The institute held a meeting with the director of the "Millennium" project Professor Jerome Glenn

On March 13, a meeting was held with the director of the Millennium project, Professor Jerome C. Glenn, organized by the organization and the Society of Futurologists of Azerbaijan at the Institute of Information Technology of ANAS.

Opening the event with an opening speech, academician-secretary of ANAS, director of the institute academician Rasim Aliguliyev noted that the issues presented at the event are very relevant and important for our country. Speaking about the importance of information technology, the scientist stressed that this area has become one of the trends of the future.

R. Aliguliyev stressed that the widespread introduction of artificial intelligence led to radical changes in society, that in the leading countries of the world special attention is paid to the development of this sphere.

Chairman of the Society of Futurologists of Azerbaijan, holder of the Order of the Legion of Honor of France Reyhan Huseynova told about cooperation with the Institute of Information Technology, which the Society of Futurologists of Azerbaijan always supports.

According to her, the main purpose of creating a society that has been operating for 13 years is to determine future scientific trends and current trends in Azerbaijan and to consolidate processes in this area in the world.

Then, an employee of the Department of High Technologies and Startups of the Society of Futurologists of Azerbaijan, Kanan Habibov, spoke about the virtual project “Universe Sandbox”, and an employee of this department, Elman Ahmadbekov, spoke about  the topic “The role of artificial intelligence in the development of the global economy”.

Thereafter, Professor Jerome Glenn delivered a presentation “Information Society and Futurology. Future through the eyes of futurologists. ”

An exchange of views on the presentation took place, questions were answered.

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