<<November 22, 2007>>
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Greg Cole, Ph.D.
Research Director
UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Computational Science
US Principal Investigator
Global Ring Network for Advanced Applications Development (GLORIAD)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Building 5100, Mail Stop 6173, Room 212
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6173
Phone: 865-241-3702
FAX: 865-576-4368
gcole@gloriad.org
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http://www.gloriad.org/
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Bernhard Fabianek
EU – research technical assistance and program development
European Commission
Information Society and Media Directorate-General
GƒANT & eInfrastructures
BU25 4-82
BE-1049 Bruxelles
Belgium
Tel: +32 2 29.69.615
Fax: +32 2 29.93.127
Bernhard.Fabianek@ec.europa.eu
Bernhard.Fabianek@cec.eu.int
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/e-infrastructure/
I. Possible Extensions of GLORIAD:
Dear E-Colleagues:
(1) Pls visit the following web site;
Quantitative Policy Analysis of Global Socio-Economic-Energy-Environment
Development (GSEEED) Project
http://preview.tinyurl.com/337nrn
(2) As said in it, we will make quantitative policy analysis and assessment of;
(a) Deployment of optical fiber line along with the
gas-pipe line from Tomsk to China
through Altai of Siberia,
(b) Deployment of optical fiber line along with the railroad from Novosibirsk
to Almaty,
Kazakhstan.
(3) This is to be the extension of GLORIAD <http://www.gloriad.org/><http://preview.tinyurl.com/33yl57>;
II. Black Sea Ring
as connecting GLORIAD and GEANT2:
(4) Pls visit my following previous list distributions;
(a) (09/19/07) Possible GUS/Romania with Black Sea Ring
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2oawpy
(b) (09/24/07) Possible funds of European Union to GUS in periphery
countries around Black Sea
http://preview.tinyurl.com/26drd4
As said in them, we propose the Black Sea Ring <http://preview.tinyurl.com/2stu23>,
which will connect peripheral countries with optical fiber lines;
As you see in the diagram, this
Black Sea Ring is also to be connected with GEANT2 <http://preview.tinyurl.com/2vs9o6>;
III. Possible
broadband Internet with optical fiber network around Central Asian countries as
the extension of Black Sea Ring:
(5) Recently, I come cross to the following web information;
$18 Billion Plan to Build New 'Silk
Roads' through Central Asia
http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2007/12241-central-asian-roads-transports/default.asp
As it says, this project is to construct a modern-day equivalent of the ancient
Silk Road as connecting 8 countries in the Central Asia.
(6) I am considering to write a letter to Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, President of the
Asian Development Bank (*), as suggesting to include;
(a) Capacity development in those countries, with
(b) Deployment of optical fiber network for broadband Internet.
These are missing in this project, though this would be the excellent
opportunity to deploy such optical fiber network. Broadband Internet is a
vital necessity — not only for the old industrial age development, but
more so for the human capacity development in the new knowledge economy age.
(*) BTW, Mr. Takeshi Watanabe, the first president of
Asian Development Bank, was one of my mentors almost 35 years ago.
Dear Greg:
(7) I would respectfully inquire if you would be willing to provide me with
your support letter which will be attached to my letter to Mr. Kuroda.
Dear Bernhard:
(8) I would greatly appreciate it if you (or some appropriate person in your
organization) can also kindly provide me with your support letter.
Dear Greg and Bernhard:
(9) Pls let me know if you would be affirmative. If so, we would then draft
it up together.
Looking forward to receiving your favorable response soon,
Best, Tak
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* Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., Chairman, GLOSAS/USA
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