The International Scientific and Practical Conference "Journalism in 2024: Creativity, Profession, Industry"

An International Scientific and Practical Conference titled "Journalism in 2024: Creativity, Profession, Industry" took place at Lomonosov Moscow State University. The event addressed a wide range of issues, including critical topics related to the development of digital transformation, such as the evolution and regulation of new media in the digital environment, the development of mass media and their experience in interacting with government authorities, artificial intelligence and cyberspace, computer games, and their role in the digital transformation of society.

Senior Research Fellow of the International Laboratory of Digital Transformation in Public Administration at the HSE University Evgeny Diskin participated in the roundtable "The Video Game Industry: Research and Industrial Aspects". During the discussion segment of the roundtable, he delivered a brief report on the prospects for the development of legal and regulatory frameworks for video games under the conditions of sanctions pressure and increased requirements for protecting children from inappropriate information, as well as preventing the distortion of historical memory regarding events of the Great Patriotic War. This issue is in Presidential Decree No. 314 of May 8, 2024, "On Approval of the Fundamentals of State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Field of Historical Education".

Active participants in the discussion included V.A. Prokuronov (Association of the Gaming Industry), A.A. Egorov (VK Play Media), and Y.I. Meshalkin (Heads’made). The participants emphasized the need to increase the number of scientific and expert events focused on computer games and their comprehensive impact on societal development. They agreed to continue this work within the framework of HSE University.