The topic of artificial intelligence has come under focus on numerous occasions at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. One particular highlight was the session «Media in the Artificial Intelligence Era: A Survival Guide», which took place in 2018. Guests included Martin Ford, futurist, author of The New York Times Company, and writer of the bestselling «Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future».

Article by Vladimir Putin, The 25th APEC Meeting in Danang: Together Towards Prosperity and Harmonious Development is the announcement of the position of the Russian side on the eve of the APEC anniversary summit, held on 10-11 November 2017.

The article provides an overview of the events of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum from the point of view of experts working at the Forum from St. Petersburg State University of Economics. Particularly important and interesting venues of the Forum were highlighted, an expert opinion on the most pressing problems of the modern economy was presented, and ways of cooperation between the university and the Roscongress Foundation were outlined.

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