Objective
Laser science and industry was strongly promoted in the NIS but due to secrecy at most of the laser centres and enterprises only a small part of the results were made known abroad and used in general technical progress. Information exchange in the laser engineering field was assumed to have taken place on a significant level inside the country. Many leading specialists in laser applied research and development never participated in international conferences and exhibitions.
A constantly functioning network between laser societies of NIS countries and western Europe will ensure fast information exchange, help to integrate NIS laser centres and specialists in joint European efforts to apply scientific achievements for technical progress, and help to save money by avoiding duplication in R&D.
Most NIS countries - mainly Russia - have a great potential in laser R&D, laser industry and laser applications research. The total number of laser engineers and researchers in the NIS is about 35,000 now. A very important condition for using this potential is to link the NIS laser society to the world laser market through the creation of a special network, including main laser information and co-ordination centres in NIS and western Europe.
Chain, the Laser Association centres in Russia and Minsk, together with the research team in Düsseldorf and Roma, will be a good basis for starting the network.
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