S&T PROSPECTS Sample Clauses

S&T PROSPECTS. Considering that the market for humanitarian demining equipment is very limited and identifying a lack of interest from large companies in making the considerable investments for developing and productionising the results of R&D, a pro-active measure such as the technology survey is required for identifying transferable technologies from other application domains towards humanitarian demining. This activity goes beyond satisfying a purely academic interest by identifying and convincing new technology providers from the studied application domains to transfer technology into the field of humanitarian de-mining. Conversely, spin-offs from humanitarian demining projects to other application domains will also be studied. Competitiveness will be stimulated since all working groups involved will get a constant input through the support action of EUDEM2. More visibility will be provided in particular to EC projects, as well as for new technologies as a whole. An indirect gain will consist in helping to avoid duplication of efforts. For the EUDEM participants and for those that will invest themselves in the analysis of information the vast past experience will be of great use. Stimulation is constantly fostered by the constant exploration of the Humanitarian Demining industry and possible other industries. Being engaged to a support measure, as EUDEM2 will keep the participants informed of what is going on in- and outside the Humanitarian Demining scene. Therefore it should also lead to elaborated creativity in our own laboratory.