Cambodia is the latest country to be
connected to Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TEIN3), the pan-Asian research
and education network, bringing the number of Asian countries benefiting from
the high speed network to 17.
The new
link initially connects the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) in Phnom
Penh and has the potential to connect Cambodia's 35,000 researchers with
scientists around the world. This move will improve the quality and quantity of
research conducted in Cambodia's higher education institutes and research
centres.
The
development of Cambodia's national research and education network, CamREN, will
be boosted by its link to TEIN3, as it works to strengthen national and
international research collaboration.
To
achieve the physical connection CamREN worked closely with VinaREN, the
national research and education network organisation of neighbouring Vietnam,
VinaREN helping arranged a dedicated link from its network in Hanoi to ITC and
providing access to its existing TEIN3 connection.
Dr Ta
Ba Hung, Director General of NASATI/VinaREN, commented: 'When the TEIN2
programme began in 2004 VinaREN was similarly starting from scratch and
appreciated the support of the TEIN2 programme and other national partners.
VinaREN
has quickly established research connectivity across Vietnam and we are very
pleased to help Cambodia start out along this road. We are grateful for the
generous support provided by Viettel, a leading Telco in Vietnam who set up the
dedicated physical link between VinaREN and CamREN.' The successful connection
to TEIN3 was driven by the Network Startup Resource Centre (NSRC) based at the
University of Oregon which worked with CamREN technicians to provide the
equipment and technical assistance at the ITC campus to complete the
connection.
Dr
Steven Huter Director of the NSRC said, 'From our discussions with Samnang
Khiev of ITC, it became clear that one critical factor preventing this link
from becoming operational was a single piece of hardware, which the NSRC provided
to remove that obstacle. Step by step, brick by brick, the R&E cyber
infrastructure in the TEIN3 region is becoming stronger and better integrated.
Special
thanks to Dale Smith of NSRC and Nguyen Hong Van of VinaREN for helping CamREN
to develop an initial network design plan that is affordable and scalable.' Dr
Sackona Phoeurng of CamREN said, 'Our connection to TEIN3 comes at a critical
time in our country's research development. The fields of study that can now be
developed thanks to this link include e-learning, telemedicine, earth and
atmospheric sciences, emerging diseases, crop research and information and
communication technology.
Science
and Technology in these sectors are still needs to more developed. We are very
excited at finally being able to connect with the global research and education
community. Without the help of VinaREN and NSRC, connection to TEIN3 might have
taken much longer.' David West, project manager at DANTE (Delivery of Advanced
Network Technology to Europe) for TEIN3 added,
'This is a great example of how an emerging
Asian country has been able to get connected with the help and support of the
wider research and education community. In this case we have been able to
augment Cambodia's own efforts, notably the very practical assistance from its
neighbours in Vietnam and from the NSRC. The new link to TEIN3 will certainly
help improve the country's science and technology capacity by providing better
connectivity to researchers in Asia Pacific, and around the world.'
About
TEIN3 Cambodia joins Bangladesh as the most recent country to connect to TEIN3.
The TEIN3 network, which is co-funded by the European Commission, extends to
the South Asian sub-continent serving over 45 million users in more than 8,000
academic institutions and research centres across Asia. Through GEANT, the
pan-European research and education network, TEIN3 offers access to another 40
million users.
The
Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TEIN) connects the research and education
community across Asia-Pacific. Starting with a single circuit between France
and Korea in 2001, TEIN3, the third generation of the project now links 17
countries in the region to each other and the global research community and is
managed by DANTE.
Applications
using the network include climate research and meteorology, food security and
health programmes. The TEIN* Cooperation Center has been established, with
Korean government and TEIN partner support and endorsed at ASEM8 in October
2010, to take responsibility for a 4th phase of the TEIN programme starting in
2012. The TEIN*CC organisation will be closely supported by DANTE in its
initial phase. www.tein3.net
About DANTE: DANTE is a non-profit organisation
whose primary mission is to plan, build and manage research and education networks.
Established in 1993, DANTE has been fundamental to the success of pan-European
research and education networking. DANTE has built and operates GEANT (Gigabit
European Advanced Network Technology) which provides the data-communications
infrastructure essential to the success of many research projects in Europe.
DANTE
is involved in worldwide initiatives to interconnect countries in other regions
to one another and to GEANT. www.dante.net
About CamREN: CamREN is a network
of 5 leading Universities in Cambodia : Institute of Technology of Cambodia
(ITC), Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Royal University of Law and
Economy (RULE), University of Health Science (UHS) and National Institute of
Education (NIE), whose role is to allow the connection of all the other
universities and research centres. Initially researchers will come to ITC as a
pilot experience to get international data and documents.
In a
second step all universities will provide the same services in their own
libraries. In the final step, other universities (public and private) in
Cambodia will be invited to join the network according to their interest and
development of their research activities.
About NSRC: The Network Startup Resource Center
(NSRC), based at the University of Oregon, was established in 1992 to provide
technical assistance to organizations setting up computer networks in
developing areas for collaborative research, education and international
partnerships.
Over
the past twenty years, the NSRC has worked with universities, research
institutes, Internet Service Providers, non-governmental organizations,
governmental and supranational agencies, and industry to help develop networks
and cyber infrastructure resources in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Latin
America/Caribbean, and the Middle East.
The
NSRC is partially funded by the International Research Network Connections
(IRNC) program of the National Science Foundation and Google, with additional
contributions from dozens of public and private organizations. http://nsrc.org/
About VinaREN: VinaREN is a
national research and education network of Vietnam. VinaREN's goals are to
facilitate and coordinate the establishment, development, deployment, operation
and technology transfer of advanced network based applications and network
services to improve effectiveness and to further national and international
collaboration in research and education. VinaREN has been developed and managed
by the National Agency for Science and Technology Information (NASATI). It
connects more than hundred leading universities, research institutions,
hospitals in the country and proactively fosters e-learning, e-medicine, grid
computing, e-culture and weather forecasting, and so on. http://www.vinaren.vn.
Source:
M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX
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