The digital backbone of the reform programme: one platform for e-government, e-procurement, open data, digital education and research funding — built on open data, AI analytics and a blockchain register of state decisions.
One platform instead of a thousand offices
Belarus 2.0 is the digital infrastructure of the reform programme — a single national platform that joins public services, economic processes and social services into one ecosystem, built on open data, AI analytics and a blockchain register of state decisions. The model is Estonia, where 99 % of public services are online; in Belarus today it is about 25 %.
Modules
- Digital state — personal accounts for citizens and businesses, every document and certificate in one place, company registration in 24 hours, automatic tax returns in three minutes.
- E-procurement — all tenders online, AI price analysis and collusion detection, every contract published. Expected saving: €700–900 million a year (20–30 % of the procurement budget).
- Open data centre — budget, procurement and state assets in interactive dashboards and via API.
- Digital education — a national online-learning platform, university management to international standards, digital libraries, AI-personalised learning paths and the public AI School: 50 000 citizens trained in year one, from basic digital literacy to building AI solutions.
- Research & innovation platform — a register of research projects, transparent grant funding, a single IP register, AI matching of universities, business and investors.
- Economic services — bank integration for automatic taxation, legally binding e-contracts, B2B/B2G payments, a crowdfunding platform for social and research projects.
- AI analytics — detecting corruption patterns, forecasting budget needs, monitoring the reforms in real time.
Rollout
| Months | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 0–6 | Core digital state: e-procurement, open budget data, blockchain register of decisions, first personal accounts |
| 6–12 | Digital education module and AI School |
| 12–18 | Research & innovation platform fully integrated |
| 18–24 | All state systems integrated, full transition to electronic documents |
Transformation, not layoffs
Digitalisation changes the nature of public-sector work rather than cutting it: officials are retrained for data, analytics and complex cases, and every institution keeps staff who help citizens that cannot use digital services. A mass digital-literacy programme runs in parallel for all age groups.
Direct administrative savings are estimated at €800 million – 1 billion a year, plus 200–300 million hours saved for citizens and businesses.
