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High Tech on BRICS Agenda: What Could Russia Propose?
Economic growth and the combined demographic, scientific and industrial potential of the BRICS countries have turned the bloc into a global leader. BRICS nations are already working closely in financial spheres, but there is clear room for improvement in terms of cooperation in high-tech industries, which are crucial to international security and economic growth. PIR Center experts analyze the most promising areas of high-tech cooperation in the BRICS framework including countering cyberthreats, safe and secure development of nuclear energy, peaceful space exploration, and high-tech logistics technologies.
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Security Index (International Edition) NO. 2 (103), Spring 2013