well as complex software capable of infecting devices using various operating systems. However, despite all of the above factors, the Russian economy has demonstrated a high degree of cyber resilience, having gained unprecedented experience. This experience is in high demand. Objectives of the practice • Provide an international platform for the exchange of opinions, experience and expertise in cybersecurity • Clearly demonstrate the importance of cooperation and coordinated interaction in the event of cyber attacks • Demonstrate leading domestic developments in cybersecurity, including in the field of creating state-scale cyber ranges