<<February 26, 2009>>
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Dula Shanko <du_shanko@yahoo.com>

Fekadu Mulugeta <fekadu@cded.aau.edu.et>

Dr. Anteneh Worku. MD, MSc <a_anteneh@yahoo.com>

Nega Alemayehu (PhD), Director <nega_alemayehu@telecom.net.et>

References:

(a) (02/05/09) Sala Simone's "Brief update from Bangladesh" and possible approach to JICA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
http://tinyurl.com/ag8clp

(b) (12/19/08)-B Creating GUS/Ethiopia along with setting up of Beowulf mini-supercomputers for early warning on weather, climate, drought, flooding, etc.
http://tinyurl.com/97f39l



Dear Dula:

(1) Many thanks for your msgs (ATTACHMENT I and II).

I am very delighted to know that you are willing to raise fund from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for your project of deploying Beowulf mini supercomputer at your 11 branch offices for their local meteorological forecasting — as following the precedence of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) which received substantial financial support in terms of capacity building and equipment from the JICA — see Reference (a) above.

(2) As mentioned in the Reference (b) above, Mr. Naoki Saito of JICA in Addis Ababa already indicated his willingness to support GUS/Ethiopia when I met him in his office in October of 2004.

(3) As also mentioned in my previous list distributions, you may then combine your project with GUS/Ethiopia project so that the local universities of the GUS/Ethiopia may be able to provide your local branch offices with help on capacity building and equipment maintenance, etc. -- see potential GUS/Ethiopia consortium members in the Reference (b) above as;

1.     Addis Ababa University
2.     Admas College
3.     Bahir Dar University
4.     Debub University
5.     Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation
6.     Gondar College of Medical Science
7.     Gondar University


All of people we met at those institutions indicated their strong interest in the GUS/Ethiopia -- see <http://tinyurl.com/4lsmhs>.

(4) You may contact Fekadu at the Addis Ababa University who once sent me the following concept paper of his e-learning project;

Project Proposal for Launching E-Learning Mode of Distance Education Program in AAU
<http://tinyurl.com/dftd7f>


Anteneh at the University of Gondar also sent me the following concept paper;

University of Gondar Teaching Hospital (UGTH), Ethiopia Workshop: Application of Telemedicine in the fight against HIV/AIDS: EthiopiaÕs Context
<http://tinyurl.com/b2n4aa>


I strongly suggest that you firstly contact them to have their cooperation to organize the planning workshop for establishing GUS/Ethiopia.

(5) You already have an excellent concept paper;

"Enhancing Weather and Climate Prediction Project in Ethiopia"
http://tinyurl.com/97mpds


You may then modify it a bit as taking any parts of the followings;

(a) Al-Azab, M. and T. Utsumi, (2007), "Creation of Global University System in Egypt (GUS/Egypt),"
http://tinyurl.com/ypkaqo

Synopsis of GUS/Egypt (2 pages) <http://tinyurl.com/37o2gz>

(b) Concept Paper by W. G. Ollor and T. Utsumi;
"Creation of Global University System in Nigeria (GUS/Nigeria)," November 10, 2008
<http://tinyurl.com/62fcnp>


(6) The next step what you need to do would be to configure your budget for the workshop.

For this, you may just expand the ANNEX I of AntenehÕs proposal mentioned above.

Pls send me your first draft so that we can work on it together.

(7) Let us to plan to have your workshop in the coming fall.

Looking forward to receiving your response soon,

Best, Tak

ATTACHMENT I


From: dula shanko <du_shanko@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <du_shanko@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:55:18 -0800 (PST)
To: Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject: Etrhiopia Fw: Inquiry


Dear Dr Takeshi Utsumi

How are you?  Thank you very much for your information and  follow up of  our important project. I hope it will be succeded with help you, parteners and collaboraters.  

I don't have other recent information more than stated in the following

Reference:
(a) (02/05/09) Sala Simone's "Brief update from Bangladesh" and possible approach to JICA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
http://tinyurl.com/ag8clp


Best regards

ATTACHMENT II


From: dula shanko <du_shanko@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <du_shanko@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:13:05 -0800 (PST)
To: Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc: <kidaneasefa@gmail.com>
Subject: Ethiopia  Addis

Dear Dr Takesh Utsumi

How are you ? Thank you very much for your information and follow up of our important project.  It is Good to hear that you are planning to communicate JICA in Ethiopia.  Positive response may come out.

I hope, you and other partners will assit to be realized

Thank you again

Best regards
Dula

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Dula Shanko
Deputy Director General
Head, Data Management and Dissemination Department
National Meteorological Services Agency
P. O. Box 20231 cod 1000
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tele 2511615779  office
cel 251911208020
2511  236286   home
du_shanko@yahoo.com

Fekadu Mulugeta
Director, Distance Education
ICT Development Office (ICTDO) and
Continuing and Distance Education Division (CDED)
Addis Ababa University
P. O. Box 1176
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
+251-1-55-25-10
+251-1-55-25-13
Off.: +251-1-11-08-60
Cel: +251-9-62-46-16
fekadu@cded.aau.edu.et
fekadu_2@yahoo.com
www.aau.edu.et

Dr. Anteneh Worku. MD, MSc
Head, ICT Services
University of Gondar
P.O.Box 196
Gondar, Ethiopia
Tel: +251-9-618782
a_anteneh@yahoo.com

Nega Alemayehu (PhD), Director
College of Telecommunications and Information Technology
Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation
P.O. Box: 1047
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: [251-9] 25 48 15
Fax: [251-1] 65 51 29
nega_alemayehu@telecom.net.et
nega.alemayehu@gstit.edu.et
n_alemayehu@hotmail.com
n_lakew@yahoo.com

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