... the
National Science Foundation Network
(NSF or NSFNET), which was somewhat similar to Russia’s
FidoNet
. This system became the infrastructure base and launch pad for the regional Internet, when on February 28, 1989 the Monterey Institute of Technology launched the NSFNET, albeit only on an inter-university scale
[1]
. The event was followed by
similar experiments by National Autonomous University of Mexico - UNAM
, the country's leading higher educational institution. In 1992, the system ...
In an interview with RIAC, Transkor-K Research and Development Center CEO
Svetlana Kamaeva
shared her insights on the activities of this innovative company, on the triumphs of Russian technology, on what is missing in the interactions between business and the state, and on the need to hold an Innovation Olympics. The interview was prepared for publication by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev and RIAC correspondent Yaroslav Menshenin....
... problems) is imposed today on technological breakthroughs. In recent years, developed countries are reorienting their development strategies for the implementation of environmentally-oriented growth, one of the main components of which is "green" technology. Developing economies are becoming more and more involved in these processes. Russia needs to pay significantly more attention to these aspects of development, so as not to lose out on another crucial transformation of the global economy.
What ...