Siemens AG has been having such a tough time in the former Soviet Union with its nuclear safety and telecommunications projects that it has been cutting back and recalling expatriates early (CI No 2,043), but Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG does have some work. It has embarked on a an information network which will enable Russia’s regional police forces to share information, according to Izvestiya. Covering all the 15 regions that make up the Russian Federation, the network is to be used by the Russia Interior Ministry for criminal investigations and resources management. The network will be built on three levels: city, regional and national. The regional information networks are to be established this year and next, and the All-Russia network is expected to be completed by 1998. The total cost of the project has been estimated at some $30m.
