The National Informatics Centre will soon be taking up a project to translate the vast and rich information on science and technology developments available with Russian research and development institutions, for utilization by the rest of the world.
Perestroika and Glasnost and the subsequent restructuring of the Soviet Union opened the floodgates to the largely untapped information on science and technology in Russia. The information, most of which is in the Russian language and was available only to a group of select institutions within the Country in the days of the Soviet Union, reveals significant Russian advances in many fields. This has kindled the interest of many Countries including the US. However, the information is in a very disorganized state and needs to be sorted out before it can be utilized fruitfully. The information is mostly in the form of literature, documents and university theses.
The National Informatics Centre has already conducted a series of discussions with Russia and plans to set up a cell in Moscow for the purpose. NIC will have satellite link up with four Russian research and database organizations. A national translation facility will be created in the Country and the translated information will be provided to Countries which want it.
India will receive service charges as returns, while the organizations in Russia will benefit through royalties.