International Russian Infocommunications in the 21st Century Exhibition Opens Today in Moscow

The second international Russian Infocommunications in the 21st Century exhibition (Infocom-2002) opens today in Moscow. The conference is devoted to telecommunications and new infocommunications technology. The event's organisers informed Rosbalt's correspondent that the first results of the Electronic Russia federal targeted programme will be presented at the exhibition. The most significant aspects of the programme for the general public are distance medicine, distance learning and equipping schools with information technology.

The exhibition, which is being held at the Expocentre exhibition complex, will run until October 25. It covers over 6,000 square metres of exhibition space. Visitors to the forum can find out about the achievements of companies in Russia's information technology market. These include networks, providers, e-mail services and various new information technology products.

Around 200 companies from China, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Russia, Sweden and the US are taking part in the exhibition.