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-- +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ David Sangurima, Electronic Communications Program Officer LASPAU: Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas Harvard University * 25 Mt Auburn St. * Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Tel: 617-495-5255 * Fax: 617-495-8990 * Email: sangu@harvard.edu +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ > Objectives > > 1. To interconnect the countries of the region to Internet, > integrating a Hemisphere-wide inter-university network. > 2. To call upon the representatives of the principal networks of > the member states, of international organizations, and of related > initiatives to promote more widespread use of these networks. > 3. To contribute to the formulation and adoption in the Hemisphere > of common protocols on matters relating to the establishment of a > basic infrastructure for the operation of electronic networks. > 4. To identify external funding sources and call upon them in order > to expand services and activities. > > RedHUCyT supports the access to Internet to obtain to the following > interactive services of key importance for the development in the > region: > > electronic mail to facilitate collaboration among researchers; > access to libraries and supercomputers > access to computer resources from remote locations; > rapid access to data banks containing specialized scientific > information; > cooperative participation in experiments and simulations that can > be conducted jointly by remote control; > teleconferencing. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > [Image] RedHUCyT. >