The Republic of Belarus today is on the threshold of global changes that will attract investments in the state economy and science from large world IT corporations. At the head of these innovations there is the Ministry of Communications and Informatization, one of the priority activities of which is the development of information and communication infrastructure in the republic, which is the basis for providing a wide range of services. Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, Honored Communications Engineer of Belarus Sergei P. Popkov in his interview with the “ES” magazine told about development of the international cooperation of Belarus in the field of communication and information, changes and innovations in the telecommunications industry in Belarus, the impact of the burgeoning digital society on communication services.