• "Peace Gaming" -- PowerPoint slide show presented at the above assembly,
• "Philosophy and Ethics of Information and Communication" -- PowerPoint slide show presented at the above assembly.

• Signed Agreement by UNESCO and the University of Tampere
• Book for UNESCO Conference in Jyväskylä, Finland, 15-18 June 2003
• Annual Report
  

1. "Global University System" -- (PowerPoint Slides by Tapio Varis)
   
   
2. "Towards Virtual Learning Environments" -- (PowerPoint Slides by Tapio Varis)
   
   
3. "Building Higher Humanity with a Global University System (pdf file)" -- Paper by Tapio Varis for World Forum of UNESCO Chairs, 13-15 November 2002, Paris (html file)
   
   
4. Videoconference on "Global University System" with Taganrog State University of Radio Engineering in Russia, December 20, 2004
   (about one hour duration, QuickTime movie, 626 MB -- click here to start the movie, but beware of this large size.)
   
   
5. "Education and e-Skills in a Knowledge-Based Economy," Microsoft Government Leaders Forum-Europe, Praggue, January 31-February 2, 2005, (MS/WORD file, 44 KB)
   
   
6. "New technologies and innovation in higher education and regional development," in Monograph "Universities and Regional Development: the challenge in the era of the globalisation of higher education," Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, ISSN 1698-580K

• Project Proposal (Draft: 12/27/03) "The Establishment of ICT-Center and Local Community Development Networks (LCDNs) for E-Learning and E-Healthcare in Ethiopia"
  Application for Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF)/Seed Fund
• Samudra E. Haque
  "Draft Report on Rural Connectivity Planning And Related Locally Sustainable Technologies," Submitted to the Ministry of Capacity Building Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, February/March 2004 (pdf file, 2.2 MB)
• "International Symposium on ICT Education and Application in Developing Countries," October 19-21, 2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  

• PowerPoint Presentation by T. Utsumi
  • At Permanent Mission of Malawi to the United Nations
• Concept Paper: "The Establishment of Maravi-Net (MARNET) and Local Community Development Networks (LCDNs) for E-learning and E-healthcare in Malawi"
  Application for Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF)/Seed Fund
  

• Concept Paper: "The Establishment of ICT for E-Learning, Telemedicine, Indigenous Knowledge Promotion and Economic Transformation in Rural Communities of Uganda"
  Application for Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF)/Seed Fund
  

• e-Healthcare/Telemedicine Reference Material:
  Kvedar, Joseph, Partners HealthCare System of Harvard Medical School

• "Community Development with E-Learning and E-Healthcare in Amazon, Brazil"
  • Grant application to be submitted to Tinker Foundation
  • Concept Paper to be submitted to the USAID/GDA
  • Grant application to be submitted to the InfoDev Conference Scholarship Fund
  • Travel Grant Application to the NSF
• Grass Root Fund of the Japanese Government
  • Application for Grass Root Fund for the Manaus Community Development Network
• PowerPoint Presentations by Alex Rivas;
  • Technological Feasibility for Distance Education and Promotion of Sustainable Development in Amazonia
  • CampusNet Amazonia
• PowerPoint Presentation by T. Utsumi
  • Latin America and Caribbean Symposium on Education, Science and Culture in the Information Society (SimpLAC 2002), Havana, Cuba, 18 to 21 Feburary, 2002

1. Slide presentation (without note) (pdf file, 1.7 MB)
2. Ditto (with note) (pdf file, 1.7 MB)
   

1. 1999, August
2. 2005, early month (tentative)
   

1. 3rd International LeGE-WG Workshop: Towards a European Learning GRID Infrastructure “GRID infrastructure to support future technology enhanced Learning,” 3 December, 2003 - Berlin, Germany
2. Online Educa Berlin 2003; 9th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning & Training, December 3-5, 2003, Berlin, Germany
   

"International Conference on Application of ICT in Government, Education & Healthcare Systems," Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, 22nd January, 2004
and
Trip to Japan

1. Third Annual Digital Bridge Africa – Global Partnership Conference on
   ICT and Development, Abuja, Nigeria – June 23-26, 2004
2. Fact-finding and assessment trip to establish GUS/Nigeria -- June 27-July 8, 2004
   

“Workshop on Nation Wide Fibre Optic Network and It's Applications”
Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 30, 2004

1. "International Symposium on ICT Education and Application in Developing Countries," October 19-21, 2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Fact-finding and assessment trip to establish GUS/Ethiopia -- October 19 ~ 21, 2004
   

1. "eHealth for the Americas...Status and Prospects"
   Meeting-Consultation, organized by WHO
   November 15 and 16, 2004
   Hotel Sheraton, Mexico City, Mexico and
2. "3er Congreso Mexicano e-Salud"
   Mexican National e-Health Conference
   organized by Mexican Ministry of Health
   November 16 and 17, 2004
   Hotel Fiesta Inn, Mexico City, Mexico
   

"Series on Policy Awareness and Training in Information Technology";
High-Level Seminar on Policy Awareness and Security Issues in Information Technology III,
Organized by the ICT Task Force, Intel Corporation and UNITAR
under the auspices of the Working Group on Informatics,
Seminar on Policy Awareness and Security Issues in Information Technology,
United Nations Headquarters, New York,
Economic and Social Council Chamber,
Friday, 19 November 2004

1st International ELeGI Conference <http://www.elegi.org> on
Advanced Technology for Enhanced Learning
Hotel Oriente, Vico Equense - Napoli (Italy) from 14th to 16th March 2005

Conference on “Knowledge Society Challenges for e-Learning” at the Kaunas University of Technology in Kanaus, Lithuania on May 26-27

Draft, working slide presentation in pdf format (26.7 MB).

"Cultural Bridges 2007" at the University of Tampere

"Synopsis of GLOSAS/USA Projects" and
"Slide Presentations" at Tallinn University in Estonia