[gu-l] (9/16/01)Operation in Central and Eastern European as well as Central
Asian and Caucasus regions
Tak Utsumi
utsumi@columbia.edu
Mon, 17 Sep 2001 01:07:35 +0000 (GMT)
<<September 16, 2001>>
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Dr Jacek Gajewski <gajewski@ceenet.org>
Dear Jacek:
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(1) Many thanks for your msgs (ATTACHMENT I and II).
(2) Referring to your inquiry in ATTACHMENT II, I think that your Poland
and the countries in the Central and Eastern European as well as
Central Asian and Caucasus regions are eligible to receive Japanese
funds, according to the lists (in Japanese) I received from the
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while I was in Tokyo last month.
(3) Pls follow the procedures I mentioned in Item (2) of my previous list
distribution "Fund raising for GUS/Turkey" which can be retrieved at
http://www.friends-partners.org/pipermail/gu-l/2001q3/000049.html
(4) However, our experiences in the past many years tell that, since the
web based distance education requires Global Broadband Internet (GBI),
we have been advocating it along with our Global University System
(GUS) project. Pls see its summary paper in
"GLOSAS Projects for Closing Digital Divide" -- Paper to be
published in InterMedia of International Institute of
Communications (IIC) (March 11, 2001) at
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Global_University/Global%20University%20System/Digital%20Divide/Closing_Digital_Divide.html
Or, at <http://www.iicom.org/intermedia/April2001/> -- Click
"First Paper" in this web site for the published version of the
above paper in InterMedia
(5) In order to have GBI, we need to have huge sum of money. For this, we
encourage our colleagues to form a coalition in their locality so that
its use can be cost effective. For the formation of this coalition,
we encourage them to firstly hold workshops in their locality.
This is because we believe that any serious project or business
can be performed only after we build trust among ourselves, and
which can be made only by face-to-face mtgs.
(6) Pls see;
(a) An example of workshop;
"Travel Grant Application: Mini-Workshop for Pilot Project of
Global University System in the Philippines for Tele-learning
and Tele-Health/Tele-Medicine"
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Manila%20Workshop/NSF_appl_for_Manila.html
(b) An example of GBI project;
"Community Development with E-Learning and E-Healthcare in
Amazon, Brazil"
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/InfoDev_Application/infoDev_Proposa_%20v_4.html
(7) The latter, CampusNet and Manaus Community Development Project, is the
results of two workshops in the past several years. This project will
ask about US$12 million (tentative) to the Japanese government, after
conducting another workshop with the fund from the InfoDev of the
World Bank.
We have already received favorable responses from the officers
of the Japanese government for this project.
(8) Therefore, if you would like to go along with the directions of our
GUS project, I would suggest you the following steps;
(a) You and your colleagues in the Central and Eastern European as
well as Central Asian and Caucasus regions firstly try to get
Japanese funds mentioned above.
(b) Invite me for my fact finding.
(c) Hold workshops.
(d) Come up comprehensive feasibility study and market survey
document.
(e) Submit it to the appropriate governmental agencies of your
and/or their own country.
(f) This will then go to Japan Embassy in their countries which will
then be passed on to their Tokyo office.
I can then follow up each steps of the above. We would be very happy
to jointly raise this funds.
(9) Pls feel free to contact me if you have any further questions.
Good luck to your endeavor!!
Best, Tak
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ATTACHMENT I
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 21:04:31 +0100 (MET)
From: Jacek Gajewski <gajewski@ceenet.org>
To: Tak Utsumi <utsumi@friends-partners.org>
Subject: Re: Respectfully requesting your participation in a seminar in Cebu,
the Philippines
Dear Utsumi,
my name is Jacek gajewski, I work with Distance education in CEE/FSU
region. I would appreciate the information how I can be helpful in your
undertakings.
Best Regards,
dr Jacek Gajewski
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ATTACHMENT II
Subject: Re: [gu-l] Fund raising for GUS/Turkey
Date: Sunday, September 9, 2001 2:19 PM
From: Jacek Gajewski <gajewski@ceenet.org>
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Dear Prof. Utsumi,
On Sun, 9 Sep 2001, Tak Utsumi wrote:
> (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.
Is the list of countries eligible to receive Japanese funds available -we
are now starting a programme for the training in Web based distance learning
technology for Central and Easter European as well as Central Asian and
Caucasus countries - and I wonder whether this might be supported by Japanese
funding.
Best Regards,
dr Jacek Gajewski
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