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- Subject: N-1-3-011.10, "CRACIN", by Rafael Perez Colon,
- <R_PEREZ@RACIN.CLU.NET>
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- The Corporation for the National Academic, Scientific and Research
- Network (CRACIN), was established in Puerto Rico in 1991. Constituted
- as a non profit organization, its main objectives are: the
- implementation, operation and development of the National Academic,
- Scientific and Research Network Network of Puerto Rico; and the
- improvement of the research and development activities in the fields
- of telecommunications and teleinformatics in Puerto Rico and the
- Caribbean Region.
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- CRACIN represents the result of one decade of experience in academic
- networks across the island, the concertation of the main academic
- institutions of the island, and the interest of the government of the
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the development of the national and
- regional scientific & research community.
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- At present, the majority of the universities of the island are formal
- members of CRACIN, and their support since the early stage of the
- concept represents the level of understanding of the networking issues
- earned by this community.
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- Main activities of the Corporation at this time include:
- collaboration in the CUNet activities with the University of Puerto
- Rico and the American States Organization; collaboration with REDID
- and RUDAC in the Dominican Republic; participation in the Initiative
- for the Latin-America and Caribbean Network; and a number of other
- activities in Puerto Rico.
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- In Puerto Rico, special projects are under development oriented in
- this first stage to the provision of basic communication services open
- to the general community, and the dissemination of the networking
- culture to all levels.
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- To obtain more information on CRACIN specific activities write to:
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- CRACIN
- P.O. Box 5355
- San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919
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- or send email to: CIR@RACIN.CLU.NET.
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- *University of Puerto Rico
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