KAZAN, October 29. /TASS/. About 19,000 people from 70 countries will attend the international forum Kazan Digital Week that opens in Kazan on Thursday.
The business program will cover 10 thematic areas, said Rifkat Minnikhanov, president of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan and deputy chairman of the forum’s organizing committee.
"More than 19,000 participants from 70 countries have been registered. <...> The special attention will be given to the practical application of artificial intelligence," Minnikhanov said at a briefing ahead of the forum.
The thematic areas of the business program include Intelligent Mobility Systems, Digital Technologies in Public Administration, Digital Industry 4.0, Digital Technologies in Education, Digital Technologies in Culture, New Age Cybersecurity, Fintech Ecosystem, Business-Integrated Innovations, Digital Technologies in Healthcare and Medicine, and Digital Technologies in Agriculture.
A traditional exhibition showcasing high-tech developments, software, hardware-software systems, and operational models of machinery and equipment will be held as part of the forum. This year, the exhibition will span an area of 20,000 square meters, with more than 250 companies represented at 220 exhibition stands.
Kazan Digital Week will run through October 31. The first edition of the forum was held in 2020, and in 2023 the event received an official federal status. More than 17,000 people took part in Kazan Digital Week - 2025.
