<<August 5, 2008>>
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Peter O. Jack <pj2000ngr@yahoo.co.uk>
Walter G. Ollor, Ph.D. <ollorwgo@yahoo.com>
Charles U. Eke <bychief@yahoo.com>
Chief Mrs. Comfort Chinwe Chukwu <chinwe.chukwu@imostatemail.net>
Chuck O. N. Chuckuemeka, CPA <onchuckuemeka@aol.com>
Prof. I. C. Okonkwo, KSJ, JP <chuko2k6@yahoo.com>
E. Dianne Rekow, DDS, Ph.D. <dianne.rekow@nyu.edu>
Dear Peter:
(1) Many thanks for your response (ATTACHMENT I) to my last following list distribution;
(08/04/08)
Possible funding sources for GUS in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria (Edo and
Cross River States)
http://tinyurl.com/5bzoez
Many thanks also for
your following valuable information — I read them with great interest;
(a)
ÒIn Focus: Niger Delta Development Commission, Transforming a RegionÓ
<http://tinyurl.com/6gvcz7>
(b) ÒIn Focus: The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF)Ó
<http://tinyurl.com/5laoak>
I also read ÒNDDC,
UBA To Raise $10BN For The Development of The Niger Delta Region Of NigeriaÓ, UBA Press Release, 25 Apr 2007
<http://www.ubagroup.com/news/pressnews_250407.asp>
(2) I am very delighted to hear that you elevated your scope for
creating a GUS to include all the states (Edo, Delta, Rivers, Cross River, Akwa
Ibom, Bayelsa, Imo, Abia, Ondo) in Niger Delta region from only for the Cross
River State (CRS), since inclusiveness is much desired by the nature of our GUS
activities.
(3) I am also happy to know that the first phase of Internet
accessibility has been accomplished in most areas in the Delta region, albeit
via narrow-band, I suspect.
Now you would have to strive for the deployment of the second phase with
appropriate contents for local need in the
eGovernment/eHealth/eEducation/eLearning fields, preferably through broadband
Statewide Wimax Network, as you mentioned in your August 3rd msg (ATTACHMENT I
of the list distribution in the Item (1) above) -- see also the following
references;
(a) Web
speeds to increase 'ten-fold'
BBC News, August
1, 2008
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/7535735.stm>
(b) ÒIn JapanÕs Rural Areas, Remote Obstetrics Fills the GapÓ
The New York Times, Norimitsu Onishi, April 8, 2007
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/world/asia/08japan.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=%22In%20JapanÕs%20Rural%20Areas,%20Remote%20Obstetrics%20Fills%20the%20Gap%22&st=cse&oref=slogin>
<http://tinyurl.com/5mjgbh>
This was mentioned in the following list distribution;
(07/16/07)-B Application of ICTs for
e-healthcare/telemedicine
http://tinyurl.com/5u6bsa
My hope is to deploy a
similar equipment and facility as mentioned in this article in and around Niger
Delta region via the Wimax.
(4) One of the states
you mention is Abia. Pls visit the following paper;
Oji,
D. E., T. Utsumi and C. Uwaje,
"International Centers of Excellence for e-Health in Africa with Global
University System in Nigeria," Paper published in the eHealth International Journal,
International eHealth Association (IeHA), University of Michigan Health System,
September 25, 2005
Pls feel free to contact (or visit) Prof. Dennis Oji
— find his address in the paper.
You can find this at;
GUS/Nigeria
http://tinyurl.com/2w42nh
(5) You also mentioned Imo State.
On September 5th, 2007, I had an honor to meet with the entourage of His
Excellency Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State at Sheraton Hotel near Newark
Airport in New Jersey by the kind arrangement of Charles Eke.
He kindly gave me his following book;
ÒThe
Marketing Imperative for Rural IndustrializationÓ
in exchange with our following book;
Global
Peace Through The Global University System
Tapio Varis -
Takeshi Utsumi - William Klemm (Eds.)
University of Tampere, Finland 2003
ISBN 951-44-5695-5
The entire contents of this book can be retrieved at;
http://tinyurl.com/kofpf
He is a very impressive person with strong charisma with holistic vision to
make his state as a model to other states in Nigeria. I would say that he
would become the next President of Nigeria in the near future.
As the result of our successful presentation of GUS/Nigeria/Imo to the
governorÕs entourage, we had the following mission team whom I met at Prof.
Dianne RekowÕs office at the New York University on April 7th, 2008;
Chief
Mrs. Comfort Chinwe Chukwu
Honourable Commissioner
Ministry of Education
Dear Honorable Chief Mrs. Chukwu:
It is such an
honor to receive your msg (ATTACHMENT II).
It was certainly our great pleasure to have met with you and your mission team
members.
We will strive for the creation of GUS/Niger Delta Region for your
satisfaction.
Pls talk about it when Peter will be in your office.
Chuck O. N. Chuckuemeka, CPA
Special Advisor to the Governor, Economic Affairs
Office of the Executive Governor
Prof. I. C. Okonkwo, KSJ, JP
Vice - Chancellor
IMO State University
Dear Chuck and Prof. Ckonkwo:
Pls talk about
the creation of GUS/Niger Delta Region when Peter will be in your office in the
coming weeks.
The mtg was concluded that I should draft a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) (as similar to the one among University of Tampere,
Finland, TOBB Economic and Technology University (ETU) in Ankara, Turkey and
Global University System at the University of Tampere <http://tinyurl.com/yr7qbk>), which
is to be signed by Imo State University, Polytechnic Institute of New York
University and Global University System.
For
this purpose, TOBB/ETU invited Prof. and Mrs. Tapio Varis, Dr. and Mrs. Tak
Utsumi and Prof. Heikki Hallantie of Helsinki University of Technology for a
few days seminar and a day excursion to Cappadocia, a very scenic tourist
attraction;
(12/04/06) Trip to Turkey for creating GUS/Turkey
http://tinyurl.com/wy5xz
Even after this, it took a year to consummate the signing of the MOU at the
occasion of ÒCultural BridgeÓ event held at the University of Tampere on
November 9th, 2007;
(11/20/07) (1) "Cultural Bridges 2007" Event,
(2) Signing MOU ceremony at the University of Tampere, (3) Visiting Tallinn
University and others
http://tinyurl.com/3dfrpz
(6) As this shows, no one would sign such document unless
they confirm each other by eye-to-eye contact with fact-finding trip.
Subsequently, it would be greatly appreciated by the people of Imo State, if
Peter and Walter would be able to raise fund for the fact-finding and
assessment trip, as the first step toward the consummation of such a MOU at the
following workshop, say, in 2009 which Walter proposed.
Therefore, when Peter will be in Nigeria, pls Peter and Walter try to
contact/visit the people of Imo mentioned above.
Dear Walter:
(7) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT III).
I can be in Nigeria in this coming fall, as soon as you and Peter will secure a
fund for my fact-finding and assessment trip — pls refer to my
suggestions stated in the Section IX of the following paper;
Al-Azab,
M. and T. Utsumi, (2007), "Creation of Global University System in
Egypt (GUS/Egypt),"
Paper for "ICT-Learn 2007" conference in Cairo, Egypt, September 2 to
4, 2007
http://tinyurl.com/ypkaqo
(8) My wholehearted congratulations to your becoming the national chair of the
National Consortium for Energy Research and Development (NCERD) to promote the
accelerated use of renewable energy for national development.
As being a chemical engineer by education as mentioned elsewhere before, I have
strong interest in this field, and hence we will have a lot of talks in the
coming future.
(9) BTW, since you are now vacationing in the US, what is the current money
exchange rate between Nigeria dollar and the US dollar? I wanted to know
about it as reading PeterÕs articles.
Looking forward to meeting with you and Peter in Nigeria soon,
Best, Tak
ATTACHMENT
I
From:
Peter Jack
<pj2000ngr@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: <pj2000ngr@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 5
Aug 2008 00:26:25 +0000 (GMT)
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc: Walter
Ollor <ollorwgo@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re:
[gu-new] (08/04/08) Possible funding sources for GUS in Niger Delta Region of
Nigeria (Edo and Cross River States)
Dear
TAK,
Thanks for understanding and the wonderful counselling.
NDDC is Niger Delta Development Commission, covering nine states from the
South-South, South-East, and South West of Nigeria (Six S_S, Two S_E, and One
S_W).
See more news about NDDC on: http://www.ubagroup.com/news/pressnews_250407.asp
I was initially thinking of GUS Rivers, but thought that for so many
reasons, GUS Niger Delta (Edo, Delta, Rivers, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa,
Imo, Abia, Ondo) will be more appropriate from a PPP (Public Private
Partnership) point of view. The Federal Government is highly desirous of
lasting peace in the Niger Delta region; NDDC has the mandate to develop the
region; the Universities yearn for high bandwidth, albeit to consumate the
benefits of the GUS initiative. PTDF (Petroleum Tech Dev Fund), ETF (Education
Tax Fund) and Universal Service Provision Fund (USF_National Communication
Commission) have all deployed large ICT Resources/Internet Access Centres
nationwide, in Universities, Colleges and Schools. NDDC has a network of over
200 ICT Contract Training centres in the Niger Delta Region. Consequently, a
Niger delta-wide Wireless Network/Internet Infra is not only very welcome, but
inevitable for the promotion of various initiatives to bring about accelerated
development and guarantee peace in the region.
I will like to suggest that while I am in Nigeria, we hold a meeting with Ollor
and CRS to explore the best way forward to harness all the potential
stakeholders and Funding sources so that we can enjoy synergic benefits.
Humble regards
Peter Jack,
PhD Candidate,
International Information Technology Policy Program (ITPP),
Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP),
College of Engineering,
Seoul National University.
+8210-2897-7761
ATTACHMENT
II
From: <chinwe.chukwu@imostatemail.net>
Date: Sun, 04 May 2008 07:22:27 -0500
To: <globalafrik@yahoo.com>, <luduma1@wcccd.edu>,
<utsumi@columbia.edu>,
<rep.brenda.gilmore@legislature.state.tn.us>, <ogbon001@umn.edu>,
<iworah@bellsouth.net>, <skumar@poly.edu>,
<anne.gormly@gcsu.edu>, <dianne.rekow@nyu.edu>, <sen.reginald.tate@legislature.state.tn.us>,
<bychief@yahoo.com>, <sampson.udeh@state.tn.us>,
<roy.moore@gcsu.edu>,
<innocent.usoh@nscc.edu>, <michael.tribue@mnps.org>,
<kadotama@aol.com>, <dwight.call@gcsu.edu>,
<rlhampton@tnstate.edu>
Subject: APPRECIATION
Dear All,
I am sorry for the prolonged delay in writing, it is due to the prevailing
circumstances around us since
Let me please express my very deep appreciation of all that you did for me and
my team during our recent visit to the U.S.A.
As you may be quite aware the landmark successes we recorded could have not
been possible without people like you.
Please extend my very warm regards to all members of your family/team for the
honour and services rendered to us.
In union of prayers and very personal regards.
Chief Mrs Comfort Chinwe Chukwu
Hon. Commissioner for Education
Imo State
Nigeria.
+2348054992280
ATTACHMENT
III
From: Walter Ollor <ollorwgo@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <ollorwgo@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 05:06:17 -0700 (PDT)
To: <pj2000ngr@yahoo.co.uk>
Cc: Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject: Re: [gu-new] (08/04/08) Possible funding sources for GUS in Niger
Delta Region of Nigeria (Edo and Cross River States)
Peter,
I do not know when you plan to be in Nigeria and at this point in time, Tak has
not confirmed his itinerary for Nigeria.On my part,I am presently on vacation
in USA and will not be back to Nigeria till end of August.So a meeting b4
September is out of plan for me.
However, my team has made some progress on this initiative.Last may, we held a
workshop in Warri, Delta State on the theme Energy Investment and Sustainable
National Development.It was well received and I am delighted to read that the
issues of that workshop resonate In Algore's speech of July circulated by Tak
recently.One of the highlights of our May Workshop was the organisation of a
National Consortium for Energy Research and Development(NCERD) to promote
the accelerated use of renewable energy for national development.I was elected
the National Chair and the Secretariat is hosted by my University.
It will advance GUS initiative if Tak informs me early when his planned trip to
Nigeria takes place so he can meet some of the NCERD members.
Regards,
Walter
List
of Distribution
Peter O.
Jack
PhD Candidate,
International Information Technology Policy Program (ITPP),
Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP),
College of Engineering,
Seoul National University.
+8210-2897-7761
or
Training Consultant/Director
NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NITDA)
Federal Ministry of Science & Technology
Plot 695, Port- Harcourt Crescent
Off Gimbiya Street,
Area 11, Garki, Abuja ‑ Nigeria
Tel: 09‑3142925 (Ext 102)
Fax: 09‑3142924
GSM: 08023112676
GSM: 0805 5007777
08033122299
pj2000ngr@yahoo.co.uk
Walter G. Ollor, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Business and Management Sciences
Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO)
P.M.B 0006
Benin City
Edo State, Nigeria
Tel: +234-803-709-5725
ollorwgo@yahoo.com
Charles U.
Eke
Founder / CEO
Infotex Systems, Inc.
1045 Woodland Ave.
Plainfield, NJ 07060
908.405.7441
Tel: (908) 722-1093
cel: 908.884.7333 or 908.405.7441
Fax: (908) 754-5042
bychief@yahoo.com
ceke@infotexsystems.com
Or
Systemax Information Technologies, Ltd.
135 Ogunlana Drive, Suru Lere
Lagos, Nigeria
Tel/Fax +234-1-481-7471
Tel: 0803.321.0774, 0805.530.8904, 0803.373.4962
Chief Mrs. Comfort Chinwe Chukwu
Honourable Commissioner
Ministry of Education
Block 3, Imo State Secretariat Complex
Port-Harcourt Road
New Owerri, Imo State
Nigeria
+234-83-2300-20
+234-83-2301-49
+234-80-5499-2280
chinwe.chukwu@imostatemail.net
Chuck O. N. Chuckuemeka, CPA
Special Advisor to the Governor, Economic Affairs
Office of the Special Advisor
Office of the Executive Governor
Government House
P. M. B. 1107
Owerri, Imo State
Nigeria
Tel: +234-83-230-223
DL: +234-802-822-0817, 807, 664-5525
Fax: +234-83-230-223
Cel: 0802-8220-817
0807-6645-525
onchuckuemeka@aol.com
chuck.chuckuemeka@imostatemail.net
imsgh@imostate.gov.ng
http://www.imostate.gov.ng/
Prof. I. C. Okonkwo, KSJ, JP
B.A. Econs. (STU. Canada), M.A. Econs. (UNB, Canada),
Ph.D. Ind. Econs. (Reading, England)
Vice - Chancellor
IMO State University
Tel: 083-231-433, 231-340
080-332-74173
TELEGRAM: IMSU
FAX NO. 083232716
chuko2k6@yahoo.com
E. Dianne Rekow, DDS, Ph.D.
Special Advisor to the President and Provost for Engineering at NYU
New York University
A private university in the public service
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South, Room 1236
New York, NY 10012
Telephone: (212) 998-2414
Facsimile: (212) 995-4174
dianne.rekow@nyu.edu
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