Oleg Zolotokrylin

At the themed forum titled "Dialogue on Technological Civilization and Co-Building Happiness", Oleg Zolotokrylin — Special Representative of St. Petersburg State University of Economics (Russia) in China and ASEAN Countries—discussed the topic "Technology for Good from a Cross-Cultural Perspective, Promoting China and Russia to Jointly Build a New Mechanism of 'Happy Governance'".

Technology for Good from a Cross-Cultural Perspective, Promoting China and Russia to Jointly Build a New Mechanism of "Happy Governance"

Oleg Zolotokrylin

Special Representative of St. Petersburg State University of Economics (Russia) in China and ASEAN Countries

As a special representative of St. Petersburg State University of Economics in Russia, Oleg Zolotokrylin expounded on how technological civilization can achieve "good governance" and "joint construction of happiness" under different institutional and cultural backgrounds from a cross-cultural perspective. He pointed out that the core of technology lies in serving people, while the essence of civilization is "goodness with boundaries".

In Oleg Zolotokrylin's view, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has not only achieved "faster" development in technology, but also demonstrated "better" performance in governance. He analyzed the uniqueness of the Chinese path from three dimensions: efficiency, governance, and sense of happiness, and proposed a "three mutuals" cooperation mechanism of "common goals, shared models, and mutual benefits" to promote in-depth cooperation between China and Russia in fields such as smart cities and green energy.

Oleg Zolotokrylin particularly appreciated the forum's initiative to establish the "Digital and Intelligent Happiness Micro-Museum" as a lightweight and replicable popular science platform. He expressed the hope of jointly building such projects between the Greater Bay Area and Russia to promote the joint improvement of urban happiness indexes. He emphasized that the forum is not only a dialogue platform, but also a starting point for promoting practical actions guided by the principle of "technology as a bridge, civilization as the soul, and happiness as the purpose". Oleg Zolotokrylin's participation demonstrates the inclusiveness and forward-looking nature of the "Dialogue on Technological Civilization and Co-Building Happiness" as a high-end international platform. Through such a mechanism, China and its cooperative countries can form in-depth resonance on issues such as scientific and technological governance and urban happiness, and jointly promote the civilized upgrading of the global governance system.