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Research and Educational Network in Azerbaijan

Azer Aliyev (AZRENA, Baku)

www.azrena.org

Varna, Bulgaria

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Now the top-level research institutes and HIGH SCHOOLS of Azerbaijan are connected to Internet.

Azerbaijan Research Educational Community overviewAzerbaijan Research Educational Community overview

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The basic directions of the program are:

development of a telecommunication and information infrastructure;

preparation of the legislative environment for transition to new IKT system;

creation of the state regulating committee in this field;

creation and development the electronic government ;

questions, concerning the safety of the information;

and development the scientific and technical base.

Development of ICT in AzerbaijanDevelopment of ICT in Azerbaijan

At the World Summit, spent in Geneva on December,10-12,2003 Mr. Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan Republic, has appreciated the true value of activities, spent in republic in the IKT field and has especially noted determining role IKT in economic policy.

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The strategic directions of informatizationThe strategic directions of informatization

Informatization of system educational and the scientific institutes

Creation and development of info- communications structure

The creation of information resources

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Basic purposes of AzRENABasic purposes of AzRENA

Development of projects and perspective technical decisions for development and functioning of a uniform network infrastructure in scale of all country

Providing full Internet services for education and sciences with high speed external connectivity

Creation of systems of remote training, E-working and distance education

Preparation and retraining of experts and users on information technologies

Planning and creation internal subnetworks of the educational and research organizations, which connected to backbone network of AzRENA

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Non Governmental and Non Commercial OrganizationNon Governmental and Non Commercial Organization

AZRENA - FoundationsAZRENA - Foundations

OPENNESS : everyone can membership

SCALABILITY: covers all Azebaijan Regions by BACKBONE

FLEXIBILITY: integrates all of the existing Network Infrastructures

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The network infrastructure of AZRENAThe network infrastructure of AZRENA

AZRENA NetworkPSTN Backbone

ASEUOdlar YurduUniversity

Med.University

Foreign Lang.University

CooperationUniversity

PedagogicalUniversity

BSU ANASArch.

University

AzTU

Teachers University

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Technological networking components Technological networking components

1. Satellite or fiber-optic link to the world Internet-space;

2. Backbone inland (fiber-optic, radio-relay and combined);

3. Providing of “last mile”;

4. Content inland.

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Cooperation of AzRENA with other structuresCooperation of AzRENA with other structures

The AzNET is the Azerbaijan Scientific Educational Computer Network registered Union, founded by 4 Azerbaijan Universities and two International organizations on the base of infrastructure created in frame of IREX/IATP and OSI Internet Development projects in 1999.

AzNET for Science and EducationAzNET for Science and Education

Currently the network connects 18 organizations (universities, libraries and international organizations of ICT development) in Baku and regions of Azerbaijan. More than 500 workstations and more than 10 000 users registered and having access to the Internet resources through AzNET.

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Projects Projects

NATO’s Project “Virtual Silk Highway”

Development of Networking Infrastructure of AzRENA and connection of the Association’s regional members to a backbone network;

Azerbaijan Research, Learning and Development (IP) Network (ARLDN)

Azerbaijan Research Community will have benefits from HP-SEE Project next two years

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HP SEE Project in Caucasus HP SEE Project in Caucasus

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The Joint Project of AzRENA and UNDP

Azeri Research, Learning and Development (IP) Network (ARLDN)

Organization Contribution per YearContribution During

Project

UNDP $117,000.00 $351,000.00

OSI-AF $117,000.00 $351,000.00

AzRENA $117,000.00 $351,000.00

This project aims to strengthen and extend the national IP research and academic network in Azerbaijan for the benefit of development actors throughout the country, and especially those working in education, science and technology as well as the not for profit sector.

The project will open up and facilitate opportunities for exchanges, learning and collaboration between learners, educators and the scientific, research and academic community as well as the development community in Azerbaijan and their international colleagues and peers around the world.

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Government SupportGovernment Support

Coordination of activities of various participants of this process (through ICT)

Legislative and norm-legal base:

•VSAT LICENCE (transmit and receiving)

•LICENCE for wireless Network

Providing:Providing:

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AZRENA FinancingAZRENA Financing

• International grants:- UNDP- NATO- and others

• Membership fees

• The target state investments

•Special Resources

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AzRENA current tasks AzRENA current tasks

Development of the regional networks and the regional educational centres;

Improvement of Baku internal infrastructure;

Development of the Distance Learning system;

Installation of two exchange points between two networks AzRENA and AzNET in Baku and region;

Study of the international experience on .az ccTLD management and administration

Development of the national information resources;

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Research and Educational Network in Azerbaijan.

Thanks for attention!