In an effort to convince our government to fund Internet efforts to a greater level, I have been asked to provide examples of other countries where government agencies provide funding for the Internet. I would like to hear from as many national networks of your experiences in this. - What government agency provided the funding? - How many years did this funding cover? - How much money was given? - Was the money provided strictly for universities or universities and R&D or for all of the Internet? - What was bought with the money? T1 lines to the USA? T1 lines nationally? ATM equipment and lines? NIC services? - Anything else you would like to add? Thanks, Hank
In an effort to convince our government to fund Internet efforts to a greater level,
Why on earth would somebody want to do that??? I'll gladly provide your government with material that shows how destructive direct government funding in the "Internet" (whatever you mean with this) is. Simon
Hank, there are other examples as well. Here in Germany, there is *NO* government funding fot Internet services at all. In the past, there had been funding for OSI-related services (X.400 et al) but this has stopped now as well. Sorry for not beeing able to provide you with the desired input. Best regards, Martin Wilhelm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Wilhelm phone: +49 30 88 42 99 22 DFN-Verein e. V. fax: +49 30 88 42 99 70 Pariser Strasse 44 rfc822: wilhelm@dfn.d400.de D - 10707 Berlin X.400: c=de; a=d400; p=dfn; s=wilhelm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
On Sun, 10 Jul 1994, Hank Nussbacher wrote:
In an effort to convince our government to fund Internet efforts to a greater level, I have been asked to provide examples of other countries where government agencies provide funding for the Internet.
I would like to hear from as many national networks of your experiences in this.
- What government agency provided the funding?
As a result of a joint effort of Middle East Technical University (METU) and Turkish Technical and Scientific Research Council (TUBITAK), funds have been allocated under TUBITAK's yearly budget.
- How many years did this funding cover?
Initially for only one year (Allocations are done for each year.)
- How much money was given?
250,000.- USD/yr.
- Was the money provided strictly for universities or universities and R&D or for all of the Internet?
Initially for universities; now for all Internet
- What was bought with the money? T1 lines to the USA? T1 lines nationally? ATM equipment and lines? NIC services?
Router(s); 64 Kbps line to NSF/ICM in Washington DC.
- Anything else you would like to add?
Hank: Would you mind sending me those answers from different countries that you could get. We are experiencing similar problems here. Sometimes international evidence (or examples) does help alot. Doesn't It? Thx, -attila
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