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Message from Egor Borisov,
President of the Republic of Sakha,
to the participants of the 2 nd International Conference
“Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Cyberspace”
Dear conference participants and guests!
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), I congratulate
you on the opening of the 2 nd International Conference “Linguistic and Cultural
Diversity in Cyberspace!”
To date, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), one of the most outstanding and
original Russian entities, is home to over 120 nationalities. Preservation and
development of the mother tongue and other national languages, cultures,
customs and traditions are top priorities of the language policy implemented
in the region. Great efforts are made to implement a consistent language
policy based on the consolidation and development of the Yakut and Russian
languages, as well as preservation of the Even, Evenki and Yukaghir languages –
native languages of the republic’s indigenous peoples.
Preservation of linguistic and cultural diversity is impossible without the use
of information and communication technologies. It is essential to preserve
information in different languages, in particular in cyberspace. Expanding free
access to cyberspace in the native languages of all peoples of the Republic of
Sakha (Yakutia) is a prerequisite for it.
I am certain that the conference will represent significant cultural initiatives
in the field of multilingualism preservation in cyberspace; lay the foundation
and open prospects for further activities in this sphere in Russia; provide an
opportunity to discuss various aspects of the preservation and development of
linguistic diversity in the information space.
I wish you creative achievements, success in all undertakings, inexhaustible
energy and new ideas!
Egor Borisov
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