INIMA 1

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ALBANIA - PERSPECTIVES OF COLLABORATION

• INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY - 1
• INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS
• ISPs USING SATELLITE LINKS WIRELESS
• INCLUDING THE ACADEMIC NETWORK
• ALBTELECOM MAY GIVE LEASED LINES
• PROBLEMS
• TECHNICAL AVAILIBILITY
• HIGH PRICES

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ALBANIA - PERSPECTIVES OF COLLABORATION

• INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY - 2
• ALBTELECOM A NATIONAL BACKBONE
• IT WOULD BE GOOD OR BAD ???
• PLANS TO ASK OFFICIALLY FOR
• A REDUCTION OF PRICES
• OTHER OPTIONS
• MOBILE
• ???

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ALBANIA - PERSPECTIVES OF COLLABORATION

• ACADEMIC NETWORK AS INSTITUTION - 1
• OPERATED BY SOROS FOUNDATION OSFA WITH HELP
  OF INIMA AND
• POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
• KNOWN AS _at_NET
• CONNECTIVITY TO ACADEMIC COMMUNITY
• KEEPING OF SECONDARY LEVEL DOMAIN NAMES
• LOCAL TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS (97, 98, 99)

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ALBANIA - PERSPECTIVES OF COLLABORATION

• ACADEMIC NETWORK AS INSTITUTION - 2
• OSFA CONSIDERING TERMINATION OF PROJECT . . .
• . . . BUT FUNDING MAY CONTINUE
• INSTITUTIONALIZATION
• OF THE ACADEMIC NETWORK
• MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
• ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
• CONCRETE STEPS EXPECTED IN THE FUTURE
• INIMA CONTINUES TO INSIST ON THIS MATTER.