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Viktor Prokopenya
Viktor Prokopenya (born July 21, 1983) is a European technology entrepreneur and venture investor. Having founded Viaden Media in 2001 and subsequently selling the business in 2011, he launched his investment company, VP Capital, which currently owns several technology businesses including a fintech company Capital.com and Currency.com, a cryptocurrency exchange. Education Viktor Prokopenya was born into a family of scientists: his mother was a mathematician and his father held a doctorate in physical and mathematical sciences, working at the Belarusian State University and later at the Belarusian National Technical University. Viktor studied at schools No. 2 and No. 130, where he graduated with distinction. He received a bachelor's degree in information technology from the European Humanities University (2004), a degree in software development from the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (2006), and a bachelor's degree in law from the Belarusian Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblast) and Minsk District (raion). As of January 2021, its population was 2 million, making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). First documented in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of the Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of a region annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919 to 1991, aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IPad
The iPad is a brand of iOS and iPadOS-based tablet computers that are developed by Apple Inc. The iPad was conceived before the related iPhone but the iPhone was developed and released first. Speculation about the development, operating system, and release of the original iPad began in 2002 prior to its introduction on January 20, 2010. The iPad range consists of the original iPad lineup and the flagship products iPad Mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro. The iPhone's iOS operating system (OS) was initially used for the iPad but in September 2019, its OS was switched to a fork of iOS called iPadOS that has better support for the device's hardware and its user interface is customized for the tablets' larger screens. The iPad's App Store is subject to application and content approval. Many older devices are susceptible to jailbreaking, which circumvents these restrictions. The original iPad was well-received for its software and was recognized as one of the most-influential inven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Giedroyc Literary Award
Jerzy Giedroyc Literary Award is given for the best book of prose (including non-fiction and collections of essays) written in the Belarusian language. It is co-founded by the Embassy of Poland in Belarus, the Polish Institute in Minsk, the Belarusian PEN Centre, and the Union of Belarusian Writers in memory of the essayist and politician Jerzy Giedroyc Jerzy Władysław Giedroyc (; 27 July 1906 – 14 September 2000) was a Polish writer and political activist and for many years editor of the highly influential Paris-based periodical, ''Kultura''. Early life Giedroyć was born into a Polish-Li .... Winners * 2012 ** 1st place: Pavel Kastsyukevich ** 2nd place: Alhierd Bacharevič ** 3rd place: Andrei Fedarenka * 2013 ** 1st place: Uladzimir Nyaklyayew ** 2nd place: Alhierd Bacharevič ** 3rd place: Adam Hlobus * 2014 ** 1st place: Ihar Babkou ** 2nd place: Artur Klinau ** 3rd place: Vinces' Mudrou * 2015 ** 1st place: Viktar Kazko ** 2nd place: Tatstsiana Barysik ** 3rd p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narodnaja Volya (newspaper)
''Narodnaja Volya'' ( Belarusian and Russian: ; ; English: "The People's Will") is an independent opposition newspaper founded by . Since its launch, it was opposed to the Alexander Lukashenko regime and served as a tribune for critics of the government. For that reason, ''Narodnaja Volya'' was always harassed by authorities, survived several closures and numerous huge fines. The journalists received death threats, were arrested and questioned by the police and KGB. Through the years such prominent persons as oppositionist Andrei Sannikov, journalists , and , writer Semen Bukchin, professor Vyacheslav Orgish, oppositionist Anatoly Lebedko were among ''Narodnaja Volya’s'' authors. Establishment and early years On March 17, 1995, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko fired Iosif Seredich from his post of the editor-in-chief at ''Narodnaja Gazeta''. However, according to the state’s law, only the Parliament could reappoint chief editors. After the dismissal, Seredich laun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decree On Development Of Digital Economy
The Decree ''On the Development of Digital Economy'' — the decree of Alexander Lukashenko, the President of the Republic of Belarus, which includes measures to liberalize the conditions for conducting business in the sphere of high technologies. The project was initiated by a Belarusian entrepreneur Viktor Prokopenya and then was developed by the Belarus High Technologies Park and representatives of the Belarusian IT market. The main author of the decree is called a Belarusian lawyer Denis Aleinikov, who developed a legal framework for smart contracts. The decree was signed on December 21, 2017. As a result of the Decree introduction, Belarus has not only adopted the widespread institutions of UK law like convertible bonds, non-compete agreements, but also has become the first country in the world to legalize smart contracts. History In early 2017, the Belarusian IT community actively discussed prospects for the development of the industry and the possibility of supporting tec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self-driving Car
A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous car, driver-less car, or robotic car (robo-car), is a car that is capable of traveling without human input.Xie, S.; Hu, J.; Bhowmick, P.; Ding, Z.; Arvin, F.,Distributed Motion Planning for Safe Autonomous Vehicle Overtaking via Artificial Potential Field IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2022. Self-driving cars use sensors to perceive their surroundings, such as optical and thermographic cameras, radar, lidar, ultrasound/sonar, GPS, odometry and inertial measurement units. Control systems interpret sensory information to create a three-dimensional model of the surroundings. Based on the model, the car identifies appropriate navigation paths, and strategies for managing traffic controls (stop signs, etc.) and obstacles.Hu, J.; Bhowmick, P.; Jang, I.; Arvin, F.; Lanzon, A.,A Decentralized Cluster Formation Containment Framework for Multirobot Systems IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2021. Once the technol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINTRAC
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC; french: Centre d'analyse des opérations et déclarations financières du Canada) is the national financial intelligence agency of Canada. FINTRAC was established in 2000 under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act to facilitate detection and investigation of money laundering, FINTRAC's mandate was expanded in December 2001 following amendments to the Proceeds of Crime Act to also disclose financial intelligence to other Canadian intelligence and law enforcement agencies with respect to suspected terrorist financing. FINTRAC's mandate was further expanded in 2006 under Bill C-25 to enhance the client identification, record-keeping and reporting measures, established a registration regime for money services businesses and foreign exchange dealers, and created new offences for not registering. FINTRAC has been a member of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, an international organization of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FinCEN
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions in order to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. Mission FinCEN's director expressed its mission in November 2013 as "to safeguard the financial system from illicit use, combat money laundering and promote national security." FinCEN serves as the U.S. Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and is one of 147 FIUs making up the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units. FinCEN's self-described motto is " follow the money." The website states: "The primary motive of criminals is financial gain, and they leave financial trails as they try to launder the proceeds of crimes or attempt to spend their ill-gotten profits." It is a network bringing people and information together, by coordinating information sharing with law enforcement agencies, regulat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sberbank Of Russia
PJSC Sberbank (russian: Сбербанк, initially a contraction of russian: сберегательный банк, translit=sberegatelnyy bank, lit=savings bank, link=no) is a Russian majority state-owned banking and financial services company headquartered in Moscow. It was called Sberbank of Russia until 2015 (currently: Sber). Sberbank has operations in several European nations, primarily post-Soviet countries. By 2022, the bank accounted for about a third of all bank assets in Russia. The bank's rise since 1990s is in part due to its close connections to the Russian government. it was the largest bank in Russia and Eastern Europe, and the third largest in Europe, ranked 60th in the world and first in central and Eastern Europe in ''The Banker''s Top 1000 World Banks ranking. In the world ranking of public companies ''Forbes'' "Global 2000" Sberbank takes 51st place. History Early history Sberbank's history goes back to Cancrin's financial reform of 1841, when a netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IG Group
IG Group is an online trading provider with 290,000 active traders, offering access to spread betting and CFD trading, which allow traders to bet on the direction of equities, bonds and currencies without owning the underlying assets. Established in 1974 by Stuart Wheeler, it has a market value of £2.9 billion and offers trading in 17,000 investment markets. IG is regulated by the FCA, the UK's financial authority body. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The company is based in London and employs 1,950 staff. History Founding and early years (1974– 2000) The company was founded in 1974 by Stuart Wheeler as a spread betting business under the name ''IG Index'' (an abbreviation for ''Investors Gold Index'') which allowed people to trade gold prices as an index instead of buying the physical commodity. In July 2000, shares in the newly named ''IG Group plc'' were first listed on the London Stock Exchange. Expansion (2001– 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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