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N-1-3-011.10, "CUNET: Caribbean Academic, Scientific and Technological
Network", by Jose Mendez*, <j_mendez@racin.clu.net>
CUNET is a project dedicated to the establishment of a cooperative
network among countries in the Caribbean Region, and to encourage the
development of their respective national networks.
The First Caribbean Academic and Scientific Network Seminar/Workshop,
celebrated during the month of September 1991, was organized by the
Organization of American (OAS), the Corporation for the Academic,
Scientific and Research Network of Puerto Rico (CRACIN), and the
University of Puerto Rico (UPR). The participants represented
institutions from member states of the OAS, mostly English-speaking
countries, and the Dominican Republic. During this seminar
participants were trained to install and administrate nodes which
would mainly serve for electronic mail and file transfer.
Participating countries at this first encounter included: Antigua,
Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico,
Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname, and
Trinidad and Tobago. However, other countries have been invited to
participate in this effort.
A visitation program was initiated to provide extra support to
participating countries. Also, high speed modems are being provided
to countries with a reasonable amount of traffic. Currently,
information exchange is done via UUCP over high-speed dial-up lines.
At the present the following nodes are currently operational:
Jamaica
- University of the West Indies
- College of Arts and Science
- College of the West Indies
Suriname
- University of Suriname
Grenada
- Grenada National College
Trinidad and Tobago
- National Institute of Higher Education, Research
Science and Technology (NIHERST)
- Caribbean Industrial Research Institute
Dominican Republic
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra
- REDID (Union Latina)
Other participating institutions and countries are:
Antigua
- University of Health Sciences
Barbados
- University of the West Indies
Bahamas
- Chamber of Commerce
Belize
- University of Belize
Dominica
- Ministry of Education
St. Kitts and Nevis
- College of Advanced Education
St. Lucia
- Ministry of Planning
- Institute of Self Improvement
For further information contact:
Jose Mendez
CUNet Technical Coordinator
j_mendez@racin.clu.net
CRACIN
PO Box 5355
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00919
*CUNet Technical Coordinator, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico