America & India - 50 years of Uneasy cooperation

America & India - 50 years of Uneasy cooperation

"Why after 50 years of regarding each other 'with wary suspicion', America and India have 'moved rapidly' from uneasy cooperation to Global partnership?". What has brought about this shift? Why would President Bush Administration foreign policy is "to help India become a major world power in the 21st century"? Why does Asst. Secretary of state Christina and U. S. secretary of state Condoleezza rice "unambiguously seeks to help India become a major world power in the 21st century”?, and why does the United States dialogue with India now touches on broad issues around the region and the world" and says "this is a watershed year in India - U. S Relations"?

Glen Ellyn, IL (PRWEB) August 24, 2005

"Why after 50 years of regarding each other 'with wary suspicion', America and India have 'moved rapidly' from uneasy cooperation to Global partnership?". What has brought about this shift? Why would President Bush Administration foreign policy is "to help India become a major world power in the 21st century"? Why does Asst. Secretary of state Christina and U. S. secretary of state Condoleezza rice "unambiguously seeks to help India become a major world power in the 21st century”?, and why does the United States dialogue with India now touches on broad issues around the region and the world" and says "this is a watershed year in India - U. S Relations"?

Tuthika influenced Bush Administration & Members of Congress -

To help the People of America, the Diplomacy lead by Mr. Rao Tuthika, the Director of the Tuthika Group (http://www. helpamerica. us/tugrfashreof. html (http://www. helpamerica. us/tugrfashreof. html)), AmericaÂ’s Leading Business & Government Consulting Group, and Helpamerica, the America's Leading Fundraising, Humanitarian, and Social services organization (http://www. helpamerica. us/info. html (http://www. helpamerica. us/info. html)) influenced Bush Administration, and U. S Congress. Tuthika Group Diplomacy obtained bipartisan support in accelerating to "shape America India Relations rapidly from uneasy cooperation to Global partnership". The group diplomacy "accelerated development of deeper political, economic, commercial and security ties between America, and India" such as "US helping India to become a 'major world power' in the twenty-first century.

Tuthika Group influenced President Bush, Vice President Dick Chenny, speaker Dennis Hastert, U. S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, Gregory Mankiw - council of economic advisers, and over 200 other Republican and Democratic congressmen / women "That how India can be an excellent partner in helping the People of America", and received appreciations from senators such as Barack Obama on 10 Apr 2005.

About Tuthika Group

Tuthika Group is the management arm of Helpamerica - the America’s leading fundraising, humanitarian, and social services organization based in Chicago metropolitan. Tuthika Group is organized into four major divisions. First – Business Consulting division that – offers services to Fortune 1000 companies, and specializes in Corporate social responsibility, CEO’s accountability, Corporate results, Corporate legal protection, Stock holder issues, including Sarbanes Oxley. Second – Government Consulting division that – specializes in ‘Federal & State Legislative Policy Research & Review’ in areas including – presidential elections, nominations, economy, civil rights, developing nations, environment, health care, immigration, national security, small business, job creation, social security, trade, veterans, aids / drugs control, education, labor, homeland security etc., Third – Foreign Relations division that – specializes in ‘Independent Research & Advisory’ in the areas including – arms control, foreign assistance, CivPol, cultural exchange, democracy, economics, education, oceans, environment, human rights, migration, NATO, nonproliferation, narcotics, refugees, space, sustainable development, terrorism, trade controls, trafficking, treaty actions, compliance, WMD etc., Forth – The International Trade division – specializes in ‘Facilitating Trade among America’s Largest Corporations, with Foreign Governments & Businesses.

Tuthika Group also received appreciations from CEOs, Chairmen, & Directors of over 100 World's Largest Corporations including - Google, eBay, AVON, Sprint PCS, National Australia Bank, Fossil, JCPenney, Procter & Gamble, ChevronTexaco, Alcan inc, Vodafone Group, SBC, Target, PACCAR, NEC Group, Imperial Tobacco, AT & T, TELUS, Timberland, Navistar, BCE, Reebok, Alcoa, Office Depot, Staples, Costco wholesale, AIG Insurance, Allstate, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens, Carnival, Marriott, Radioshack, and many such companies. Read the Appreciations of Tuthika Group - http://www. helpamerica. us/majorcompanies. html (http://www. helpamerica. us/majorcompanies. html)

Tuthika Group initiatives Helped to procure Millions of dollars funding to the worldÂ’s most respectable nonprofit organizations including, American Red Cross, CARE, Action Against Hunger, BAPS Care, Direct Relief, GOAL, Habitat for Humanity, Red Crescent, Karuna Trust, Oxfam, Sarvodaya, Save the Children, UNICEF, World Food Programme (UN), Brother's Brother, the Humane Society, Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, Church World Service, World Vision, United Way, MAP, Operation USA, and many such Humanitarian organizations.

On July 19th 2005, at U. S Senate Hart Office Building & U. S Cannon House Office Building in Capital Hill during the National Legislative Conference – that was attended by over 100 U. S Senators, Members of Congress, CEO’s, Presidents, Directors of various corporations, and other prominent Personalities, Mr. Rao Tuthika, the Director of Tuthika Group was Honored with "Recognition of Excellence Award" in Honor of Participation and Service to the Community". Tuthika Group received Appreciations from several U. S Senators, Members of Congress, and other Prominent Personalities. Communications Chair of the Democratic Policy Committee & Founder of the Congressional Caucus on Indian Americans – Mr. Frank Pallone & Chair of the House Democratic Task Force on Homeland Security – Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney Honored Mr. Rao Tuthika, the Director of Tuthika Group with the National "Recognition of Excellence Award" during the Legislative Conference. - http://www. helpamerica. us/us500mitsfui2.html (http://www. helpamerica. us/us500mitsfui2.html)

Senators, and Members of Congress including – Gary Ackerman, Grace Napolitano, and many other CEO’s, Directors of corporations, and various prominent Personalities attended and appreciated Mr. Tuthika. - http://www. helpamerica. us/awardpictures. html (http://www. helpamerica. us/awardpictures. html)

Please click on the URL –http://www. helpamerica. us/tuheinamintr. html (http://www. helpamerica. us/tuheinamintr. html) for detailed Press Release, and Please visit http://www. helpamerica. us/info. html (http://www. helpamerica. us/info. html) to learn more about Tuthika Group, and Helpamerica.

Getting It Right: Designing Outcomes-Based Physician Incentives Audio Conference Scheduled

Getting It Right: Designing Outcomes-Based Physician Incentives Audio Conference Scheduled

MANASQUAN, N. J. (PRWEB) July 23, 2005

Over the past three years, millions of dollars have been awarded to physicians as quality improvement incentives. To explore how these pay-for-performance initiatives are being successfully implemented, the Managed Care Information Center has scheduled “Getting It Right: Designing Outcomes-Based Physician Incentive Compensation,” a new executive-level teleconference, Thursday, July 28, at 1:30 p. m EST.

Www. healthresourcesonline. com/edu/p4p05.htm (http://www. healthresourcesonline. com/edu/p4p05.htm )

Health plans are “rushing” to develop performance-related physician incentive programs. In addition, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced its own incentive demonstration for medicine. Managed care is widely embracing this initiatives while physicians remain skeptical.

“Getting It Right: Designing Outcomes-Based Physician Incentives” will feature presentations from the “insiders” who worked on developing consensus among 200 physicians on what the framework of an effective P4P program should include.

Panelists Dr. Jim Pope, chief medical officer, American Healthways, and Dr. Fred Brancati, chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine and director of the Johns Hopkins Outcomes Evaluating Program will cover topics including:

What an effective P4P program should include

Design principles

Accountability, payment structure

Sets of metrics

Involving patients in program development and assessment

Evaluation/outcomes measures

WhatÂ’s working now

What the future may hold

A live question and answer session will also be included in the audio conference.

How To Register

To register for “Getting It Right: Designing Outcomes-Based Physician Incentives,” visit www. healthresourcesonline. com/edu/p4p05.htm (http://www. healthresourcesonline. com/edu/p4p05.htm), call (800) 516-4343.

Cost of the conference is $227 per site for those who register on or before July 22 and $277 after the early bird deadline. A CD-ROM will also be available for purchase for those unable to attend the live conference. For further details and other pricing options, visit www. healthresourcesonline. com/edu/p4p05.htm (http://www. healthresourcesonline. com/edu/p4p05.htm).

Address: Managed Care Information Center, 1913 Atlantic Ave., Suite F4, Manasquan, NJ 08736; (732) 292-1100, www. themcic. com

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Baby Boomers moving to Bali

Baby Boomers moving to Bali

The Baby Boom generation - born between 1946 and 1964-has long commanded the attention of demographer. It appears that they are now seeking second homes in resort designations such as Bali, Indonesia.

(PRWEB) May 11, 2004

The Baby Boom generation - born between 1946 and 1964-has long commanded the attention of demographers, politicians, marketers, and social scientists. Representing approximately 33 % of the western countries population Baby Boomers represent the largest single sustained growth of population in the history of the World.

As the oldest of the Baby Boomers, now 56, approach retirement it is important for business to focus on products and services they will desire over the next two decades.

They not only represent the largest segment of the population but also control over 50 % of the worldÂ’s wealth.

What is this massive demand going to desire in the future? Here are just a few of their wants according to information provided by the America Association of Retired Persons.

Baby Boomers envision a very novel type of retirement. The survey finds that most Baby Boomers believe that they will still be working during their retirement years.

Therefore, they will be interested in cottage industries or perhaps Internet related work that will allow them to work when they want, without stress, and with lots of free time for recreation and travel. The survey provides insight into other ways Baby Boomers expect to define their retirement years.

Close to half (49%), say they expect to devote more time to community service or volunteer activities during retirement.

More than seven in ten Baby Boomers (73%) say they expect to have a hobby or special interest that they will dedicate a lot of time to when they are retired.

Fully seven in ten Baby Boomers say they do not want to depend on their children during retirement.

It is worthy of note that the largest group to emerge from the segmentation analysis is characterized by self-reliance.

The "Haves," those at the high end of the household income scale with household incomes of US $70,000+ (25% of the total sample). Baby boomers are good news for Bali’s travel industry and for Bali's real estate demand. Now baby boomers can sell or rent their homes in the west and live like kings and queens in Bali. Not only can they enjoy great weather and warm friendly people but also many luxuries that they never envisioned possible before such as “Live in Maid and Cooks” for only $30 per month. Daily massages for $3.00. An abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables at 80 % less than home. Restaurants, health services and entertainment at a fraction of what they are used to paying. Bali will be very similar to Maui, Hawaii in the sixties when retirees from North America, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan purchased homes and villas for retirement and investment.

A foreigner can sell their 1200 sq. ft home for $200,000 and build 5-6 homes of the same size in Bali.

The rental income from these homes will provide not only a great retirement plan but also a source of pleasure to keep the mind and body active in retirement.

These new retirement homes can be part of a complex, which include sports, and activities that will cater to the retiring Baby Boomers. For information on properties suitable for Baby Boomers and a brand new retirement complex click on www. balirealesateagents. com Receive a free monthly newsletter Email Lawrence at lawrence@balirealestategents. com alternatively call Lawrence at 289515

Varlink adds Wavetrend RFID products to its line up

Varlink adds Wavetrend RFID products to its line up

Varlink, the York based specialist mobile computing and data capture hardware distributor is pleased to announce that is has become a UK Distributor for Wavetrend Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions.

(PRWEB) January 17, 2010

Varlink, the York based specialist mobile computing and data capture hardware distributor is pleased to announce that is has become a UK Distributor for Wavetrend Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions.

RFID is a wireless automatic identification technology where tags, ranging from ‘smart labels’ to small electronic devices, are used in enterprise systems to uniquely identify the assets they are attached to. RFID tags are programmed with a unique ID number and some types offer additional sensory information, i. e. temperature or motion, and some can store additional data. RFID tags are read remotely through the radio frequency (RF) signal they send to a reader, over a range of distances varying from 1m up to 500m.

The readers send the received tag information over the enterprise network to back-end systems where the real time location of assets, their condition, or any unauthorised events (such as movement between areas) can be detected and alarms raised where needed. Readers can be fixed in location on a site, deployed throughout buildings or across yards to provide tracking and management capabilities or added to a handheld computer, such as the Psion Teklogix WORKABOUT Pro handheld computers distributed by Varlink, allowing for the identification, tracking and management of tagged assets anywhere that is required. The end user typically can configure rules for the RFID system, locate an asset or view a real-time alert via front-end software, the mobile computer or web-based interfaces.

Bill Gordon, Varlink Technology Director commented, “Wavetrend is a well recognised organisation in the field of RFID Solutions. Over the last few months, our customers have reported a rise in the number of enquiries for RFID products. We are confident that working in partnership with Wavetrend will help us prepare our resellers to take advantage of these opportunities. We already work with a number of manufacturers who make RFID products. The prominent applications areas for RFID asset tracking include supply chain management, tracking of mobile assets to reduce loss and theft, asset management and traceability which are areas our resellers are already heavily involved in.”

Maggie Meaton, Wavetrend European Partner Manager stated “We are delighted to have appointed Varlink as UK Distributor. We are excited to have an organisation of the calibre of Varlink distributing our products and bring our innovative platform of both fixed and mobile-reader based asset tracking and management solutions to a wider market. We are convinced that they will work hard to earn business from resellers. The marketing tools and distribution services that they offer resellers are outstanding and their total focus on working with the reseller channel reassures us that customers can request, and will be given, project and product support in total confidence.”

About Wavetrend:
Operationally headquartered in the United Kingdom and regional offices in United States, South Africa and Asia, Wavetrend is a world leader in the deployment of Active RFID solutions. Wavetrend technology enables enhanced management of people, assets, and logistics for improved business performance while optimizing customer return on investment and payback time. Through both its direct Professional Service teams and its global network of accredited solution and integration partners, Wavetrend delivers a wide selection of proven, superior-performing Active RFID products and solutions to customers around the world and supports a variety of industries including healthcare, construction, transport, logistics and automotive. For additional information, visit Wavetrend at http://www. wavetrend. net (http://www. wavetrend. net)

For more information contact:

Sabine Kelly
Marketing Manager
Varlink Ltd
Unit 1, Osbaldwick Industrial Estate
Osbaldwick,
York
YO19 5UX
Tel: 01904 717186
E-mail: sabine. kelly (at) varlink (dot) co. uk
Web: www. varlink. co. uk

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Perfect the Art Of the Power Nap: Cymatic Audio Offers Helping Hand to Sleepless 'I-somniacs'

Perfect the Art Of the Power Nap: Cymatic Audio Offers Helping Hand to Sleepless 'I-somniacs'

Safe drug-free improved rest with MP3 download.

UK (PRWEB) April 4, 2006

With the ever accelerating speed of modern life it can sometimes seem that the only thing outside of easy reach is rest. The pressures of the daytime can have devastating effects upon quality of life. The brain is like a gearbox, driven too hard it will burn out. This is the risk for the information driven 'I-somniac', lifes' constant stimulations can end up causing overload.

Those who get the most out of life are often the ones who take time out. Edison, Einstein and Churchill were all enthusiasts of the 'power nap'. In other words they were all able to 'change gear'. Modern research shows that the states of mind associated with short periods of sleep are crucial to learning, memory and creativity.

Cruelly, the individuals with the greatest need to 'change gear' are often the ones least able to do so at will. Their sleep is unsatisfying, their daytimes similar. An inability to switch off can be exhausting. The cost of exhaustion can be devastating. States of high alert cause stress hormones (adrenaline and it's lesser known cousin cortisol) to flood the bloodstream. Although useful in the short term for emergencies these chemicals rob the body of the vital resources it needs for proper function.

So how to break the vicious cycle of restlessness? Everybody can learn the 'tricks' of getting good quality rest, however frustrating attempts may seem.

The 'Rest Booster' MP3 file available now from (http://www. cymaticaudio. com/ (http://www. cymaticaudio. com/)) for $10 is a harmonious marriage of established scientific knowledge and up to the minute digital manipulation and delivery methods. It has been designed to safely and gently guide the user towards enhanced levels of relaxation with wide ranging and long lasting benefits.

Just as more alert states cause the release of chemicals so do more relaxed ones. The chemicals associated with relaxed states of mind are, as one would expect, much more beneficial to health. Over time it is possible to learn the techniques of 'changing gear' as naturally as breathing.

Using state of the art digital manipulation and delivery methods, the 'Rest Booster' http://www. cymaticaudio. com/download. htm (http://www. cymaticaudio. com/download. htm) MP3 file has been painstakingly designed over an extended period. Company Founder Andrew Johnson-Green: "Like millions I suffered from poor quality rest for years. With my training as a sound engineer I took it upon myself to design programs which may alleviate these problems."

Over a period of 20 minutes, using proven psychoacoustic principles, the user is guided into a state of deep relaxation and brought gently back. Not intended as a replacement for sleep, the 'rest booster' has consistently shown benefits to subsequent sleep time as well as to daytime performance. "I was amazed by the results I achieved for myself and realized that with today’s broadband and MP3 technologies it was possible to help a great number of people achieve better rest and so ultimately more productive lives".

Unlike many relaxation materials on the market cymatic audio products do not aim to influence the user through suggestion. There are no voices, which although well intentioned can often be off putting, nor are there sounds which intend to inspire calm through association. Rather than these the MP3 file is designed to resonate pleasing and soothing frequencies in a precise yet constantly shifting manner. See our our download page for a 30 second sample.

About Cymatic Audio

Cymatic Audio is an emergent UK company currently launching after a sustained period of product research and development. The company founder is an experienced sound engineer. Further product launches are planned for the coming months.

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RecruitAlliance’s Web-Based “Recruiter Management System” Now Available to DirectEmployers Association Member Companies

RecruitAlliance’s Web-Based “Recruiter Management System” Now Available to DirectEmployers Association Member Companies

Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) March 4, 2004 -

– DirectEmployers Association, a not-for-profit organization formed by human resource executives from leading U. S. corporations to develop and manage Internet recruiting, today announced a partnership with Internet systems provider RecruitAlliance. The announcement was made by William Warren, executive director of the Association.

Under terms of the agreement, all DirectEmployers Association member companies will have the option to use RecruitAlliance’s popular “Recruiter Management System”, a web-based system that serves as a single point of contact for corporate staffing professionals to more effectively manage their relationship with executive recruiters. The system allows employers to post fee-paid jobs to the RecruitAlliance membership of executive recruiters or only to their own preferred recruiters group. RecruitAlliance’s system reduces recruiter phone calls, fee negotiation and efficiently manages all posted jobs and candidate referrals.

In making the announcement Warren stated, “This alliance provides a very valuable online management tool for corporate staffing professionals and access to an expanded client base for executive recruiters. It is a great application for an efficient employer/recruiter relationship and a valuable service for our member companies.”

According to RecruitAlliance founder Lou Volpe, “The alliance provides an exciting opportunity for us to extend our services to all DirectEmployers Association member companies. This will result in cost savings, a dramatic improvement in a company’s third party recruiting effort and an expanded market for executive recruiters”

Stephanie Walker, Human Resources Consultant, Mellon Financial Corporation and current user of the RecruitAlliance Recruiter Management System, describes it as, “An outstanding, time-saving management tool for corporate recruiters and executive search firms alike.”

About DirectEmployers Association:

DirectEmployers Association (www. directemployers. com) is a national association of employers which collectively owns and manages the DirectEmployers employment search engine that links job seekers directly to employer web sites.

DirectEmployers AssociationÂ’s member companies include an impressive group of industry leaders such as Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Allegis Group, ALLTEL Corporation (NYSE: AT), Analysts International (Nasdaq: ANLY), AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN), Bank One (NYSE: ONE), BAE Systems (BAESF. PK), Bausch & Lomb (NYSE: BOL), Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX), Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Cingular Wireless, Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK), GE (NYSE: GE), Getronics, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), Hall Kinion (Nasdaq: HAKI), H&R Block (NYSE: HRB), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Kindred Healthcare (Nasdaq: KIND), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Mutual of Omaha (NYSE: MUO), Nestle USA, Inc. (OTC: NSRGY), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), Schering-Plough (NYSE: SGP), Somerset Medical Center, Southern Company (NYSE: SO), Sprint (NYSE: FON), Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW), Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS), Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: VOL), and Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX).

About RecruitAlliance:

RecruitAlliance (www. recruitalliance. com) is a members-only organization consisting of executive search firms and corporations. Its “Recruiter Management System” is a web-based service that provides a single point of contact for corporate staffing professionals to manage their activities and relationships with executive recruiters.

Russia intensifies war against counterfeiting; Federation Council adopts new version of the federal law On Copyright and Allied Rights

Russia intensifies war against counterfeiting; Federation Council adopts new version of the federal law On Copyright and Allied Rights

As part of the reform of the countryÂ’s legislation on copyright protection and intellectual property sales, on July 7, 2004 the Russian Federation Council adopted a new version of the federal law On Copyright and Allied Rights. The new law is fully based on the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), the Bern Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and the Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations. The law is designed to bring Russian legislation into line with TRIPS, the Copyright Treaty of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the WIPO Phonograms Treaty. After the law is adopted and the necessary domestic procedures are passed, the Russian Federation intends to join these Treaties.

MOSCOW (PRWEB) July 12, 2004

As part of the reform of the countryÂ’s legislation on copyright protection and intellectual property sales, on July 7, 2004 the Russian Federation Council adopted a new version of the federal law On Copyright and Allied Rights.

The new law is fully based on the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), the Bern Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and the Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations.

The law is designed to bring Russian legislation into line with TRIPS, the Copyright Treaty of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the WIPO Phonograms Treaty. After the law is adopted and the necessary domestic procedures are passed, the Russian Federation intends to join these Treaties.

Alexander Vershbow, US Ambassador to Russia, welcomed the newly adopted law. “We’ve been following the evolution of the legislation very closely,” he said. “In the course of the process, we raised some questions. I think that many of our concerns were understood, so we’re very pleased that the law has been adopted because it provides a much more effective framework in the which to protect intellectual property rights.”

“We were very pleased to learn that the final version does provide for the destruction of equipment that is seized at factories producing illegal, counterfeit goods,” the ambassador added.

Russia views increasing the level of protection of intellectual property as a state priority. Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov chairs a government commission on counteracting violations in the intellectual property sphere (it was reformed this year). A number of producersÂ’ unions and public structures have been created to form an effective system to protect intellectual property. For example, the Federal Agency for Intellectual Property, Patent Rights and Trademarks, is setting up a Consultative Board that will feature bona fide Russian and foreign companies.

“Only constant dialog with the public allows a legal environment in the sphere of intellectual property protection to develop,” says the Agency’s chief, Boris Simonov.

Among the Board’s main goals Mr. Simonov pointed to “the search for effective ways to protect intellectual property, proposals on improving legislation, the creation of an honest competitive environment and favorable investment climate, as well as influencing public opinion.”

“The Consultative Board will be a permanent body,” he said, adding that it would establish committees for trademark protection, the fight against piracy and intellectual property capitalization. “The public and honest producers must help protect customers from pirated products, that is, protect people’s health and even life,” Mr. Simonov pointed out.

Unfortunately, the share of non-material assets in Russian companies’ accounts does not exceed 1-4%, while in the West the figure is no less than 60%, Mr. Simonov said. “However, in the next few years we will be able to increase this share to 40-50%,” he stated.

Last year, Russia instituted 3,500 criminal cases (as against 2,000 in 2002) related to piracy and the sale of pirated products. The State Trade Inspection and the Interior Ministry closed about 500 enterprises for different violations in the intellectual property sphere and 20,500 people were punished under the administrative code. At the beginning of 2004, the turnover of pirated goods fell by 15-20%.

In the first five months of this year, 50,000 trade enterprises were checked as part of the anti-piracy campaign and 230 of them shut down. Moreover, 14,400 people were punished under the Administrative Code, while the police launched 2,300 criminal cases and confiscated pirated products worth 440 million roubles.

Contacts

Press service of the Russian Education and Science Ministry

Tel. 7 095 229 53 27