[gu-l] Fund raising for GUS/Turkey
Tak Utsumi
utsumi@columbia.edu
Sun, 9 Sep 2001 10:56:08 +0000 (GMT)
<<September 8, 2001>>
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Mr Yilmaz Cakir <arayl@superonline.com>
P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D, Professor <tapio.varis@uta.fi>
Dear Yilmaz:
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(1) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I).
I understand your situation.
(2) Pls visit a cultural attache at the Japanese Embassy in your country;
(a) to obtain a grant application form for the Grass Root Fund,
which provides up to $100,000 (though it varies depending on the
country),
(b) to find out Japanese officer sent from the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA), who can provide you with a small fund
from their Community Empowerment Program.
Pls let me know the results of your contacts with them in detail
(i.e., their names, snail mail address, phone/fax, email, etc.).
(3) During my stay in Tokyo, I checked with the officers of the Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) that your Turkey is eligible to
receive those Japanese funds.
As mentioned in my previous list distributions, I initiated for
the MOFA and the JICA to handle $15 billion (5 years) which was
pledged by former Prime Minister, Mr. Mori, during the Okinawa
Summit last year to close the digital divide in developing
countries. See
Role of Japan's ODA in implementing the "Comprehensive
Cooperation Package to Address the International Digital
Divide" - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/it/oda/role0106.html
(4) Suggested procedural steps may be;
(a) Obtain seed money from them,
(b) Invite Tapio and me for our facts-finding trips to your
Istanbul,
(c) Organize your workshop with funds from the InfoDev of the World
Bank, which may lead to building a large infrastructure for
Global University System/Turkey,
as our colleagues in Manaus, Amazon, Brazil is now trying
to do, -- almost $12 million is to be asked to the
Japanese Official Development Assistant (ODA) fund for
their building a CampusNet and Manaus Community Network,
-- after the workshop next year with the fund from the
InfoDev -- see
http://www.friends-
partners.org/GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/InfoDev_Application/infoDev_Proposa_%20v_4.html
Namely, follow the suit of our colleagues in Manaus in the middle of
rain forest jungle.
You may also see how to organize a workshop at;
"Travel Grant Application: Mini-Workshop for Pilot Project of
Global University System in the Philippines for Tele-learning
and Tele-Health/Tele-Medicine" at
http://www.friends-
partners.org/GLOSAS/Manila%20Workshop/NSF_appl_for_Manila.html
(5) Good luck to your endeavor!!
BTW, pls send me your CV. Thanks.
Best, Tak
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ATTACHMENT I
Subject: Ynt: Ynt: [gu-l] (1) Possible connection to Turkey,
Date: Friday, August 17, 2001 6:56 AM
From: Ara Limited <arayl@superonline.com>
To: Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc: <tapio.varis@uta.fi>
Dear Prof Utsumi,
Dear Prof Varis,
We are exremely sorry for being delay to respond you.
As you follow throug international media, Turkey has a deep economic crisis
since the beginnig of last February.
Most of the projects were canceled or postponed because of heavy devaluation
(150%) and financial crisis.
Our group has done the same. We had to postpone the e-Learning projects. This
is very sad situation for our group unfortunetely. Although Turkey needs
urgent action for e-Learning area but under the existing financial conditions
we can not allocate any budget for establishing GUS here in Turkey.
According to the experts economic situation will be better next year. I
will contact you and Prof Tapio Varis as soon as we overcome the existing
diffulties.
Pease excuse us if we gave you any trouble unwillingly.
If there is any further information you require from Turkey, please let me
know and once again I thank you for your valuable interest.
Sincerely,
Yilmaz Cakir
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ATTACHMENT II
Subject: Re: Ynt: Ynt: [gu-l] (1) Possible connection to Turkey,
Date: Monday, August 20, 2001 2:13 AM
From: Tapio Varis <tapio.varis@uta.fi>
To: Ara Limited <arayl@superonline.com>, Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Dear Yilmaz Cakir,
Thank you for the information. Your situation is understandable. It is good
to note that you have both the determination and skill to go forward with
your plans. I am sure we will find possibilities to work together. Dr. Utsumi
is now in Asia and will be back in New York at the end of the month and will
respond from his end when possible. regards,
Tapio Varis
Professor and Chair
Acting President of GUS
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Mr Yilmaz Cakir
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arayl@superonline.com
P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D, Professor
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