[gu-l] (02/27/02) UNESCO conference in Havana and possible GUS/Cuba
project
Tak Utsumi
utsumi@columbia.edu
Wed, 27 Feb 2002 20:29:45 -0500
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Cl=E1udio Menezes <cmenezes@unesco.org.uy>
Melchor Gil <melchor@mic.cu>
Ing. Roberto del Puerto Alonso <roberto@mic.cu>
Ing. Eduardo Leyva Corzo <leyva@mic.cu>
Ing. Vilma I. Altet Casas <vllma@mic.cu>
Lic. Juan Fern=E1ndez Gonzalez <juan@mic.cu>
Miguel Garay Garcell <garay@ceis.ispjae.edu.cu>
Dr. Jesus Martinez Martinez <jmmcu@tesla.ispjae.edu.cu>
Dra. Caridad Anias Calder=F3n <cacha@tesla.ispjae.edu.cu>
For Che Mok <ccpeter@cityu.edu.hk>
Mr. Jim Miller <jimmsl@aol.com>
Peter T. Knight, Ph.D. <ptknight@attglobal.net>
Robbin Chapman <rnc@media.mit.edu>
Dr. David Levy <AXEL@conted.lan.mcgill.ca>
Fabio S. LEITE <fabio.leite@itu.int>
P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D, Professor <tapio.varis@uta.fi>
Dear Claudio and Mr. Gil:
(1) Many, many thanks for your invitation for my attending the Latin
American and Caribbean Symposium on Education, Science and Culture in the
Information Society, 18 to 21 of February, 2002.
It was a very exciting conference with high quality presentations. I
learned a lot, too.
I greatly appreciated many attendances at my presentation of our Amazon
project.
Dear Roberto:
(2) Thank you very much for your kind arrangement of a sight-seeing tour of
Havana City. It was very interesting town!! It was also very clean and
safe city, too, -- compared with our New York City!!
Before my visit, many people told me that Havana is an interesting city and
Cubans are very nice and friendly. I was delighted to witness them.
I also thank for the lunch with you, Mr. Gil and Claudio at a beautiful
restaurant.
Dear Edduardo and Vilma:
(3) Thank you very, very much for your hectic arrangements of air-ticket an=
d
visa, etc., in such a short period!! Amazingly, everything worked out
smoothly.
I was also very appreciated to be treated as a VIP =8B even with a seat right
behind of the Lady Afonso, the originator of Cuban Ballet, at the beautiful=
,
classic-style Cuban National Theater. The modern ballet was very good,
indeed!!
Dear Juan:
(4) It was nice to see you again =8B after we once met at the conference of
the International Institute of Communications (IIC) in Tampa, FL in October=
,
2000.
> BTW, I would greatly appreciate it if you can send me a copy of your
> PowerPoint slides of your presentation at that time. It was an excellent
> presentation and I want to have its data.
>=20
Dear Miguel, Jesus and Caridad:
(5) It was my great pleasure to have met with you. I was particularly
delighted to hear of your willingness to follow the suit of our Amazon
project.
Since your government is now setting up a broadband (165 Mbps) Internet
terrestrial trunk line among universities in your island, your next concern
would be how to reach to end-users, i.e., out-reach learners with broadband
Internet capability, -- affordably and accessibly.
You may then follow the case of the City University of Hong Kong =8B see the
web site of For Che Mok. According to him, they have 500 laptops in their
library to loan to students so that they can roam around the campus with th=
e
laptop =8B without hooking to any wires. Incidentally, when I visited the
University of Milan in Italy, they also had the broadband wireless around
their campus with 802.11b protocol. As I mentioned during my talk, the
broadband wireless is the current trend. In Japan, NTT/DoCoMo is now
setting up relay stations at major rail-way stations, restaurants, coffee
shops, etc, as in the US, too. In Korea, they are doing the same around th=
e
country.
> Dear Jim:
>=20
> Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I). This is in line with our Commun=
ity
> Development Network approach -- see
> http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Tampere_Conference/Global_Broadban=
d_Int
> ernet/Global_Broadband_Diagram.html
>=20
> Yes, I use Apple=B9s wireless AirPort, too, with my iBook laptop at 11 Mbps=
with
> 802.11b protocol. It is very easy to set up and very convenient.
>=20
> Our Amazon project is to take care of those issues you raised. We plan to
> provide broadband wireless Internet to K-12 schools in Amazon at free of
> charge with support from nearby commercial firms in the second stage of o=
ur
> project =8B in a sense, voluntary E-Rate as Peter Knight calls it. This is=
to
> follow the suit of St. Thomas Island in the Caribbean as I mentioned in o=
ur
> InfoDev application/Section H3 Global Rate/ at
> http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/InfoDev_Applicat=
ion/I
> nfoDev_Prop_Final_Web/Proposal.htm
>=20
> There are many wireless protocols, e.g., 802.11a (50 Mbps), 802.11e (for =
QoS),
> 802.11g, etc. We need to keep track with their rapid advancements. Sinc=
e
> they are open protocol, they may take over proprietary ones (e.g., 3G and=
4G
> cellular phones) as letting major carriers wasting $150 billion as ATTACH=
MENT
> II below says for their acquiring appropriate frequencies. Incidentally,=
in
> the optical fiber networking field, such a wasting has already happened t=
oo,
> e.g., bankruptcies of Global Crossing, Enron, etc., etc. -- with subseque=
nt
> drastic price reductions (90% of wholesale prices and 60% of retail price=
) and
> 90% of capacity un-used!! (Luckily, with this overcapacities and Internet
> telephony technology, we can now make only two cents per minute call from=
NYC
> to Tokyo.)
>=20
> I think their demises were due to their greedy to make a big buck quickly=
as
> forgetting digital illiteracy and content development issues (i.e., e-lea=
rning
> and e-healthcare, etc.), as you aptly pointed out. These are the ones ou=
r GUS
> project is to work with.
>=20
(6) After I met with you, I had a chat with Robbin Chapman at a dinner tabl=
e
on an idea of demonstrating a telepresence during the mini-workshop at your
location.
> Robbin and her colleague presented a very interesting Computer Clubhourse
> Network project during the conference.
Since there are many robots at Robbin=B9s Media Lab at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in Boston, this demonstration is to let youngsters
in Havana manipulate/play them via Internet. The behavior of the robot is
then to be viewed by streaming video worldwide via Internet.
> Dear Robbin:
>=20
> It was my great pleasure to have met with you in Havana. As mentioned at=
that
> time, I would appreciate it if you can kindly explore the possibilities o=
f
> this demo. If successful, this demo may be continued later to have const=
ant
> dialogues between youngsters in Cuba and Boston, and also among them at y=
our
> Clubhouses around the world. Promoting mutual understanding among youngs=
ters
> can lead to the world peace keeping.
>=20
Dear David Levy:
(7) I would greatly appreciate it if you can kindly start considering the
participation of your McGill University, in this GUS/Cuba project,
particularly by the Global E-Learning Center which you are now planning to
establish at your university.
The Japanese government donated a chunk of money to the University of Havan=
a
to set up a Japanese language learning center.
As we discussed in Tokyo last summer, the techniques of your English as a
Second Language (ESL) may be able to assist their courses.
Of course, your ESL program may also be of strong interest to young Cubans,
too, which outline is listed in our InfoDev grant application/APPENDIX
IX-Section 4 at;
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/InfoDev_Applicatio=
n
/InfoDev_Prop_Final_Web/Appendices/Appendix-IX_Joint_Programs/Joint_Prog_an=
d
_Proj_(WORD).htm
Pls feel free to mention of these future plans when you meet with a former
Prime Minister of Canada, one of you friends, as you and your wife mentione=
d
to me during our dinner party in Manhattan last Christmas time.
Dear Fabio:
(8) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT III) in response to my previous
list distribution =B3(02/25/02) Mexican contact=B2 which can now be retrieved
at;
http://www.friends-partners.org/pipermail/gu-l/2002q1/000096.html
I also thank you for your kindness to forward the distribution to Mr. Yoshi=
o
Utsumi, Director-General (DG) of your International Telecommunication Union
(ITU). Pls convey my best personal regards to him when you meet him next
time.
> When he was inheriting the DG role from Dr. Pekka Tarjanne, Tapio and I
> visited them at their office -- Dr. Pekka Tarjanne is a friend of Tapio a=
nd is
> now one of the Trustee members of our GUS along with Dr. Federico Mayor
> (former DG of UNESCO), and Yoshio is my long-standing friend.
BTW, at our mtg at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, you invited me to
submit grant applications to the ITU, since Yoshio has gotten some money
from the Japanese government =8B probably out of the $15 billion pledged by
then Prime Minister Mori during the Okinawa Summit in July, 2000 =8B which I
initiated since the spring of 1998.
I would greatly appreciate it if you can kindly inform me the procedures ho=
w
to apply for the fund at the ITU, not only for our Amazon project, but
possibly for this GUS/Cuba project.
> BTW, what is WSIS stands for?
Best, Tak
ATTACHMENT I=20
Subject: Bluetooth 802.11b
Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 3:59 PM
From: JIMMSL@aol.com
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc: <ptknight@attglobal.net>, <tapio.varis@uta.fi>
Tak,=20
This was just sent to me by a Canadian contact.
What are your thoughts on the 11Mbps service for local use? I use a
wireless LAN in our office now and it is very effectice and cheap -
definitely avoids the cabling issues. The final issue of course is that it
is never FREE - someone pays or subsidizes somewhere. This just gets rid o=
f
one of the hurdles, we still are concerned about content and delivery of
information - and, of course, the backbone networks.
Jim Miller=20
see www.rtcent.com=20
FREE WIRELESS NETWORKING MOVEMENT GATHERS SPEED
Grassroots movements in major metropolitan areas around the world
are working to bring free high-speed wireless Internet access to
the masses. Individuals who subscribe to DSL service can set up a
802.11b standard wireless access node that sends an 11 Mbps signal
for just a couple of hundred dollars. If a ubiquitous network could
be set up, then it might undercut major carriers' plans for 3G
services. Currently, the 802.11b wireless standard offers five
times the connection speed promised by 3G carriers. Besides that,
intermediary wireless services companies such as Wayport are
stepping in to connect the disparate networks with software that
can identify all the wireless networks in range, along with any
fees attached. Free wireless advocates, like Tim Pozar of the Bay
Area Wireless Users Group, offer a near-utopian vision that
includes such things as Internet access equality and free e-mail.
(InfoWorld.com, 26 September 2001)
ATTACHMENT II=20
Will the wrong wireless succeed?
Scott Bradner
NET INSIDER
Network World 10/15/01
www.nwfusion.com=20
At one time it looked like there was a roadmap, a confusing one perhaps, bu=
t
a roadmap nonetheless. Wireless Internet was going to be everywhere, but yo=
u
were going to use different wireless technologies depending on just where
you were. This original roadmap seems to be getting overtaken by events, an=
d
a far simpler one may be emerging.
The original wireless roadmap looked something like this: Local
communications, say between your cell phone and palmtop, would use
Bluetooth; connections to your office LAN would use 802.11; at home you
would use HomeRF; and when out wandering the world you would use 3G or mayb=
e
someday 4G. Come to think of it, I never did figure out how you or your
mobile computing devices would know where you were so as to know what
technology to use.
Each technology has been optimized for its particular role. Bluetooth i=
s
low power and short range (30 feet or so), and slow -- less than 1M bit/sec=
.
Then there's 802.11, which offers a range of speeds from a few megabits
per second to about 50M bit/sec at a few hundred meters. HomeRF only needs
to cover a house and runs at a few megabits per second. The next-generation
cell phone services, 3G and 4G, will offer a few megabits per second at
distances of up to several miles.
But maybe optimization is not needed. Supporters of most of the
technologies in this fuzzy picture might want to consider that "good enough=
"
rather than "optimization" may just be taking over.
No, 802.11 is not just for office LANs anymore. It's showing up in
classrooms, hotels, airports and Starbucks. You would expect this, since
these environments have basically the same requirements as office LANs. It
also should be obvious that for simple Internet access-type services, 802.1=
1
would work just fine at home. But now 802.11 is starting to show up in
places that it would not seem all that well suited for.
For instance, 802.11 is starting to show up as competition to
cellular-based Internet connectivity such as 3G.
See www.toaster.net/wireless/aplist.php for a list of San Francisco-area
providers.
And with the improvements in the power efficiency of future generations
of 802.11 chips, Bluetooth does not seem so important. While 802.11 is far
from perfect, the current versions -- 802.llb and 802.11a -- have
significant security and quality-of-service (QoS) issues, and having two
versions could be a problem.
But dual-mode chips that support both versions are now shipping and the
IEEE, the developer of 802.11, is busily working on security and QoS
improvements. (IEEE documents are now available for free at
http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/).
Indeed, 802.11 is yet another example of generalization winding up bein=
g
more important than optimization. In this case, there may be rough times
ahead for providers of more ideal solutions such as Bluetooth, HomeRF and,
most dramatically, 3G, where the $150 billion spent for frequency licenses
may have been mostly wasted.
Disclaimer: Wasting $150 billion is beyond even Harvard's ability, and
the above is my opinion.
Bradner is a consultant with Harvard University's University Information
Systems. He can be reached at sob@sobco.com.
ATTACHMENT III=20
Subject: Mr. Takeshi Utsumi
Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:35 AM
From: fabio.leite@ties.itu.ch
To: <yoshio.utsumi@itu.int>
Cc: <hideo.fuseda@itu.int>, <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Dear Mr. Utsumi,
I had the honor to meet Mr. Takeshi Utsumi, your relative, in Havana, Cuba,
last week. I took the liberty to forward to you a copy of the attached
message=20
which can give you an idea of his current activities.
In my opinion, a project like the one he describes as "Community Developmen=
t
with E-Learning and E-Healthcare in Amazon, Brazil" is very much related to
WSIS and could become an interesting case study...
Regards from ETSI/France,
Fabio Leite
Project Manager, IMT-2000
International Telecommunication Union
List of Distribution
Cl=E1udio Menezes
Regional Adviser
Communication and Information Sector
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Regional Office for Science and Technology for
Latin America and the Caribbean - ROSTLAC
Edificio MERCOSUR
Dr. Luis Piera 1992, 2o, piso
11200 Montevideo - Uruguay
tel: (598-2) 413 2075
fax: (598-2) 413 2094
cmenezes@unesco.org.uy<<November 22, 2001>>New address--see his msg of
today.
infomationsociety@unesco.org.uy
http://www.informatica2002.com/simplac/default-en.htm -- Latin American and
Caribbean Symposium on Education, Science and Culture in the Information
Society 18 to 21 of Febrary, 2002
Melchor Gil
Viceministro
MINISTERIO DE LA INFORMATICA Y LAS COMUNICACIONES
Ave. Independencia y 19 do Mayo
Plaza de =EDa Rev. CP. 10600
Telf: (537) 66 8212, 57 4075
melchor@mic.cu
Ing. Roberto del Puerto Alonso
Director de Informatizacion de la Sociedad
Ministerio do a lnform=E1tica y las Comuncaciones
Ave. Independencia y 19 de Mayo
Plaza de la Revoluci=F3n
Ciudad Habana,
Cuba. CP-10600
Telefono (53-7) 574067, 668198
roberto@mic.cu
Ing. Eduardo Leyva Corzo
Direcci=F3n de Regulaciones y Normas
Ministerio de la Inform=E1tica y las Comunicaciones.
Telef.: (537) 574 035
FAX.: (537) 335 193
E-mail: leyva@mic.cu
Home email: leyva@infomed.sld.cu
Ing. Vilma I. Altet Casas
Asesora
Ministerio de la Inform=E3tica y las Comunicaciones
Ave. Independence y 19 de Mayo
Plaza de la Revoluci=F3n
Ciudad Habana
Cuba. CP-10600
Tel=E9fonos (53-7) 81-7154, 57-4076-80
Fax (53-7) 33-5253
vllma@mic.cu
Lic. Juan Fern=E1ndez Gonzalez
Comision Cubana de Comercio Electronico
Ministerio de la inform=E1tica y las Comunicaciones
Ave. Independencia y 19 de Mayo
Plaza de la Rev.
Ciudad Habana
Cuba CP-10600
TeIf (537) 57 4081
Fax: (537) 33 5365
juan@mic.cu
Miguel Garay Garcell
Instituto Superior Polit=E9cnico Jose Antonio Echeverria
Calle 127 s/n CUJAE
Marianao, Cuba
garay@ceis.ispjae.edu.cu
Dr. Jesus Martinez Martinez
Profesor Titular Adjunto
Especialista en Redes de Computadoras
Instituto Superior Polit=E9cnico Jose Antonio Echeverria
Calle 127 s/n CUJAE
Marianao, Cuba
Tel (537) 260 6279 (Trabajo)
(537) 267 9880 (Trabajo)
(537) 202 4766 (Casa)
Fax (537) 267 1576
jmmcu@tesla.ispjae.edu.cu
jmmcu@yahoo.com
http://www.ispjae.cu
Dra. Caridad Anias Calder=F3n
Jefa del Depertamento de Tetematica
Directora do la RED-ISPJAE
Instituto Superior Politecnico Jos=E9 Antonio Echeverria
Calle 127 s/n CUJAE
Manianao. Cuba
Tel.: (537) 260 6279
(537) 267 9880
Fax.: (537) 267 1576
cacha@tesla.ispjae.edu.cu
http://www.ispjae.cu
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)
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/csc/deptweb/facilities/ctnet/wlan/wlan-faq.htm
Mr. Jim Miller
President
SYNECTICS, Ltd.
2 Nickerson Street, Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98109-1652
206-283-9420
206-283-4136
Mobile: 206-619-2144
Fax: 206-283-4538
Paging: 206-955-1036
ShareVision: 206-283-4538 (call 206-283-9420 first)
ISDN Equipped - 206-218-0027/8 (call 206-283-9420 first)
jimmsl@aol.com
jwm@synecticsltd.com
http://synecticsltd.com
http://www.rtcent.com
E-Rate SPIN - 143004591
74640.2214@compuserve.com
Peter T. Knight, Ph.D.
Board member of GLOSAS/USA
Knight, Moore - Telematics for Education and Development
1808 I Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006-5443, USA
Tel: 1-202-721-0348 (dir/vmail) 202-775-2132 (sec.)
703-247-2958 / 2959 (h)
Fax: 1-202-775-2135 (office)
Cel: 1-202-255-7215
IP for CU-SeeMe: 198.77.80.46
ptknight@attglobal.net
peter@knight-moore.com
webmail: ptknight@netscape.net
http://www.knight-moore.com
http://www.cdinet.com
http://www.knight-moore.com/partners/partnerindex.htm -- bio
http://www.knight-moore.com/projects/GSTF.html -- about GSTF
Or
Rio de Janeiro Office
Knight-Moore Telem=E1tica pare a Educa=E7=E3o e o Desenvolvimento
Telem=E1tica e Desenvolvimento Ltda.
Avenida Atl=E2ntica 4002/302
22070-002 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Tel/Fax +55 (21) 522-9167 Celular 9752-5972
http://www.knight-moore.com
http://www.tedbr.com/
Robbin Chapman
Computer Club House Project
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
20 Ames St., E15-120H
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-6739
rnc@media.mit.edu
www.computerclubhouse.org
LLK.media.mit.edu
Dr. David Levy
Centre for Continuing Education (CCE)
McGill University
680 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 1184
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3A 3R1
514-398-7374
Fax: 514-398-2650
AXEL@conted.lan.mcgill.ca
Fabio S. LEITE
Project Manager, IMT-2000
Office of the Secretary-General
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Place des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 22 730 59 40
Mobile: +41 79 249 48 11
Fax: +41 22 730 65 00
fabio.leite@itu.int
www.itu.int
P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D, Professor
Acting President, Global University System
Chairman, GLOSAS/Finland
Professor and Chair
Media Culture and Communication Education
Hypermedia laboratory
University of Tampere
P.O.Box 607
FIN-33101 Tampere
FINLAND
Tel: +358-3-215 6111
Tel: +358-3-614-5247--office in Hameenlinna
Tel: +358-3-215 6243--mass media lab in Tampere
GSM: +358-50-567-9833
Fax: +358-3-215 7503
tapio.varis@uta.fi
tapio.varis@helsinki.fi
http://www.uta.fi/~titava
**********************************************************************
* Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., Chairman, GLOSAS/USA *
* (GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the U.S.A.) *
* Laureate of Lord Perry Award for Excellence in Distance Education *
* Founder of CAADE *
* (Consortium for Affordable and Accessible Distance Education) *
* President Emeritus and V.P. for Technology and Coordination of *
* Global University System (GUS) *
* 43-23 Colden Street, Flushing, NY 11355-3998, U.S.A. *
* Tel: 718-939-0928; Fax: 718-939-0656 (day time only--prefer email) *
* Email: utsumi@columbia.edu; Tax Exempt ID: 11-2999676 *
* http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/ *
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Ing. Roberto del Puerto Alonso <roberto@mic.cu><BR>
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Ing. Eduardo Leyva Corzo <leyva@mic.cu><BR>
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Ing. Vilma I. Altet Casas <vllma@mic.cu><BR>
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Lic. Juan Fernández Gonzalez <juan@mic.cu><BR>
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Miguel Garay Garcell <garay@ceis.ispjae.edu.cu><BR>
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Dr. Jesus Martinez Martinez <jmmcu@tesla.ispjae.edu.cu><BR>
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Dra. Caridad Anias Calderón <cacha@tesla.ispjae.edu.cu><BR>
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For Che Mok <ccpeter@cityu.edu.hk><BR>
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Mr. Jim Miller <jimmsl@aol.com><BR>
<BR>
Peter T. Knight, Ph.D. <ptknight@attglobal.net><BR>
<BR>
Robbin Chapman <rnc@media.mit.edu><BR>
<BR>
Dr. David Levy <AXEL@conted.lan.mcgill.ca><BR>
<BR>
Fabio S. LEITE <fabio.leite@itu.int><BR>
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P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D, Professor <tapio.varis@uta.fi><BR>
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<B><U>Dear Claudio and Mr. Gil:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
(1) Many, many thanks for your invitation for my attending the Latin Americ=
an and Caribbean Symposium on Education, Science and Culture in the Informat=
ion Society, 18 to 21 of February, 2002.<BR>
<BR>
It was a very exciting conference with high quality presentations. I =
learned a lot, too.<BR>
<BR>
I greatly appreciated many attendances at my presentation of our Amazon pro=
ject.<BR>
<BR>
<B><U>Dear Roberto:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
(2) Thank you very much for your kind arrangement of a sight-seeing tour of=
Havana City. It was very interesting town!! It was also very cl=
ean and safe city, too, -- compared with our New York City!!<BR>
<BR>
Before my visit, many people told me that Havana is an interesting city and=
Cubans are very nice and friendly. I was delighted to witness them.<B=
R>
<BR>
I also thank for the lunch with you, Mr. Gil and Claudio at a beautiful res=
taurant.<BR>
<BR>
<B><U>Dear Edduardo and Vilma:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
(3) Thank you very, very much for your hectic arrangements of air-ticket an=
d visa, etc., in such a short period!! Amazingly, everything worked ou=
t smoothly.<BR>
<BR>
I was also very appreciated to be treated as a VIP — even with a seat=
right behind of the Lady Afonso, the originator of Cuban Ballet, at the bea=
utiful, classic-style Cuban National Theater. The modern ballet was ve=
ry good, indeed!!<BR>
<BR>
<B><U>Dear Juan:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
(4) It was nice to see you again — after we once met at the conferenc=
e of the International Institute of Communications (IIC) in Tampa, FL in Oct=
ober, 2000.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Courier">BTW, I would greatly appreciate it =
if you can send me a copy of your PowerPoint slides of your presentation at =
that time. It was an excellent presentation and I want to have its dat=
a.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Courier"><B><U>Dear Miguel, Jesus and Carid=
ad:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
(5) It was my great pleasure to have met with you. I was particularly=
delighted to hear of your willingness to follow the suit of our Amazon proj=
ect.<BR>
<BR>
Since your government is now setting up a broadband (165 Mbps) Internet ter=
restrial trunk line among universities in your island, your next concern wou=
ld be how to reach to end-users, i.e., out-reach learners with broadband Int=
ernet capability, -- affordably and accessibly.<BR>
<BR>
You may then follow the case of the City University of Hong Kong — se=
e the web site of For Che Mok. According to him, they have 500 laptops=
in their library to loan to students so that they can roam around the campu=
s with the laptop — without hooking to any wires. Incidentally, =
when I visited the University of Milan in Italy, they also had the broadband=
wireless around their campus with 802.11b protocol. As I mentioned du=
ring my talk, the broadband wireless is the current trend. In Japan, N=
TT/DoCoMo is now setting up relay stations at major rail-way stations, resta=
urants, coffee shops, etc, as in the US, too. In Korea, they are doing=
the same around the country.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Courier"><B><U>Dear Jim:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I). This is in line with our Com=
munity Development Network approach -- see <BR>
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Tampere_Conference/Global_Broadband_=
Internet/Global_Broadband_Diagram.html<BR>
<BR>
Yes, I use Apple’s wireless AirPort, too, with my iBook laptop at 11 =
Mbps with 802.11b protocol. It is very easy to set up and very conveni=
ent.<BR>
<BR>
Our Amazon project is to take care of those issues you raised. We plan to p=
rovide broadband wireless Internet to K-12 schools in Amazon at free of char=
ge with support from nearby commercial firms in the second stage of our proj=
ect — in a sense, voluntary E-Rate as Peter Knight calls it. Thi=
s is to follow the suit of St. Thomas Island in the Caribbean as I mentioned=
in our InfoDev application/Section H3 Global Rate/ at<BR>
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/InfoDev_Applicatio=
n/InfoDev_Prop_Final_Web/Proposal.htm<BR>
<BR>
There are many wireless protocols, e.g., 802.11a (50 Mbps), 802.11e (for Qo=
S), 802.11g, etc. We need to keep track with their rapid advancements.=
Since they are open protocol, they may take over proprietary ones (e.=
g., 3G and 4G cellular phones) as letting major carriers wasting $150 billio=
n as ATTACHMENT II below says for their acquiring appropriate frequencies. &=
nbsp;Incidentally, in the optical fiber networking field, such a wasting has=
already happened too, e.g., bankruptcies of Global Crossing, Enron, etc., e=
tc. -- with subsequent drastic price reductions (90% of wholesale prices and=
60% of retail price) and 90% of capacity un-used!! (Luckily, with this over=
capacities and Internet telephony technology, we can now make only two cents=
per minute call from NYC to Tokyo.)<BR>
<BR>
I think their demises were due to their greedy to make a big buck quickly a=
s forgetting digital illiteracy and content development issues (i.e., e-lear=
ning and e-healthcare, etc.), as you aptly pointed out. These are the =
ones our GUS project is to work with.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Courier">(6) After I met with you, I had a =
chat with Robbin Chapman at a dinner table on an idea of demonstrating a tel=
epresence during the mini-workshop at your location.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Courier">Robbin and her colleague presented =
a very interesting Computer Clubhourse Network project during the conference=
.<BR>
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Courier"><BR>
Since there are many robots at Robbin’s Media Lab at the Massachusett=
s Institute of Technology in Boston, this demonstration is to let youngsters=
in Havana manipulate/play them via Internet. The behavior of the robo=
t is then to be viewed by streaming video worldwide via Internet.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Courier"><B><U>Dear Robbin:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
It was my great pleasure to have met with you in Havana. As mentioned=
at that time, I would appreciate it if you can kindly explore the possibili=
ties of this demo. If successful, this demo may be continued later to =
have constant dialogues between youngsters in Cuba and Boston, and also amon=
g them at your Clubhouses around the world. Promoting mutual understan=
ding among youngsters can lead to the world peace keeping.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Courier"><B><U>Dear David Levy:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
(7) I would greatly appreciate it if you can kindly start considering the p=
articipation of your McGill University, in this GUS/Cuba project, particular=
ly by the Global E-Learning Center which you are now planning to establish a=
t your university.<BR>
<BR>
The Japanese government donated a chunk of money to the University of Havan=
a to set up a Japanese language learning center.<BR>
<BR>
As we discussed in Tokyo last summer, the techniques of your English as a S=
econd Language (ESL) may be able to assist their courses.<BR>
<BR>
Of course, your ESL program may also be of strong interest to young Cubans,=
too, which outline is listed in our InfoDev grant application/APPENDIX IX-S=
ection 4 at;<BR>
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/InfoDev_Applicatio=
n/InfoDev_Prop_Final_Web/Appendices/Appendix-IX_Joint_Programs/Joint_Prog_an=
d_Proj_(WORD).htm<BR>
<BR>
Pls feel free to mention of these future plans when you meet with a former =
Prime Minister of Canada, one of you friends, as you and your wife mentioned=
to me during our dinner party in Manhattan last Christmas time.<BR>
<BR>
<B><U>Dear Fabio:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
(8) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT III) in response to my previous li=
st distribution “(02/25/02) Mexican contact” which can now be re=
trieved at;<BR>
http://www.friends-partners.org/pipermail/gu-l/2002q1/000096.html<BR>
<BR>
I also thank you for your kindness to forward the distribution to Mr. Yoshi=
o Utsumi, Director-General (DG) of your International Telecommunication Unio=
n (ITU). Pls convey my best personal regards to him when you meet him =
next time.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Courier">When he was inheriting the DG role =
from Dr. Pekka Tarjanne, Tapio and I visited them at their office -- Dr. Pek=
ka Tarjanne is a friend of Tapio and is now one of the Trustee members of ou=
r GUS along with Dr. Federico Mayor (former DG of UNESCO), and Yoshio is my =
long-standing friend.<BR>
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Courier"><BR>
BTW, at our mtg at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, you invited me to=
submit grant applications to the ITU, since Yoshio has gotten some money fr=
om the Japanese government — probably out of the $15 billion pledged b=
y then Prime Minister Mori during the Okinawa Summit in July, 2000 — w=
hich I initiated since the spring of 1998.<BR>
<BR>
I would greatly appreciate it if you can kindly inform me the procedures ho=
w to apply for the fund at the ITU, not only for our Amazon project, but pos=
sibly for this GUS/Cuba project.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Courier">BTW, what is </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Mon=
aco"><TT>WSIS stands for?<BR>
</TT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Courier"><BR>
Best, Tak<BR>
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<P ALIGN=3DCENTER>
<FONT FACE=3D"Courier"><B><U>ATTACHMENT I=20
</U></B></FONT>
<P>
<FONT FACE=3D"Courier"><BR>
<BR>
<B>Subject: </B>Bluetooth 802.11b<BR>
<B>Date: </B>Tuesday, February 26, 2002 3:59 PM<BR>
<B>From: </B>JIMMSL@aol.com<BR>
<B>To: </B><utsumi@columbia.edu><BR>
<B>Cc: </B><ptknight@attglobal.net>, <tapio.varis@uta.fi><BR>
<BR>
Tak, <BR>
This was just sent to me by a Canadian contact. <BR>
What are your thoughts on the 11Mbps service for local use? I use a w=
ireless LAN in our office now and it is very effectice and cheap - definitel=
y avoids the cabling issues. The final issue of course is that it is never F=
REE - someone pays or subsidizes somewhere. This just gets rid of one =
of the hurdles, we still are concerned about content and delivery of informa=
tion - and, of course, the backbone networks. <BR>
Jim Miller <BR>
see www.rtcent.com <BR>
FREE WIRELESS NETWORKING MOVEMENT GATHERS SPEED <BR>
Grassroots movements in major metropolitan areas around the world <BR>
are working to bring free high-speed wireless Internet access to <BR>
the masses. Individuals who subscribe to DSL service can set up a <BR>
802.11b standard wireless access node that sends an 11 Mbps signal <BR>
for just a couple of hundred dollars. If a ubiquitous network could <BR>
be set up, then it might undercut major carriers' plans for 3G <BR>
services. Currently, the 802.11b wireless standard offers five <BR>
times the connection speed promised by 3G carriers. Besides that, <BR>
intermediary wireless services companies such as Wayport are <BR>
stepping in to connect the disparate networks with software that <BR>
can identify all the wireless networks in range, along with any <BR>
fees attached. Free wireless advocates, like Tim Pozar of the Bay <BR>
Area Wireless Users Group, offer a near-utopian vision that <BR>
includes such things as Internet access equality and free e-mail. <BR>
(InfoWorld.com, 26 September 2001) <BR>
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<P ALIGN=3DCENTER>
<FONT FACE=3D"Courier"><B><U>ATTACHMENT II <BR>
</U></B>Will the wrong wireless succeed?<BR>
Scott Bradner<BR>
<BR>
NET INSIDER<BR>
Network World 10/15/01<BR>
www.nwfusion.com=20
</FONT>
<P>
<FONT FACE=3D"Courier"><BR>
<BR>
At one time it looked like there was a roadmap, a confusing one perhaps, bu=
t a roadmap nonetheless. Wireless Internet was going to be everywhere, but y=
ou were going to use different wireless technologies depending on just where=
you were. This original roadmap seems to be getting overtaken by events, an=
d a far simpler one may be emerging.<BR>
<BR>
The original wireless roadmap looked something like=
this: Local communications, say between your cell phone and palmtop, would =
use Bluetooth; connections to your office LAN would use 802.11; at home you =
would use HomeRF; and when out wandering the world you would use 3G or maybe=
someday 4G. Come to think of it, I never did figure out how you or your mob=
ile computing devices would know where you were so as to know what technolog=
y to use.<BR>
<BR>
Each technology has been optimized for its particul=
ar role. Bluetooth is low power and short range (30 feet or so), and slow --=
less than 1M bit/sec.<BR>
<BR>
Then there's 802.11, which offers a range of speeds=
from a few megabits per second to about 50M bit/sec at a few hundred meters=
. HomeRF only needs to cover a house and runs at a few megabits per second. =
The next-generation cell phone services, 3G and 4G, will offer a few megabit=
s per second at distances of up to several miles.<BR>
<BR>
But maybe optimization is not needed. Supporters of=
most of the technologies in this fuzzy picture might want to consider that =
"good enough" rather than "optimization" may just be tak=
ing over.<BR>
<BR>
No, 802.11 is not just for office LANs anymore. It'=
s showing up in classrooms, hotels, airports and Starbucks. You would expect=
this, since these environments have basically the same requirements as offi=
ce LANs. It also should be obvious that for simple Internet access-type serv=
ices, 802.11 would work just fine at home. But now 802.11 is starting to sho=
w up in places that it would not seem all that well suited for.<BR>
<BR>
For instance, 802.11 is starting to show up as comp=
etition to cellular-based Internet connectivity such as 3G. <BR>
See www.toaster.net/wireless/aplist.php for a list of San Francisco-area pr=
oviders.<BR>
<BR>
And with the improvements in the power efficiency o=
f future generations of 802.11 chips, Bluetooth does not seem so important. =
While 802.11 is far from perfect, the current versions -- 802.llb and 802.11=
a -- have significant security and quality-of-service (QoS) issues, and havi=
ng two versions could be a problem.<BR>
<BR>
But dual-mode chips that support both versions are now shipping and the IEE=
E, the developer of 802.11, is busily working on security and QoS improvemen=
ts. (IEEE documents are now available for free at http://grouper.ieee.org/gr=
oups/802/11/).<BR>
<BR>
Indeed, 802.11 is yet another example of generaliza=
tion winding up being more important than optimization. In this case, there =
may be rough times ahead for providers of more ideal solutions such as Bluet=
ooth, HomeRF and, most dramatically, 3G, where the $150 billion spent for fr=
equency licenses may have been mostly wasted.<BR>
<BR>
Disclaimer: Wasting $150 billion is beyond even Har=
vard's ability, and the above is my opinion.<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
Bradner is a consultant with Harvard University's University Information Sy=
stems. He can be reached at sob@sobco.com.<BR>
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<P ALIGN=3DCENTER>
<FONT FACE=3D"Courier"><B><U>ATTACHMENT III
</U></B></FONT>
<P>
<FONT FACE=3D"Courier"><BR>
<B>Subject: </B>Mr. Takeshi Utsumi<BR>
<B>Date: </B>Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:35 AM<BR>
<B>From: </B>fabio.leite@ties.itu.ch<BR>
<B>To: </B><yoshio.utsumi@itu.int><BR>
<B>Cc: </B><hideo.fuseda@itu.int>, <utsumi@columbia.edu><BR>
<BR>
Dear Mr. Utsumi,<BR>
<BR>
I had the honor to meet Mr. Takeshi Utsumi, your relative, in Havana, Cuba,=
<BR>
last week. I took the liberty to forward to you a copy of the attached mess=
age <BR>
which can give you an idea of his current activities. <BR>
<BR>
In my opinion, a project like the one he describes as "Community Devel=
opment <BR>
with E-Learning and E-Healthcare in Amazon, Brazil" is very much relat=
ed to <BR>
WSIS and could become an interesting case study...<BR>
<BR>
Regards from ETSI/France,<BR>
<BR>
Fabio Leite<BR>
Project Manager, IMT-2000 <BR>
International Telecommunication Union<BR>
<HR ALIGN=3DCENTER SIZE=3D"3" WIDTH=3D"95%"></FONT>
<P ALIGN=3DCENTER>
<FONT FACE=3D"Courier"><B><U>List of Distribution
</U></B></FONT>
<P>
<FONT FACE=3D"Courier"><BR>
<BR>
Cláudio Menezes<BR>
Regional Adviser<BR>
Communication and Information Sector<BR>
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization<BR>
Regional Office for Science and Technology for<BR>
Latin America and the Caribbean - ROSTLAC<BR>
Edificio MERCOSUR<BR>
Dr. Luis Piera 1992, 2o, piso<BR>
11200 Montevideo - Uruguay<BR>
tel: (598-2) 413 2075<BR>
fax: (598-2) 413 2094<BR>
cmenezes@unesco.org.uy<<November 22, 2001>>New address--see his=
msg of today.<BR>
infomationsociety@unesco.org.uy<BR>
http://www.informatica2002.com/simplac/default-en.htm -- Latin American and=
Caribbean Symposium on Education, Science and Culture in the Information So=
ciety 18 to 21 of Febrary, 2002<BR>
<BR>
Melchor Gil<BR>
Viceministro<BR>
MINISTERIO DE LA INFORMATICA Y LAS COMUNICACIONES<BR>
Ave. Independencia y 19 do Mayo<BR>
Plaza de ía Rev. CP. 10600<BR>
Telf: (537) 66 8212, 57 4075<BR>
melchor@mic.cu<BR>
<BR>
Ing. Roberto del Puerto Alonso<BR>
Director de Informatizacion de la Sociedad<BR>
Ministerio do a lnformática y las Comuncaciones<BR>
Ave. Independencia y 19 de Mayo<BR>
Plaza de la Revolución<BR>
Ciudad Habana,<BR>
Cuba. CP-10600<BR>
Telefono (53-7) 574067, 668198<BR>
roberto@mic.cu<BR>
<BR>
Ing. Eduardo Leyva Corzo<BR>
Dirección de Regulaciones y Normas<BR>
Ministerio de la Informática y las Comunicaciones.<BR>
Telef.: (537) 574 035<BR>
FAX.: (537) 335 193<BR>
E-mail: <U>leyva@mic.cu<BR>
</U>Home email: <U>leyva@infomed.sld.cu<BR>
</U><BR>
Ing. Vilma I. Altet Casas<BR>
Asesora<BR>
Ministerio de la Informãtica y las Comunicaciones<BR>
Ave. Independence y 19 de Mayo<BR>
Plaza de la Revolución<BR>
Ciudad Habana<BR>
Cuba. CP-10600<BR>
Teléfonos (53-7) 81-7154, 57-4076-80<BR>
Fax (53-7) 33-5253<BR>
vllma@mic.cu<BR>
<BR>
Lic. Juan Fernández Gonzalez<BR>
Comision Cubana de Comercio Electronico<BR>
Ministerio de la informática y las Comunicaciones<BR>
Ave. Independencia y 19 de Mayo<BR>
Plaza de la Rev.<BR>
Ciudad Habana<BR>
Cuba CP-10600<BR>
TeIf (537) 57 4081<BR>
Fax: (537) 33 5365<BR>
juan@mic.cu<BR>
<BR>
Miguel Garay Garcell<BR>
Instituto Superior Politécnico Jose Antonio Echeverria<BR>
Calle 127 s/n CUJAE<BR>
Marianao, Cuba<BR>
garay@ceis.ispjae.edu.cu<BR>
<BR>
Dr. Jesus Martinez Martinez<BR>
Profesor Titular Adjunto<BR>
Especialista en Redes de Computadoras<BR>
Instituto Superior Politécnico Jose Antonio Echeverria<BR>
Calle 127 s/n CUJAE<BR>
Marianao, Cuba<BR>
Tel (537) 260 6279 (Trabajo)<BR>
(537) 267 9880 (Trabajo)<BR>
(537) 202 4766 (Casa)<BR>
Fax (537) 267 1576<BR>
jmmcu@tesla.ispjae.edu.cu<BR>
jmmcu@yahoo.com<BR>
http://www.ispjae.cu<BR>
<BR>
Dra. Caridad Anias Calderón<BR>
Jefa del Depertamento de Tetematica<BR>
Directora do la RED-ISPJAE<BR>
Instituto Superior Politecnico José Antonio Echeverria<BR>
Calle 127 s/n CUJAE<BR>
Manianao. Cuba<BR>
Tel.: (537) 260 6279<BR>
(537) 267 9880<BR>
Fax.: (537) 267 1576<BR>
cacha@tesla.ispjae.edu.cu<BR>
http://www.ispjae.cu<BR>
<BR>
For Che Mok<BR>
Associate Director of Computing Services<BR>
City University of Hong Kong;Computing Services Centre<BR>
852 2788 8252<BR>
Fax: 852 2788 8281 (home)<BR>
ccpeter@cityu.edu.hk (Work)<BR>
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/csc/deptweb/facilities/ctnet/wlan/wlan-faq.htm<BR>
<BR>
Mr. Jim Miller<BR>
President<BR>
SYNECTICS, Ltd.<BR>
2 Nickerson Street, Suite 100<BR>
Seattle, WA 98109-1652<BR>
206-283-9420<BR>
206-283-4136<BR>
Mobile: 206-619-2144<BR>
Fax: 206-283-4538<BR>
Paging: 206-955-1036<BR>
ShareVision: 206-283-4538 (call 206-283-9420 first)<BR>
ISDN Equipped - 206-218-0027/8 (call 206-283-9420 first)<BR>
jimmsl@aol.com<BR>
jwm@synecticsltd.com<BR>
http://synecticsltd.com<BR>
http://www.rtcent.com<BR>
E-Rate SPIN - 143004591<BR>
74640.2214@compuserve.com<BR>
<BR>
Peter T. Knight, Ph.D.<BR>
Board member of GLOSAS/USA<BR>
Knight, Moore - Telematics for Education and Development<BR>
1808 I Street, NW, Suite 700<BR>
Washington, DC 20006-5443, USA<BR>
Tel: 1-202-721-0348 (dir/vmail) 202-775-2132 (sec.)<BR>
703-247-2958 / 2959 (h)<BR>
Fax: 1-202-775-2135 (office)<BR>
Cel: 1-202-255-7215<BR>
IP for CU-SeeMe: 198.77.80.46<BR>
ptknight@attglobal.net<BR>
peter@knight-moore.com<BR>
webmail: ptknight@netscape.net<BR>
http://www.knight-moore.com<BR>
http://www.cdinet.com<BR>
http://www.knight-moore.com/partners/partnerindex.htm -- bio<BR>
http://www.knight-moore.com/projects/GSTF.html -- about GSTF<BR>
Or<BR>
Rio de Janeiro Office<BR>
Knight-Moore Telemática pare a Educação e o Desenvolvi=
mento<BR>
Telemática e Desenvolvimento Ltda.<BR>
Avenida Atlântica 4002/302<BR>
22070-002 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil<BR>
Tel/Fax +55 (21) 522-9167 Celular 9752-5972<BR>
http://www.knight-moore.com<BR>
http://www.tedbr.com/<BR>
<BR>
Robbin Chapman<BR>
Computer Club House Project<BR>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<BR>
20 Ames St., E15-120H<BR>
Cambridge, MA 02139<BR>
617-253-6739<BR>
rnc@media.mit.edu<BR>
www.computerclubhouse.org<BR>
LLK.media.mit.edu<BR>
<BR>
Dr. David Levy<BR>
Centre for Continuing Education (CCE)<BR>
McGill University<BR>
680 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 1184<BR>
Montreal, Quebec, Canada <BR>
H3A 3R1<BR>
514-398-7374<BR>
Fax: 514-398-2650<BR>
AXEL@conted.lan.mcgill.ca<BR>
<BR>
Fabio S. LEITE<BR>
Project Manager, IMT-2000<BR>
Office of the Secretary-General<BR>
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)<BR>
Place des Nations<BR>
CH-1211 Geneva 20<BR>
Switzerland<BR>
Tel.: +41 22 730 59 40<BR>
Mobile: +41 79 249 48 11<BR>
Fax: &nbs=
p;+41 22 730 65 00<BR>
fabio.leite@itu.int<BR>
www.itu.int<BR>
<BR>
P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D, Professor<BR>
Acting President, Global University System<BR>
Chairman, GLOSAS/Finland<BR>
Professor and Chair<BR>
Media Culture and Communication Education<BR>
Hypermedia laboratory<BR>
University of Tampere<BR>
P.O.Box 607<BR>
FIN-33101 Tampere<BR>
FINLAND<BR>
Tel: +358-3-215 6111<BR>
Tel: +358-3-614-5247--office in Hameenlinna<BR>
Tel: +358-3-215 6243--mass media lab in Tampere<BR>
GSM: +358-50-567-9833<BR>
Fax: +358-3-215 7503<BR>
tapio.varis@uta.fi<BR>
tapio.varis@helsinki.fi<BR>
http://www.uta.fi/~titava<BR>
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