Expert report on the outcomes of the II Open Dialogue presented at the National Centre RUSSIA
An expert report on the outcomes of the Open Dialogue "The Future of the World. A New Platform for Global Growth", an initiative supported by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, was presented at the National Centre RUSSIA on 24 June. Experts from the Centre for Cross-Industry Expertise "Third Rome" analysed the discussions and essays submitted by participants in the April event to formulate key conclusions on global trends, identify promising areas for further expert work and lay the groundwork for continued international discussion of the future of the global economy and development.
"We are continuing our work as part of the Open Dialogue. In January, we gathered in Moscow with international experts to discuss global trends that are changing the lives of people around the world. This detailed discussion resulted in an expert report setting out the conclusions we reached. The work does not end there. Following the preparation and publication of the report, we agreed to hold expert meetings this summer. During these meetings, we will discuss global trends with Russian experts, examine which ideas withstand criticism and which do not, identify what is missing from these areas and determine what else requires detailed consideration. The Open Dialogue is open precisely because anyone can take part. I therefore invite everyone who wishes to participate and has a well-founded position to join the event that will be held at the National Centre RUSSIA in July. To do so, applicants must prepare a short essay on the subject of the report. We will certainly invite the authors of the most interesting submissions," said the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of Russia and Deputy Chair of the Organising Committee of the National Centre RUSSIA, Maxim Oreshkin.
Essays may be submitted through the link until 7 July.
"The Open Dialogue, initiated by the National Centre RUSSIA, is growing and developing into a fully-fledged international ecosystem that already brings together more than 3,000 people from 120 countries. Our President, Vladimir Putin, noted: 'All the authors and researchers, with their different experiences and perspectives, were united by a bold and powerful idea: to develop a shared understanding of the future — the future of the world.' I would add that this is a project in which everyone has the right to be heard. In April, we held the II Open Dialogue and announced the results of the essay contest. The best essayists came to Moscow to take part in the in-person discussion. Many participants from previous years joined us again to discuss the boldest ideas, this time as experts and members of the jury. This year, representatives of 102 countries took part in the essay contest, with a total of 1,638 authors. It is particularly encouraging that more than one-third of the participants hold academic degrees and have extensive research experience," said the Director General of the National Centre RUSSIA, Natalia Virtuozova.
She also added that the National Centre RUSSIA had launched the "Ideas Fair". The essayists’ proposals are receiving a practical response. Executives from major Russian companies invited the authors of the most promising submissions to collaborate so that they could jointly develop and implement their ideas.
Natalia Virtuozova said that an expert gathering would be held at the National Centre RUSSIA branch in the Primorye Territory on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum. In addition, Maxim Oreshkin will present an updated version of the report on megatrends at the World Youth Festival in Yekaterinburg. The third international essay contest will traditionally be announced in the autumn at the "Inventing the Future" Symposium.
Participants in the II Open Dialogue wrote essays on one of four proposed topics: investments in connectivity, investments in technology, investments in human capital and investments in environment. During the presentation, members of the expert team from the Centre for Cross-Industry Expertise "Third Rome" outlined the report’s key points in these areas. The experts also analysed five major trends that will shape the global economy in the near future.
The report highlights the idea of "Globalisation 2.0": the world is ceasing to operate as a "centre–periphery" hierarchy and is becoming a network of interconnected centres in which the countries of the Global Majority are playing an increasingly important role. Other trends include the decline of traditional finance and the transition to digital currencies, a demographic crisis following the peak of the global population, and a technological transformation in which sovereignty becomes the principal factor in competitiveness. The fifth trend identifies the defining challenge of the era: preserving human agency in an environment shaped by algorithms and artificial intelligence.
The Director of the Centre for Cross-Industry Expertise "Third Rome" (TRIM) and leader of the expert team, Natalia Stapran, emphasised that the report’s key areas — connectivity, finance, technology, people and environment — form a single system. The document is therefore not a list of separate trends but an analysis of their interconnections and mutual influence.
"It was important to us that the report should not simply become a collection of individual observations or a set of forecasts. Its purpose is broader: to show how the very system of reference within which states, businesses, institutions and individuals make decisions is changing. The Open Dialogue was originally conceived as an international platform for discussing the future. The report was therefore not prepared in isolation, but as the result of a major intellectual synthesis involving expert discussions, data analysis, an international essay contest, and a comparison of different regional and professional perspectives. It is important to emphasise that this is not a forecast in the narrow econometric sense. We are not saying that the world will inevitably arrive at one particular point. The report is not an attempt to predict the future, but a way of identifying the trends that are already changing the rules of the game and shaping the future," Natalia Stapran said.
Speaking about the "Investments in Connectivity" section, the Head of Global Economy and International Institutions at the Centre for Cross-Industry Expertise "Third Rome", Yaroslav Yalovenko, noted that the new centres of global economic growth are establishing direct links while bypassing traditional intermediaries. He also emphasised that, under the new model of globalisation, connectivity is becoming the foundation of resilience and sovereignty, as well as the basis linking the other thematic areas: Investments in human capital, Investments in technology and Investments in environment.
In the "Investments in Human Capital" section, the Chief Expert for Effective Government at the Centre for Cross-Industry Expertise "Third Rome", Anastasia Kim, noted that one of the key challenges posed by the rapid development of artificial intelligence is preserving people’s ability to think independently, make decisions and retain an active role in society. According to her, in view of this challenge and demographic changes, lifelong learning, maintaining health throughout life, and care for and support of the family are becoming essential components of the infrastructure for developing human capital.
The presentation by Alexander Dyukarev, Chief Expert for New Economy and Digital Transformation at the Centre for Cross-Industry Expertise "Third Rome", focused on the "Investments in Technology" section. According to the speaker, artificial intelligence is no longer limited to influencing individual industries but is simultaneously transforming virtually every sphere of life. He noted that platform solutions, automation and autonomous systems are changing approaches to production and the labour market, while technology itself is becoming a cross-cutting factor in development, influencing the financial system, global connectivity and even people themselves.
The full report on the outcomes of the II Open Dialogue "The Future of the World. A New Platform for Global Growth" is available through the link.
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