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- N-1-3-900.05 Trumpy, "ISOC Committee for Technologically Emerging Countries"
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- Electronic transmission of data over long distances, combined with the
- development of user networks, has become a powerful enabling
- technology for many Technologically Emerging Countries (TEC's). Over
- 100 nations now have some form of connectivity, but eighty per cent of
- the world's population lives in countries where connections are not
- robust and nearly half the world's countries have no connections to
- the major research networks at all. The poorest nations are the most
- poorly connected. These least connected nations represent over half
- of the world's population. These data communication "have nots" are
- desperately in need of the rapid, low unit-cost information-transfer
- capabilities offered by this powerful and robust technology. The
- Internet Society (ISOC) has an important role in this challenging
- problem
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- The Internet Society involves Technologically Emerging Countries (TEC)
- as full partners. The ISOC Committee for TECs serves as a liaison
- within the Internet Society to facilitate transfer of latest
- internetworking technologies and skills to TECs. It fosters
- development and enhancement of internetworking technologies with
- particular use in Technologically Emerging Countries. The committee
- works to insure that low-cost technologies are available for TECs and
- obtains funding for scholarships and seminars for TECs to assist in
- the technology transfer process.
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- Committee Tasks
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- 1. Promote Data Communication as an integral part of development
- efforts in Technologically Emerging Countries (TECs). Communication
- technology services represent a unique opportunity for developing
- countries. It is therefore important to dedicate a major ISOC effort
- toward this goal.
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- 2. Support the human resources formation process on networking
- related activities. The rapid growth of technology makes networking
- more affordable and accessible-to those who have the proper
- background. Emphasis will be placed on appropriate means of
- empowering large numbers of users from all specialties and disciplines
- to become qualified to use a full range of network services.
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- 3. Implement services for collection and distribution of information
- on capabilities available through the network. The Committee will
- help to distribute documentation and reference materials related to
- network services and to implement other functions as needed. Examples
- are: help desks and "yellow page" services.
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- 4. Facilitate linkages among TEC networking initiatives. The Committee
- will aim to establish closer cooperation among regional networking
- efforts and to reduce duplication in hardware, software and training
- expenses.
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- 5. Encourage and facilitate the most appropriate solutions for entry
- level networking. The Committee will provide referral to a range of
- entry level solutions, along with recommended training modalities,
- that encourage the use of the most efficient and successful methods.
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- 6. Encourage commercial providers of network products and services to
- consider the unique needs and interests of TECs. Work to see that
- solutions are provided at affordable prices and that commercial
- providers sponsor training, programs and scholarships aimed at TEC
- needs.
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- 7. Stimulate research in areas of greatest value to TEC's. The
- committee will sponsor research aimed at improving the ability of
- TEC's to take full advantage of network services. Examples of this
- type of research are surveys of user's reactions to network services,
- demographic studies, effects of hardware and software changes on
- users, etc.
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- The Committee
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- Lee Caldwell
- Enzo Puliatti
- Steve Ruth
- Stefano Trumpy
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