The Virtual Silk Highway is a NATO project that provides satellite-based networking to the academic communities of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Sounds like a great idea. I've always been interested in the history along the Silk Road from the Turpan Pendi to Samarkand.
If you're interested in geospatial activity, interoperability standards, GIS, and related technologies, as well as homeland security, here are some acronyms to be aware of:
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