| While the older ones change overnight into modern | | | | Similarly the need to secure old trade routes and the |
| metropolises. | | | | new routes of oil led to the major developments on |
| This pace of change is not limited to the | | | | the oceans. The submarines took the initiative of |
| development of towns and cities only. It covers the | | | | carrying man to the ocean deep and now it is a vast |
| entire spectrum of various technologies. New and | | | | area for exploration. |
| even more potent technologies are being developed | | | | In the field of medicine, most ills that plagued the |
| by every passing day. | | | | mankind whether they are from air borne mosquitoes |
| All this development has not come about on its own. | | | | to water borne diseases, man has conquered most |
| There have been concerted efforts behind this rapid | | | | of them. Still new heights are being scaled and ever |
| advancement of mankind in various fields. The main | | | | new and more effective medicines are being |
| factor, on which the onus of this development falls, is | | | | developed. |
| undoubtedly the varied research and development | | | | All the data collected by research and development is |
| projects which have been and are being carried out | | | | very valuable to its owners. One cannot even imagine |
| across the globe. | | | | the kind of loss that mankind as a whole may have |
| Research and development projects are crucial for | | | | to suffer if some of this valuable data were to be |
| every government and Major Corporation. All the | | | | lost. |
| advancements that have been made are on account | | | | Irrespective of other variables such as the finance |
| of the research and development projects that had | | | | involved, a loss of data in any of the fields can set |
| been put in place years ago. | | | | back the human civilisation by several decades and |
| Most of the governments spend billions of dollars on | | | | innumerable man hours from dedicated and trained |
| research and development projects of all kind. The | | | | scientists and technicians. |
| research can be on soil testing, in the field of | | | | How can one compute the loss where life saving |
| medicine or sociological aspects of some programme, | | | | medicines is involved? It takes several years of |
| such as relocation of people from a site intended for | | | | dedicated research, hit and trial methods for one |
| a large dam or any other. | | | | truly effective medicine to be launched in the open |
| Perhaps the most outstanding and obvious results of | | | | market. Such a loss cannot be computed in numerical |
| research and development can be found in terms of | | | | terms alone. |
| what man has achieved in space. Had it not been for | | | | Similarly in the context of defence establishments, |
| thousands upon thousands of man hours spent on | | | | nuclear establishments and others also, a computation |
| research and development, man's dream of leaving | | | | based on monetary terms alone cannot suffice. |
| his footprint on the moon may have remained a | | | | There is no way that the loss of data pertaining to |
| mere dream. | | | | the development of futuristic radar can be dealt with |
| Same can be said of other sciences. In marine | | | | as a financial loss alone. |
| technology, man has conquered the seas. Just as | | | | The importance of research and development in |
| reaching the moon is an exemplary achievement, so | | | | various fields goes far beyond the sums of money |
| is reaching the ocean depths. Today man can go | | | | invested in any given project. Hopes of millions of |
| hundreds of leagues below the ocean surface, and | | | | men and women ride upon the success of virtually all |
| yet the research and development in the field is still | | | | such projects. That is a different issue that the man |
| continuing. | | | | on the street may not be able to relate to the |
| All this has stemmed from man's incessant quest to | | | | project directly. Nevertheless their impact is far |
| improve upon his existing pool of technology. A | | | | reaching. |
| major factor has also been his insecurity from his | | | | This data can and must be prevented from getting |
| own kind. Thus the billions spent by nations on | | | | lost by all suitable means. Appropriate back up files |
| defence projects. | | | | can and should be made at every stage of data |
| In fact most of the developments in relation to our | | | | generation. If a data loss does occur on account of a |
| conquest of space and the seas has arisen out of | | | | hardware or software malfunction then a good and |
| the research and development carried out for | | | | reliable data recovery company should be approached |
| defence purposes. The development of missiles led | | | | immediately. |
| to advancement in rocketry. | | | | |