[gu-l] Trip to the Philippines from 4/17 to 4/26/01 (Part 2 of 2)
Tak Utsumi
utsumi@columbia.edu
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 12:53:26 +0000 (GMT)
<<June 4, 2001>>
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Marietta C. Mojica <MCM947@yahoo.com>
Motokuni Ishiguro <edu@jaei.org>
Mely R. Luya <mely.lr@pup.edu.ph>
Dr. Jesus Y. Perez. Jr., M.D. <jyap@skyinet.net>
Mario B. Mier <mbmier@pldt.com.ph>
Mr. Barry McLarnon, P. Eng. <bm@hydra.carleton.ca>
For Che Mok <ccpeter@cityu.edu.hk>
Mr. David R. Hughes, Sr. <dave@oldcolo.com>
Doug Karl <dkarl@karlnet.com>
Roger Lee Boston <rboston@tenet.edu>
Helene Grace Jacobe <gracej@trends.com.ph>
Jerry Buan <jerryb@trends.com.ph>
Willy N. Aguilar <willya@trends.com.ph>
Dr. Ernesto A. Franco <eaf_man1313@yahoo.com>
Ricardo Cabrera <rcabrera@3dechotech.com>
Motilal Sharma <msharma@mail.asiandevbank.org>
Dr Aviva Ron <rona@who.org.ph>
Dr. Ofelia M. Carague <omcarague@pup.edu.ph>
Horace A. Crowe <horacecrowe@csi.com>
Jean Lim <aquarian@skyinet.net>
Eloisa P. TINIO <ept@sti.edu.net>
Professor Rashid Bashshur, Ph.D. <bashshur@umich.edu>
Salah H. Mandil, Ph.D. <mandils@who.int>
R. Daniel Hague, BSEE, FE <dhague@umich.edu>
Lori Brossia <claws@umich.edu>
Ninfa Saturnino Springer, PhD, RD, FADA <ninfa@umich.edu>
Takeshi Tamura, Dr. Eng. <tamura@center.osakafu-u.ac.jp>
Takashi Sakamoto, Ph.D. <sakamoto@nime.ac.jp>
Juro Chikaraishi <chikara@jica.go.jp>
Dear Marietta:
==============
(1) Many, many thanks for your kind invitation and generous hospitality
while I visited your school.
I enjoyed staying at your dom, visiting branch campuses, talks to your
gatherings, and sight-seeing on the way back to Manila.
When I got a back ache, I also greatly appreciated your
purchasing a drug -- and especially your thoughtfulness for a
candy with it.
(2) During my visit to one of your branch campus, they indicated their
strong desire to have used-computers.
During my stay in Tokyo, I conveyed their desire to Mr. Ishiguro.
Pls feel free to contact Mr. Ishiguro on this matter.
(3) Pls convey my best personal regards to your president, Dr. Ruperto S.
Sangalang.
Dear Jesus, Mely and many other colleagues in Manila area:
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(4) It was my great pleasure to have met with you again in Manila.
Dear Mario:
===========
Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT IX). Sorry I could not
meet with you while my stay in Manila.
(5) I was very happy to hear of your intention to form a committee
(ATTACHMENT I), not only for organizing the planned mini-workshop but
also for conducting subsequent project of implementing broadband
wireless Internet among your universities.
(6) I was also very delighted to hear of your agreement to my suggestion
that you would proceed to install broadband wireless Internet units;
(a) between St. Luke's College of Medicine and the Polytechnic
University of the Philippines (PUP), and
(b) if possible, between the PUP and Cavite State University.
This project is to be done prior to our planned mini-workshop so that
we can demonstrate the power of the broadband wireless Internet along
our telemedicine demonstrations at St Luke's College of Medicine.
(7) Previously, Philippines Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company
budgeted $16,000 for the 2 Mbps leased line for the above Item (6)-(a).
It is a one-time cost, especially for our telemedicine
demonstration (about 3 hours). After our demonstration, the broadband
Internet connection will have to be dismantled after our workshop is
finished, unless St. Luke's College of Medicine is willing to pay
large monthly leasing fees to PLDT.
Dear Mely:
==========
I would greatly appreciate it if you can kindly send me the
detailed and full materials you received from the PLDT for our
telemedicine demonstration.
Since the broadband wireless unit of Lucent/Orinoco costs less than
$2,000/unit, we can expect to install its pair of unit within $16,000.
Once this is installed, St. Luke's College of Medicine will not need
to pay monthly recurring costs to the PLDT, and can enjoy upgrading
the current 56 Kbps leased line to 256 Kbps (out of 10 Mbps line)
which the PUP now has from the outside world.
Dear Barry:
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Many thanks for your valuable msg (ATTACHMENT II).
Dear E-Colleagues:
==================
I would suggest that you visit the web at <(http://wavelan.com/>
and get the data sheet about Orinoco in PDF file.
(8) However, according to Jerry Buan, license is needed to use the
broadband wireless Internet of Lucent/Orinoco in the Philippines,
though its use within a school campus does not need to have the
license.
Dear Peter Mok:
===============
Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT XII) with very valuable
info and webs -- I read it through with great interest.
BTW, the basic technology of Lucent's WaveLan was invented by
Doug Karl of Ohio State University (OSU) by using used IBM XT/AT
computers. I visited him in the spring of 1995 to see how his
Mac at his home was connected to the main campus of the OSU.
BTW, you may read a very article in the April 1998
Scientific American issue which was written by David
Hughes, one of our listserve members. It mentioned how
the spread spectrum technology was invented by an actress,
Hedy Lamarr, in Vienna, Austria, in 1941.
Dear Marietta:
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Pls tell this to your president, Dr. Sangalang, for the
OSU is his alma mater.
Dear Marietta, Mely and Jesus:
==============================
Pls make sure to read Peter's materials -- we are to follow his
suit, too, albeit little later in our project.
Dear Roger:
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You may also follow the suit for your college in Houston.
Dear Grace:
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Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT VIII).
Dear Willy:
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Many thanks for your excellent corporate profile in PDF file --
I read it with great interest.
Dear E-Colleagues:
==================
I strongly suggest to visit his company web site to get
familiar with their activities.
Dear Ernesto:
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I would greatly appreciate it if you can kindly investigate this
matter, including how to apply the license to the National
Telecommunications Committee (NTC).
Pls also come up budgets for Item (6)-(a) and (6)-(b) above,
separately.
You may need support letters for obtaining the license. Pls try
to get it from the Minister of Education and from the Minister
of Health. You may ask help for the former to Ofelia of the
PUP through Mely and for the latter to Jesus of St. Luke's
College of Medicine.
Dear Marietta:
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Pls ask your president, Dr. Sangalang, visit Ofelia and
work on this together.
These endorsement letters may be used later to get large funds
from the Japanese government for installation of an earthstation
at the PUP and deployment of broadband wireless Internet among
non-profit organizations in Manila area and Cavite State
University, etc.
BTW, thank you very much for your excellent book
"Educational Planning." I wonder if you would be
interested in working with us to create a "Guideline of
Global E-Learning." Albeit still draft stage, see more
about it in;
http://www.friends-
partners.org/GLOSAS/Global_University/Guideline/List_of_Materials.html
Should you be interested, pls let me know.
Dear Jerry:
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As discussed, pls configure the connection between an
echocardiograph at the St. Luke's College of Medicine with a
Polycom videoconferencing unit there, and send the Polycom's
signal to the Polycom at the PUP via the 10 Mbps line of the
Orinoco, and then, the connection of the Polycom at the PUP to
an ISDN line at 384 Kbps which will be connected to one of six
ports of a videoconferencing bridge at the PEACESAT at the
University of Hawaii.
Videoconferencing units from American Samoa, University of
Michigan, Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.,
Houston Community College, etc. will be hooked to this
bridge.
(9) Dear Ricardo:
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Pls introduce your sales rep in Manila to Jesus.
The 3D image of a heart will be constructed and be disseminated in
real-time to the participants around the world via ISDN and Internet
through the facilities of PUP (where about 100 participants will also
view this activity). This is a follow-up to our similar demonstration
made during our Tampere event in August of 1999 and Manaus, Amazon,
Brazil event on May 31 to June 2, 2000.
This demonstration is to open the eyes of decision-makers for the
value of broadband Internet so that they will install it in
remote/rural areas of developing countries at their earliest possible
time.
(10) Dear Jesus:
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Pls let me know the name and address of the person at Georgetown
University in Washington, D.C. Area ASAP so that I will visit him/her
for our preparation.
(11) One of goals of our workshop in Manila is to form a subcommittee which
will conduct a feasibility study of deploying broadband wireless
Internet among the coalition members.
This study with list of necessary equipment (including an earthstation
at PUP, etc.) and comprehensive business plan will be submitted to
Japan Embassy in Manila with the endorsement letters (mentioned above)
for a large funds from the Japanese government.
The construction of such a feasibility study is to avoid repeating
wasteful expenditures of valuable money of Japanese taxpayers.
Dear Moti:
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(12) Jerry Buan told us at our mtg at WHO/Manila that your Asian
Development Bank purchased about two dozen Polycom videoconferencing
units.
Can you loan two units (one to St. Luke's College of Medicine and the
other to PUP) during our workshop?
Dear Ernesto:
=============
Pls follow up this matter with Moti.
While I was in Tokyo, I read a newspaper article saying that the
Ministry of Finance of the Japanese government gave about US$10
million to your bank out of the $15 billion (which is to close the
digital divide in developing countries in 3 years), which was pledged
by the former Prime Minister Mori during the Okinawa Summit last July,
2000. As mentioned in my previous lists, I worked to have them pledge
the funds in the spring of 1999.
Dear Salah:
===========
I would like to express my sincere thanks for your help to the
inception of our Global Service Trust Fund (GSTF) in 1997 and
1998. As you know well, after the Okinawa Summit, many parties
in many part of the world are now actively engaged in the issue
of closing digital divide, particularly in developing countries.
Can your bank provide some financial support to this workshop --
especially for the installation of the broadband wireless Internet
between the St. Luke's College of Medicine and the PUP?
Dear Franco and Jesus:
======================
Pls follow up this matter with Moti.
Dear Aviva:
===========
(13) During our mtg at your WHO office, Dr. Omi, Director-General of your
WHO/Manila, told us that you do not have any fund to support our
workshop and projects.
Should you wish to have a similar fund to be obtained from the
Japanese government out of the pledged fund at the Okinawa Summit as
Moti's ADB did, for your Continuing Medical Education (CME) project,
etc., I would be very happy to be of any help asking to Mr. Sohei
Miyashita, former Minister of Health, my family friend.
Dear Rashid and Salah:
======================
(14) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT XI).
I visited your web -- sounds very interesting. I will try to attend
your conference, though not sure at this moment yet.
Daniel and Lori:
================
When I can be in Ann Arbor on August 23-25, 2001, I would like
to discuss with you about the preparation of our telemedicine
demo between St. Luke's College of Medicine and your university
-- if Rashid approves this, of course.
Dear Ninfa:
===========
Hope to see you also in Ann Arbor -- about the preparation of
your demo at our workshop in Manila.
Dear Horace:
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(15) Many thanks for your msgs (ATTACHMENT III and IV).
Glad to talk with you over a phone a few days ago.
As mentioned, we need a Champion for this project in Manila who can
push it forward under the auspices of Ofelia and Jesus. I would like
to have your great help on this in Manila. Pls meet with Mely, Jesus
and Franco, and help Franco to get the license mentioned above --
which is the most urgent and foremost matter of this project.
Dear Jean:
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(16) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT V).
Yes, I sent you my report of my visit to your Cebu a few days ago --
sorry I missed meeting you again there.
See "Trip to the Philippines from 4/17 to 4/26/01 (Part 1 of 2)"
at
http://www.friends-partners.org/pipermail/gu-l/2001q2/000022.html
Dear Eloisa:
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(17) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT VI and VII).
It was certainly my great pleasure to have met you again in Cebu and
Manila. Many thanks also for your beautiful souvenirs.
Dear Jesus:
===========
(18) During my stay in Tokyo, Professor Tamura and Dr. Sakamoto indicated
their interest in holding a large workshop/conference in Tokyo in
2002.
Should you agree, I would like to have a session in the last day of
your workshop to discuss the preparation of this workshop in Tokyo.
Dear Professor Tamura and Dr. Sakamoto:
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For this session, we would like to have your attendance.
This session can also be used to present what e-learning courses
available from Japan to the Philippines and what courses
Filipino want to have from Japan (e.g., Japanese language,
business management, social science, etc.).
With those market survey, we may ask JICA to extend their 2 Mbps
digital satellite line to the PUP -- incidentally, JICA people
told me that they have already contracted the same with the
University of the Philippines in Manila.
(19) During my stay in Tokyo, Mr. Chikaraishi of JICA told me that JICA can
finance the travel funds of those people who will be attending our
workshop in Manila from developing countries.
I will then shift them to JICA from our travel grant application to
the US National Science Foundation which can be retrieved at;
http://www.friends-
partners.org/GLOSAS/Manila%20Workshop/NSF_appl_for_Manila.html
(20) You may also visit JICA' following office to get funds for the Item
(6)-(a) and (b) mentioned above;
JICA Philippines Office
12th Floor, Pacific Star Building
Senator Gil J. Puyat Avenue Corner
Makati Avenue
Makati City, Philippines
or
P. O. Box 1026
Makati Central Post Office
Makati City, Philippines
Tel: +63-2-893-3081
Fax: +63-2-816-4222
(21) I look forward to receiving your revised budget and proposal for the
workshop in Manila.
Best, Tak
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ATTACHMENT I
Subject: <no subject>
Date: Monday, May 7, 2001 6:30 AM
From: Jesus Perez <jyp_deanslcm@hotmail.com>
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Copy for Professor Utsumi
May 7, 2001
DR. OFELIA M. CARAGUE
President
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Dear Pres. Carague,
Greetings !
As you know we had two meetings with Professor Utsumi with your staff in his
recent visit, at Dusit Hotel and the office of the Regional Director of WHO.
In our meeting at Dusit with Ms. Mely Luya & Ms. Eloisa P. Tinio, we agreed
to meet to discuss the organizational structure of the mini-workshop
scheduled sometime in November 2001.
We intend to take up in the meeting, the title and theme of the mini-workshop,
as well as to organize the Committees to be involved, and the
proposed budget.
Thank you for accepting the Chairmanship. We look forward to our meeting, at
your convenience.
Our best wishes.
Sincerely yours,
JESUS Y. PEREZ JR., M.D.
Dean
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ATTACHMENT II
Subject: Re: Inquiry about wireless unit
Date: Thursday, March 8, 2001 11:05 AM
From: Barry McLarnon <barry.mclarnon@crc.ca>
To: Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
At 09:04 AM 03/08/2001 -0500, you wrote:
Dear Barry:
(1) It has been some time since our last correspondence. I hope you are
well.
Hello Tak! Yes, I am well. I left the government last Fall and am
now a private sector consultant. I'm just finishing up a contract
here at CRC, and expect that there will be another one following it in
a month or two. However, I do have more flexibility now in doing other
consulting work, so if you hear of something that may be of interest,
please let me know.
(2) Our Manila project is getting hot. There are now two schools involved,
one has 256 Kbps [Revised on May 29, 2001 by Tak] as to be a major ISP, and
the other (about 5 miles away from the former) is a medical school wich has
56 Kbps leased line. Both are in line of sight.
(3) I wonder if we can set up a spread spectrum wireless connection between
the two schools so that the medical school can enjoy accessing 256 Kbps.
(Looking for the future, the connection may start with 10 Mbps units.)
(4) I would like to hear of your suggestions, including the list of necessary
units and their approximate costs.
Wireless LAN technology has advanced quite a bit in the past couple of
years. Today, I would go directly to high speed when good paths are
available. The hot technology right now is IEEE 802.11b (11 Mbps, 2.4
GHz).
There are many products available, but I think the leading supplier is
probably Lucent, with their Orinoco product line
(http://wavelan.com/). I have attached a data sheet for their outdoor
router products, which would probably be a good fit for the Manila
application (provided that local PTT regulations permit it).
The routers cost about $1200. When you add the cost of the antennas
and feedlines, you can probably set up a 11 Mbps wireless system for
less than $2K per end. I can't say much beyond that without knowing
the details of the sites.
Hope this helps!
Best,
Barry
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ATTACHMENT III
Subject: Re: Mtgs in Manila
Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 6:55 PM
From: Horace Crowe <horacecrowe@csi.com>
To: Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Dear Tak,
I am sorry for the delay in responding. I was out of Manila in a remote area
with no access to the Internet. Thank you for including me again in your
activities and schedule in Manila. I will be available to support your needs
and meet with you and your colleagues during this time. Please call me at
633-7555 when you arrive in Manila or even from Cebu.
Best regards, Horace.
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ATTACHMENT IV
Subject: Re: [gu-l] Possible trip to Milano, Italy in the week of 6/18th
Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 3:00 AM
From: Horace Crowe <horacecrowe@csi.com>
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Dear Tak,
I am in the US for awhile in Northern Virginia. My telephone is 703-533-8643
or 703-587-3994. Hope to hear from you if you are in Washington, DC.
How was your trip to the Philippines. I am sorry I was not able to see you
there.
Its good to hear from you.
Best regards, Horace Crowe.
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ATTACHMENT V
Subject: Re: [gu-l] Trip to Taipei, Taiwan to attend WCA 2001 on 3/30 to
Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 3:56 AM
From: aquarian@skyinet.net
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Priority: normal
Hi Mr. Utsumi,
I am going through your emails and noticed you have visited the Philippines.
I would like to ask if you have written about your visit to the Philippines;
and if yes, can I request a copy of the report?
We are currently in the business of providing a platform for e-learning and
your report would be beneficial for our sales and marketing team in knowing
the current market status of e-learning in the Philippines.
Thank you.
Best regards,
Jean T. Lim
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ATTACHMENT VI
Subject: Internet Takes Heart As Pacemakers Move Online
Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2001 5:32 AM
From: ept@sti-edu.net
To: <dean_slcm@stluke.com.ph>, <utsumi@columbia.edu>, "Mely R. Luya"
<mely.lr@pup.edu.ph>
--- Forwarded by Eloisa P. Tinio/sti on 05/09/2001 05:28 PM ----
Subject: [ISN] Internet Takes Heart As Pacemakers Move Online
>
>By Charles J. Murray
>EE Times
>05/04/01
>
>BOSTON -- Physicians and medical-device manufacturers prepared this
>week for the next big step in cardiac care: the debut of the
>Internet-enabled heart.
>
>The world's biggest manufacturers of pacemakers, defibrillators, and
>other heart devices said at the North American Society of Pacing and
>Electrophysiology conference here that it plans to roll out
>Internet-enabled products, some as early as this summer.
>
>Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, demonstrated the Chronicle, an
>implantable heart-monitoring device now being clinically tested by
>physicians in applications where it transmits critical patient
>information to secure Internet sites.
>
>Medtronic engineers said the Internet capabilities will be carried
>over to the company's pacemakers and defibrillators sometime this
>year.
>
>Similarly, St. Jude Medical, also based in Minneapolis, showed off its
>soon-to-be-introduced Housecall 2, a tabletop "transtelephonic"
>monitoring system designed for use with the company's implantable
>defibrillators.
>
>The device, which allows patients at home to connect to a remote
>server, is being considered for Internet connectivity.
>
>Physicians at the conference said they eagerly await the integration
>of Internet capabilities into implantable heart devices.
>
>If used properly, they said, the Internet could be a powerful tool to
>help patients concerned about the condition of their hearts, or about
>the operation of their implanted pacemakers or defibrillators.
>
>This would be an incredible adjunct for patients who call their
>physician and believe their heart has had a shock," said Dr. Mark
>Schoenfeld, director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacer
>Laboratory at the Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, Conn. "Right
>now, we have patients who often must travel two hours just to find out
>that nothing's wrong."
>
>"The potential for this is straight out of Star Wars," added Dr. Paul
>Levine, vice president and medical director of the St. Jude Medical
>Cardiac Rhythm Management Division and a clinical professor of
>medicine at Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif. "It's nothing
>short of a revolution in medicine."
>
>Medical professionals say the revolution is being fueled by a
>universal demand for remote patient management. With less face-to-face
>time available for patients, physicians and health-care managers say
>they want new techniques to deal with patient needs.
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ATTACHMENT VII
Subject: Department of ITC news
Date: Thursday, May 10, 2001 3:43 AM
From: ept@sti-edu.net
NEW STATE ICT STRUCTURES A FOCUS IN REVISED MEDIUM-TERM PLAN
By Veronica C. Silva, Senior Reporter
full story:
http://itmatters.bworldonline.com/news/news_05102001b.html
The draft of the updated Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP)
prioritizes legislative measures to strengthen government agencies that will
oversee the convergence of information technology (IT) and
telecommunications.
These legislative measures involve the strengthening and modernization of the
National Telecommunications Commission and the creation of a new Department
of IT and Communication (DITC) that will oversee the IT and
telecommunications policies in the country.
Furthermore, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) also
noted that there is a need to approve a law that will facilitate the
convergence of telecommunications, broadcast and broadband facilities.
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Excerpt from
http://itmatters.bworldonline.com/news/news_05102001b.html
MANILA, PHILIPPINES | Thursday, May 10, 2001
NEW STATE ICT STRUCTURES A FOCUS IN REVISED MEDIUM-TERM PLAN
By Veronica C. Silva, Senior Reporter
The draft of the updated Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP)
prioritizes legislative measures to strengthen government agencies that will
oversee the convergence of information technology (IT) and
telecommunications.
These legislative measures involve the strengthening and modernization of the
National Telecommunications Commission and the creation of a new Department
of IT and Communication (DITC) that will oversee the IT and
telecommunications policies in the country.
Furthermore, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) also
noted that there is a need to approve a law that will facilitate the
convergence of telecommunications, broadcast and broadband facilities.
NEDA is updating the MTPDP in line with the thrusts of the new Macapagal-
Arroyo administration, including using ICT to accelerate economic activity.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has outlined her government's three ICT
thrusts as physical infrastructure, enhancing the policy and legislative
environment, and human resource development.
The MTPDP is the country's socioeconomic development blueprint for the period
2001 to 2004, 2004 being the end of term of the current administration.
Prioritizing the ICT legislative measures is in line with the priority
thrusts of President Macapagal-Arroyo in ICT. Earlier in her administration,
she identified her three-pronged ICT thrusts as physical infrastructure,
enhancing the policy and legislative environment, and human resource
development.
Last month, at the 7th meeting of the e-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian
Nations) Task Force in Makati City, central Metropolitan Manila, Ms.
Macapagal-Arroyo said she would push for the creation of the DITC in the 12th
Congress, which starts in July. Formation of such a department had been
proposed in the last 10th Congress.
One of the suggestions is for the transportation function of the existing
Department of Transportation and Communication to be transferred to another
agency, like the Department of Public Works and Highways.
The envisioned new line department is expected to address issues hampering
the growth of ICT in the country, including: high telecommunications cost,
limited access, limited bandwidth, as well as interconnection and convergence
issues.
This is the first time that ICT has been highlighted in the MTPDP to the
point that this sector has a chapter of its own. NEDA put all
telecommunications concerns under the ICT chapter when, previously, the same
concerns were put in the infrastructure chapter.
The objective the MTPDP eyes for the next three years is to "build a physical
infrastructure to ensure wider, faster, reliable and more affordable access
to ICT resources and the Internet." Thus, issues of interconnectivity and
universal access have been put to fore.
Among the targets to be pursued by 2004 are:
* increasing number of telephones per 100 residents from 9.12 in 1999 to
12.73 in 2004;
* extending local exchange telephone service to at least 80% of the
1,602 municipalities and cities by 2004 from only 30.9% in 1996;
* providing public telephone service to 35,000 unserved barangays by
2004;
* installing multipurpose telecenters in all municipalities; and
* providing high-speed, broadband transmission services in all cities
and identified growth centers and priority areas by 2004.
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ATTACHMENT VIII
Subject: RE: Respectfully requesting mtg
Date: Monday, April 16, 2001 2:47 PM
From: Helene Grace Jacobe <gracej@trends.com.ph>
To: 'Tak Utsumi' <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc: Jesus Perez <jyap@skyinet.net>, Ralph Rodriguez <RBRSATS@pacific.net.ph>,
Ofelia Carague <omcarague@pup.edu.ph>, "Chris Yambao (E-mail)"
<chrisy@trends.com.ph>, "Benjamin Alvarez (E-mail)" <benjiea@trends.com.ph>,
"Jerry J Buan (E-mail)" <jerryb@trends.com.ph>
Dear Dr. Tak:
Your message was forwarded by Benjamin Alvarez and I am replying on behalf of
Jerry Buan, our Business Development Manager for Polycom products, who is on
vacation leave.
We would be pleased to meet with you to discuss your videocon requirement.
We'll be calling either Dr. Perez or Dr. Rodriguez for the date.
Thank you and best regards,
Grace Jacobe
Sales Manager
Trends & Technologies, Inc.
Tel. No.: (632) 8118181; (632) 8943994
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ATTACHMENT IX
Subject: RE: Respectfully requesting visitng time
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 5:22 AM
From: MIER, Mario B. <mbmier@pldt.com.ph>
To: 'Tak Utsumi' <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc: "VILLEGAS, Paul Victor B." <pbvillegas@pldt.com.ph>
sir,
pls. advise when will be the meeting or pls. call our office at the no.
below so we can set the venue.
Mar B. Mier
Sales Engineering I
Tel # 887-53-55
Fax: 844-50-48
e-mail : mbmier@pldt.com.ph
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ATTACHMENT X
Subject: Corporate Profile
Date: Monday, May 7, 2001 1:13 PM
From: Willy N. Aguilar <willya@trends.com.ph>
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>, Larry Arceo <larrya@trends.com.ph>
Hi Tak,
Good Day!
As promised during our last meeting in Dusit Hotel Nikko. Please find
attached our corporate profile. You can find our product and services on it
and if you have any requirement regarding LAN, PBX and Telecomms equipment.
Please don't hesitate to call us. We will be glady to serve you.
Regards,
Willy
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ATTACHMENT XI
Subject: State of the art symposium on telemedicine/telehealth
Date: Thursday, May 24, 2001 2:17 PM
From: Rashid Bashshur <bashshur@med.umich.edu>
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc: <mandils@who.ch>
Dear Tak,
We are writing to apprise you of an important international symposium aimed
at reviewing the state-of-the-art in telemedicine/telehealth, which is co-
sponsored by the World Health Organization and the University of Michigan on
August 23-25, 2001. It will be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Detailed
information about the symposium is available on the website:
www.med.umich.edu/telemedicinesymposium
A warm invitation is extended to you and your circle of friends and
colleagues to participate in this symposium and to help shape the
recommendations for research and policy in this area, both nationally and
internationally. We are eager to have the broadest international
representation possible. Unfortunately, we cannot cover expenses.
Best wishes,
Rashid Bashshur Salah Mandil
co-chair, Univ of Michigan co-chair, WHO
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ATTACHMENT XII
Subject: Re: Inquiry
Date: Friday, April 13, 2001 9:57 PM
From: Peter Mok <ccpeter@cityu.edu.hk>
Reply-To: ccpeter@cityu.edu.hk
To: Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Sorry that I forgot to add the domain name part of the server
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/csc/deptweb/facilities/ctnet/wlan/wlan-faq.htm
We haven't use any outdoor router. Since our campus is quite concentrated and
can be reached by fiber, we only add wireless access points at the network
nodes to cover WLAN access within the campus.
I have meetings on 17/4/2001, I am afraid I can't have time to meet you that
date. However, I have kept for our reference some technical information of
Wireless communications and Wireless LAN communications, they are at:
http://cctpwww.cityu.edu.hk/network/l_wlan.htm
http://cctpwww.cityu.edu.hk/network/l_wireless.htm
I hope you can find that useful as a reference.
I have also cut and paste below a brief report of our phase 1 implemenation
done in summer 1999 for your reference. Right now, we have over 200 access
points covering all 180 classrooms and LTs and public area. Library is now
using Lucent product instead of RadioLAN. All classrooms have projectors and
screens installed. We now have a loan pool size of 500 notebooks and a pool
of WLAN PCMCIA cards.
Regards,
Peter
_________________________
The Plan
The wireless LAN service is an extension of the pilot test set up to enhance
the convenient network access and to facilitate teaching and learning
activities within the University. Starting from Semester B of 1999-2000,
high-speed wireless LAN infrastructure has been installed at various
designated areas within the campus. The coverage includes all 4/F and 5/F
classrooms, late reading room, selected area of all academic departments, the
Multimedia Room, student canteen and mall area on 4/F. A separate high-speed
wireless LAN service is also available in the Library areas. These wireless
LAN services allow access to all the multimedia services and applications
provided, including CityVOD, the Intranet and the Internet.
The Wireless Network
The Lucent WaveLAN product was chosen to implement the wireless LAN
infrastructure. The product was launched on November 25, 1999. The WaveLAN
product is a standards based (IEEE 802.11 HR), high coverage and secure
access wireless LAN product designed by Bell Labs technology. It offers 11
Mbps data connection. In our test, the effective throughput can reach as high
as 5.1 Mbps. This throughput can support the bandwidth demanding VOD service
which we are now using 1.5Mbps per video stream.
To provide the network connection, a Lucent Access Point (AP) - the WavePoint
II is connected to the wired network. This AP can communicate with the PCMCIA
antenna card - the WaveLAN PC Turbo 11MB card of the notebook computer
(client) through wireless communication of 2.4GHz radio frequency using
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technology. The card has a small form
factor which facilitates mobile computing. Each AP can connect up to 125
clients depending on the bandwidth requirement of the network applications
used.
For security reason, Xylan switch is used to connect the APs with the campus
network. Besides providing switching connectivity, the switch also support
security protection using RADIUS authentication and checking of the
registered network address of the PCMCIA card.
The Classroom Environment
The Network
All 4/F and 5/F classrooms are provided with wireless LAN access, teaching
staff can bring their notebook computers to these classrooms to conduct their
classes/presentations/demonstrations. This wireless network provision is
particular useful for Web based instruction since only the web browser and
its plug-ins are required.
In addition, classrooms on 4/F (except for 3) are equiped with fix computer
connected to the Campus Network. An external fix-wire network port is also
available to support notebook presentation and demonstration.
Projectors and Projection Screens
While all classrooms are mounted with projection screens, all classrooms on
4/F (except for 3) and the following 18 classrooms on 5/F are installed with
fixed projectors (Barco Data 3200 LCD projectors, Sony VPL-X600U LCD
projectors or Davis DLX650 DLP projectors):
B5306, B5314, B5321, B5413, B5501, B5615, B5616,
G5304, G5409, G5410, G5416, G5503, G5508, G5511, G5612,
Y5513, Y5612, Y5709
If academic staff would like to teach with the wireless LAN in other
classrooms, they can borrow the portable projectors (Kodak DP1100) from the
FMO counter of the Audio Visual Unit located on the 2/F of the Academic
Building sharing the same entrance to the ELC. In fact, funding is now being
applied for the installation of projectors in all 5/F classrooms.
Wireless LAN Environment at Other Locations
The same wireless LAN service will be set up in the Late Reading Room, the
Multimedia Room, Student Canteen and 4/F Mall area. Locations of AP will be
carefully selected to provide the best coverage and bandwidth for wireless
LAN connection. We expect the installation of these APs be completed by the
end of February.
The Notebook Computer Loan Pool for Students
A loan pool of 200 notebook computers for a maximum loan period of 24 hours
is to be set up for students. Students can borrow one from the FMO counter
mentioned above for doing assignments, learning, or attending class if
necessary. There is no such provision for staff. Staff can, however, block
book up to 30 notebooks for class practical. Hopefully the loan service will
be ready by early March.
Using the Wireless LAN
The notebook computers in the loan pool will be set up with the necessary
wireless LAN network software. For security reason, wireless LAN requires the
users to go through the logon process. The CityLink Plus usename and password
is used for the authentication. When the notebook is booted up, a window
appears requesting the user to enter the username and the password. Users
should then supply the CityLink Plus username and password to logon to the
network. Upon successful logon, the DHCP server of the wireless LAN will
assign an IP to the notebook and the prompt window closed. The notebook can
then be used to access the Intranet or Internet services.
If the user wishes to use the notebook in a stand-alone environment, he/she
can just boot up the notebook, igore the window prompt or just close the
windows, bring up the intended application installed locally and continue
with his work.
Wireless LAN Environment at Academic Departments
APs for Department
One AP will be installed to each academic department. The department has to
specify the intended location of AP which will cover the most area and most
convenient for the staff. The installation of AP for wireless LAN in the
inidividual department is now in progress. The AP will share the same
wireless network with the same login environment as the classroom Wireless
LAN provision such that the staff can use it to prepare their teaching
materials with their notebook computers in their respective department.
Departments can purchase more APs if they find it necessary.
Purchase of Compatible Notebook Computers for staff
In order to fully utilise the wireless LAN, departments are advised to
acquire some notebook computers for the use of their academic staff, or
further encourage them to buy their own. Since some notebook computers in the
market may not be compatibile with our campus network and projectors, in
order to avoid any compatibility problem, please refer to information on the
notebook tested & identified list of compatible models provided. For some of
them such as those of IBM, Dell and Compaq, they can be purchased at a
reasonable costs from the University Computer Shop.
Purchase Information for WLAN Products
The purchase information are as followings:
The wireless LAN card - WaveLAN PC Turbo 11MB card, this card will be used
with the notebook computers to access the wireless LAN.
The Access Point - WavePoint II, this access point also requires one WaveLAN
PC Turbo 11MB card. When connected to the campus network, it will provide
wireless connections to the notebook clients.
Preparation for Using the Wireless LAN
Buying and Registering the Wireless Network Card
Departments can place order for the wireless LAN card and related software
and raise a CSC Wrok Request for the installation. All wireless LAN cards
have to be registered before they can connect to the Wireless LAN.
Setting up the notebook computers
Before the notebook computers can be used in our network, they need to be
Pre-installed with the wireless LAN card software and the necessary
authentication software
Inserted with a wireless LAN card
Configured to the right setting for the wireless LAN access
All notebook avaible for loan in the FMO counter have been set up for
wireless LAN access and wireless LAN cards are included.
Using the Wireless LAN
For security reason, wireless LAN requires the users to go through the logon
process. The CityLink Plus usename and password is used for the
authentication. When a notebook installed with proper software is booted up,
a window appears requesting the user to enter the username and the password.
Users should then supply the CityLink Plus username and password to logon to
the network. Upon successful logon, the DHCP server of the wireless LAN will
assign an IP to the notebook and the prompt window closed. The notebook can
then be used to access the Intranet or Internet services.
If the user wish to use the notebook in a stand-alone environment, he/she can
just boot up the notebook, igore the window prompt or just close the windows,
bring up the intended application installed locally and continue with his
work.
Wireless LAN Environment at the Library
The wireless network connectivity in Library is served in a closed
environment. The service is provided by the RadioLAN products which can
support 10 Mbps data connection. The effective throughput can reach as high
as 0.8 MB/s. Although the coverage of each AP and the penetration power of
the product is slightly less than the Lucent WaveLAN. A quantity of Compaq
Amada Pentium II 233 MHz notebooks will be avialable on loan to the library
users. Necessary network and application software will be pre-installed in
these notebook to make the use in Library easy. These notebooks are intended
to be used solely within the Library.
-----------------------------------------------------
Tak Utsumi wrote:
Dear Peter:
(1) Many thanks for your prompt reply.
(2) I could not visit the web you listed -- its URL may have some error.
However, I previously read about your project in Lucent's web site.
(3) I am attaching a pdf file of Orinoco.
We will firstly try to connect the Polytechnic University of the Philippines
(PUP) and the St. Luke's College of Medicine with broadband wireless Internet
-- they are about a few miles apart and in line of sight.
We hope that the second phase will be to follow your suit for the in-campus
use of the Orinoco in the PUP.
(4) Is it possible to visit you when I have time in Hong Kong transit? If
so, pls send me the directions. Thanks.
Best, Tak
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Marietta C. Mojica
OIC, Open Learning College
Cavite State University (CvSU)
Indang, Cavite, Philippines
Tel: (6346) 415 0018
Fax: (6346) 415 0012
E-mail: MCM947@yahoo.com
Motokuni Ishiguro
Vice Executive Director
NPO Advanced Education and IT Institute
Nakano Sakaue, Daiya Heights 903
Nakanoku, Tokyo 164-0012
Japan
81-3-5371-8133
Cel: 070-5042-7040
edu@jaei.org
http://www.jaei.org
Mely R. Luya
Director
Polytechnic University of The Philippines (PUP)
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Center
2/F Ninoy Aquino Learning Resources Center
Mabini Campus, Anonas St.
Sta. Mesa, Manila 01016
Philippines
tel: (63-2) 338-7414
fax: (63-2) 338-7415
cel: 0919-354-8034
mely.lr@pup.edu.ph
http://www.pup.edu.ph/ictcenter
Dr. Jesus Y. Perez. Jr., M.D.
Dean of the College
St. Luke's College of Medicine
William H. Quasha Memorial
Sta. Ignaciana St.,
Cathedral Heights, Quezon City
1102 Philippines
Or
P. O. Box 780
Manila
1099 Philippines
Tel: 727-7609, 723-0301
Tel: 727-5549, 723-0101
Loc. 5104, 5549 & 4803
Fax: 632-727-5549
Fax: 632-722-4318
jyap@skyinet.net
Mario B. Mier
Telecom Consultant
Sales Engineering I
Philippines Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company
6/F MGO Bldg.
Legaspi cor. Dela Rosa Sts
Makati City 1200
Philippines
Tel: 632-887-5355/885-9003
Fax: 632-844-5048
mbmier@pldt.com.ph
Mr. Barry McLarnon, P. Eng.
2696 Regina Street
Ottawa, ON, Canada K2B 6Y1
Home: 613-820-3207
Fax: 613-820-3207 (call first)
Email: bm@hydra.carleton.ca
WWW: http://hydra.carleton.ca/info/wlan.html
For Che Mok
Associate Director of Computing Services
City University of Hong Kong;Computing Services Centre
852 2788 8252
Fax: 852 2788 8281 (home)
ccpeter@cityu.edu.hk (Work)
Mr. David R. Hughes, Sr.
Principal Investigator
NSF Mongolian Wireless Project
Old Colorado City Communications
Colorado Spring, CO 80904
719 636 2040
dave@oldcolo.com
Information about the NSF wireless projects are at:
http://wireless.oldcolo.com
The Mongolian web site is at http://www.magic.mn
Doug Karl
Vice President in Engineering
KarlNet Inc.
88 East Oakland Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
614-263-5275
Paging: 614-631-1275
dkarl@karlnet.com
www.karlnet.com
or
Director Networking and Communications
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
614-292-0252
dkarl@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
Roger Lee Boston
Rockwell Chair/Instructor
Distance Education/Technology Center
Houston Community College System
4310 Dunlavy Street
P.O.Box 7849
Houston, Texas 77006
USA
Tel: +1-713-718 5224
Fax: +1-713-664 0367
rboston@tenet.edu
boston_r@hccs.cc.tx.us (secondary)
http://www.rboston.com
http://www.teched.org/
http://tc1.hccs.cc.tx.us
http://www.teched.org/hist/iia.htm
http://tc1.hccs.cc.tx.us/hist/yr99/finland/ -- Tampere event
http://tc1.hccs.cc.tx.us/hist/yr00/brazil/ -- Manaus event
Helene Grace Jacobe
Sales Manager
Trends & Technologies, Inc.
Suite 6C, Trafalgar Plaza Bldg
105 H.V. dela Costa Street
Salcedo Village
1227 Makati City, Philippines
Tel. No.: (632) 8118181; (632) 8943994
gracej@trends.com.ph
http://www.trends.com.ph
Jerry Buan
Product Manager
Trends and Technologies Inc.
Suite 6C, Trafalgar Plaza Bldg
105 H.V. dela Costa Street
Salcedo Village
1227 Makati City, Philippines
Tel: +63.2.894.3994 to 96
+63.2.811.8181
Fax: +63.2.814.0130
Cel: +63.917.5209048
jerryb@trends.com.ph
http://www.trends.com.ph
Willy N. Aguilar
Systems Sales Engineer
Allied Group
Trends and Technologies Inc.
6Th Floor, Trafalgar Plaza Bldg
105 H.V. dela Costa Street
Salcedo Village
1227 Makati City, Philippines
Tel: +63.2.894.3994 to 96
+63.2.894.3979
Fax: +63.2.814.0130 (home)
Cel: +63.917.8122360
willya@trends.com.ph
http://www.trends.com.ph
Dr. Ernesto A. Franco
Institution Building & Project Management Specialist
Skills Development Project
(ADB Loan 1707 - SRI(SF))
Ministry of Vocational Training
282, Nawala Road
Rajagiriya
Sri Lanka
94-1-88-9130
94-1-86-6485
94-1-86-3425
Fax: 94-1-88-9130
eaf_man1313@yahoo.com
Ricardo Cabrera
Director, Sales & Marketing/Americas
3D EchoTech
555 Burbank Street Unit A
Broomfield, CO 80020
(800) 957-3246
(303) 438-8455
Fax: (303) 438-8530
rcabrera@3dechotech.com
www.3DEchoTech.com
Motilal Sharma
Senior Education Specialist
Asian Development Bank
6 ADB Avenue
Mandaluyong City
0401 Metro Manila
P. O. Box 789
0980 Manila
Philippines
+632-632-6797
+632-632-4444 (main)
Fax: +632-636-2310
+632-636-2444 (main)
msharma@mail.asiandevbank.org
http://www.adb.org
Dr Aviva Ron
Director, Health Sector Development
World Health Organization
Western Pacific Regional Office
P.O. Box 2932 (United Nations Ave.)
1000 Manila, Philippines
Tel: (632) 528 9951 (Direct)
(632) 528 8001 (General)
Fax: (632) 521 1036
rona@who.org.ph
Dr. Ofelia M. Carague
President
Office of the President
Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP)
Mabini Campus, Anonas St., Sta. Mesa
Manila, Philippines
Tel: (63-2) 716-2644
Fax: (63-2) 716-1143
Cell: 0912-387-8968; 0917-538-1035
Pager: 141-625-017
omcarague@pup.edu.ph
ocarague@usa.net
http://www.pup.edu.ph
Horace A. Crowe
Unit 206, Residencia 8888, Pearl Drive
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Metro Manila
PHILIPPINES
632.633.7555
632.634.5560 (fax)
horacecrowe@csi.com
hcrowe@mozcom.com
www.aae.com
Jean Lim
General Manager
Megatexts Philippines Inc.
45 Capitol West Bldg.
Don Gil Garcia Corn Escario Sts
6000 Cebu City, Philippines
Tel: 6332-253-3391
Fax: 6332-253-8694
aquarian@skyinet.net
Eloisa P. TINIO
Manager, Institutional Linkages
STI Network of Colleges and Education Centers
Central Office,
Office of Institutional Linkages
2/F Optima Bldg., 221 Salcedo St.
Legaspi Village, Makati City, 1229
Metro Manila, Philippines
+63 02 840 5620 and +63 02 8171305
Tel: (632) 817-1305
Fax: (632) 812-6186
ept@sti.edu.net
www.sti.edu.ph
Professor Rashid Bashshur, Ph.D.
President-elect of the American Telemedicine Association
Editor-in-Chief of the Telemedicine Journal
Director of Telemedicine
Professor of Health management & Policy
The University of Michigan Health System
Am Arbor
Michigan 48109-2029
USA
734-763-0555
Tel: +1 734 647 3089
Fax: +1 734 936 9406
bashshur@umich.edu
Salah H. Mandil, Ph.D.
Director-Advisor
Health Informatics & Telematics
World Health Organization
20, Avenue Appia
CH-1211 Geneva 27
SWITZERLAND
+41-22-791-2426 (direct)
+41-22-791-2111
Fax: +41-22-791-4702
ISDN +41.22 791 1132 and 1133
mandils@who.int
mandils@who.ch
R. Daniel Hague, BSEE, FE
Director of Video Services
Information Technology Division
The University of Michigan Health System
4251 Plymouth Road #2235
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105-2785
734-763-0698
Fax: 734 615-1727
Video: 2x64 734.615.2756/57
dhague@umich.edu
dhague@netscape.net
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dhague
http://www.ns.itd.umich.edu/groups/Engin/Digital_Video/digvid.html
Or,
4251 Plymouth Road
Am Arbor, MI 48105
734-763-9378
Lori Brossia
Telemedicine Coordinator
University of Michigan Health System
4251 Plymouth Road ALB2F3
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Voice: 734-936-2257
734-936-2257 -- Emergency phone during session
Mobile: 734-678-9013
Pager: 734-936-6266 ID 4136
claws@umich.edu
http://www.med.umich.edu/telemedicine
Ninfa Saturnino Springer, PhD, RD, FADA
Associate Professor Emerita
School of Nursing
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, 48104 USA
Home Address: 8234 Woods Trail
WhitmoreLake, MI 48189
734.449.8663
Fax (707) 897-2949
ninfa@umich.edu
http://www.umich.edu/~ninfa/
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~ninfa
http://www.umich.edu/~ninfa/vcon/htn/
http://www.umich.edu/~ninfa/vcondemo/
Takeshi Tamura, Dr. Eng.
Professor
Library & Science Information Center
Osaka Prefecture University
Gakuen-cho, Sakai
Osaka 599-8231
JAPAN
+81-722-54-9154
Fax: +81-722-54-9940
tamura@center.osakafu-u.ac.jp
http//www.center.osakafu-u.ac.jp/~tamura
Takashi Sakamoto, Ph.D.
Director General
National Institute of Multimedia Education (NIME)
2-12, Wakaba
Mihama-Ku, Chiba 261-0014
JAPAN
Tel: +81-43-298 3000
Fax: +81-43-298 3471
sakamoto@nime.ac.jp
http://www.nime.ac.jp/
http://hoklpc25.uta.fi/egedl/outline/virtualuniversityinjapan.htm -- his
slide presentation at Tampere event.
Juro Chikaraishi
Director
Planning and Coordination Division
Planning and Evaluation Department
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Shinjuku Maynds Tower Bldg
2-1-1, Yoyogi
Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo 151-8558
Japan
Tel: +81-3-5352-5121
Fax: +81-3-5352-5490
chikara@jica.go.jp
http://www.jica.go.jp
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