On January 28, 2016 a press conference dedicated to the Belarusian Science Day was held at the National Press Center of the Republic of Belarus. The Chairman of NASB Presidium Vladimir Gusakov, the Minister of Education of Belarus Mikhail Zhuravkov, the Chairman of SCST Alexander Shumilin, the Head of the Chief Department of Innovation and Investment Activity at the Ministry of Industry Valery Fishman and the Head of the Science Department at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus Vasily Filonjuk participated in the press conference.
The Chairman of NASB Presidium Vladimir Gusakov informed the journalists about top-10 and top-100 of fundamental researches in 2015 and shared plans of the Academy for the year 2016. In particular, he announced that the creation of a new Earth remote sensing satellite would be started, a series of fundamentally new unmanned aerial vehicles and a series of supercomputers would be created. In addition, polar researches are expected to become a real breakthrough. The best fundamental researches of the Academy will be presented at the exhibition of the most significant achievements of scientific, technical and innovative activities in Belarus, which opens on January 29, 2016 in the National Academy of Sciences during the celebration of the Belarusian Science Day. The celebrations will be held under the slogan "Science for the Knowledge Economy".