Artificial intelligence capable of recognising dozens of pathologies in a matter of minutes is helping Russian doctors in diagnosis. In Moscow, 60 algorithms analyse studies across 29 clinical areas in real time. At the same time, eight neural network services are comprehensive. “Comprehensive services are now available in planar diagnostic methods, X-ray methods, CT, CT assessment of chest organs and MRI. We used to have two different services to define haemorrhagic stroke and for ischaemic stroke. In fact, it is…

A presentation concert of the TV BRICS International Symphony Orchestra took place in Moscow. The event, held in the year of Russia’s BRICS Chairmanship, was attended by top officials from the embassies of the BRICS countries (Brazil, India, China, South Africa, UAE), as well as countries of Africa, Latin America, South-East Asia and the CIS (Zimbabwe, Angola, Mozambique, Venezuela, Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Indonesia, Qatar, Myanmar, etc.). The guests of honour also included representatives of diplomatic and business circles, government authorities,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed to include issues related to ethical standards in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) in the agenda of Russia’s BRICS chairmanship this year. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin have been appointed responsible for the fulfilment of the instruction. The task of the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Cabinet of Ministers is to ensure the inclusion of issues related to the formation of ethical standards in the field of artificial intelligence,…

Mikhail Natenzon is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Telemedicine Agency, a member of the Board of the Russian Telemedicine Consortium, and a senior researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1972, he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Electronic Engineering (Moscow State Institute of Electronics and Mathematics) with a degree in Applied Mathematics. He is a co-author of the project of the National Telemedicine System of the Russian Federation. In 2014 he initiated the…

Russia has signed a cooperative agreement with nearly 30 African universities to enhance the training of mining engineers on the continent. Zimbabwean universities are also set to benefit as there are part of the Subsoil Africa Consortium Universities under which the agreement was signed. The signing of the agreements of commitment for the relevant support and implementation of this initiative follows up on the 2nd Russia – Africa Summit. At the summit African and Russian leaders agreed to explore a…

An agreement has been signed with Russia by members of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) and African Vice-Chancellors. The Secretary-General, CVCNU, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu, in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday, said that the agreement was aimed at addressing challenges in the African education system. Ochefu said that the agreement was geared towards emphasising a shift from an agrarian to an industrial economic model. He said that the agreement titled “Subsoil of Africa”…

The South African government has endorsed state-owned oil and gas company PetroSA’s decision to collaborate with Russia’s finance institution, GazpromBank, to revive the gas-to-liquids (GTL) project in Mossel Bay, Western Cape. Since encountering stock feed challenges in 2020, GTL has not been operating at its full production capacity. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, the Minister in the Presidency, said they were informed about the decision during a special Cabinet meeting held on Friday, December 8, 2023. Ntshavheni provided journalists with a comprehensive update…

A congress for Russian and African science and technology mining experts opened here on Tuesday to explore ways to enhance the training of mining engineers. The week-long event themed: “International Congress: Africa Seeks Solutions,” has attracted 150 participants from 45 African countries. This event was organised by the International Competence Centre for Mining Engineering Education under the auspices of Unesco in partnership with the Subsoil Africa Consortium of Universities and the Catherine ll St Petersburg Mining University. Subsoil Africa Consortium…

A top Russian politician says Russia is on a massive drive to pursue trade partnerships with African nations, focusing on mutually beneficial economic cooperation rather than exploiting mineral resources. Andrei Klimov, the Russian Deputy Chairman of the Commission for International Cooperation and Support of Compatriots Abroad, says African nations can gain advantages by collaborating with Russia to overcome the persistence of neocolonialism. He expressed his thoughts during an online press briefing held with journalists from African countries on Tuesday, December…

The appearance of South African journalist Redi Tlhabi and governance commentator Chris Maroleng before the US Congress’ Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa illustrates a growing trend of Africans’ readiness to sell their countries in exchange for a comfortable stay in the West.  The trend repeats itself on the media front. The Africans are enlisted to parrot fixed narratives calculated at undermining foreign policies of their respective countries in relation to the East, especially China and Russia.    The submissions by Tlhabi,…