<<November 16, 2000>>
Archived distributions can be retrieved
by clicking on the top lines of our home page at <http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/>.
Shahab Khan <Afroz@khi.compol.com>
Peter T. Knight, Ph.D. <ptknight@attglobal.net>
Arif Khan <akhan@planwel.edu>
Naveed Malik <solutions@nexlinx.net.pk>
Asim Iftikhar <a.iftikhar@lhr.aasc.com.pk>
Dear Shahab and Peter:
======================
(1) Many thanks for your msgs (ATTACHMENT I, II and III).
(2) It is my great pleasure to know that Peter is now assisting
the
Government of Pakistan for the creation of a virtual university
with you.
Dear Shahab:
============
(3) Peter is one of our GLOSAS/USA board members so that I
am sure that he
can support you well.
(4) Japanese government's bureaucratic procedures take a long time.
(5) Referring to your press release in ATTACHMENT II, you have
already 45
Mbps Internet-2 in your country. Big congratulations!!
(6) Last night, at a seminar at Columbia University, we had
a great
privilege and honor to have Ambassador Ahmed Kamal as a speaker.
As you may know, he is Senior Fellow of the UN Institute of
Training and
Research and formerly Ambassador and Permanent Representative
of
Pakistan to the UN; Chair, Working Group on Informatics, and other
top
elective UN posts, and Vice President of the General Assembly
and
President of the Economic and Social Council, Chairman of the
Consultations on the Role of NGOs at the United Nations, Chairman
of the
Working Group on Informatics, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees
of
the United Nations Institute of Training and Research. He was
the chief
negotiator of Pakistan in the Uruguay Round negotiations which
led to
the establishment of the World Trade Organization. He continues
to be a
Member of the United Nations Advisory Committee on Administrative
and
Budgetary Questions.
He is the author of important publications on disarmament,
management,
multilateralism, global economic issues, and on technical aspects
of
informatics and information technology, and is an Honorary Visiting
Professor at six universities in the United States.
(7) His speech was fantastic with ample knowledge of information
technologies, in spite of his diplomatic background. You should
mightly
proud of having him at the such prominent positions at the United
Nations.
(8) At the end of the seminar, I handed him following materials;
(a) ATTACHMENT IV
(b) ATTACHMENT V
BTW, he already knew about them.
(c) Hard copy of my paper on Global University System"
for The 14th
Annual Conference of The Asian Association of Open Universities
at
The University of Philippines/Open University Manila, Philippines,
25-27 October 2000.
I ear-marked its ANNEX VII: Global University System in Pakistan
which was prepared by you after our Tampere event about a year
ago. http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Manila%20Workshop/GUS_Paper/Manila_conf_10-00/GUS_Paper_Manila_conf.html
(d) Some materials about our Global Service Trust Fund (GSTF)
which
were prepared by Peter Knight. http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Global_University/Global%20University%20System/Reference_web_sites.html
He promised me to have his staff call me on our projects.
(9) In conjunction with Peter's feasibility study and Ambassador
Kamal's
interest in our projects, I would strongly suggest that you start
preparing to have a workshop soon in Pakistan -- see our Filipinos'
progress reported in my last list distribution at;
GUS/Philippines coalition formed in Manila, 10/25-31/00 - November 15, 2000" at
http://www.friends-partners.org/~utsumi/gu-l/mid-2000/11-15-a.html
Best, Tak
****************************************
ATTACHMENT I
From: "shahab khan" <afroz@planwel.edu>
To: "Tak Utsumi" <utsumi@friends-partners.org>
Subject: IMPORTANT- VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY IN PAKISTAN
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 08:53:51 +0500
Dear Prof Tak
Earlier I had brought to your attention the strong interest
of the Govt of
Pakistan for establishing a VU in Pakistan.
Yesterday , I was visited by Mr. Peter T. Knight, along with
two other
Pakistanis , who have been comissioned by the Goverment of Pakistan
to
prerpare a feasiblity report for the VU under a UNDP contract.
It was a pleasant suprise to meet Mr. Peter Knight ,in my office,
with whom I
am very familar from the listservce mails and his work for the
GSTF. The team
wanted to get our support and input and also learn in what way,
PLANWEL can
contribute towards the VU project.
I informed the team , about PLANWEL mission and contribution
and particularly
our association with the GUS and being their Hub for the Pakistan
sub -region.
Since Mr. Peter Knight is the lead International Consultant
, I think it would
be appropiate and an excellent oppurtunity to introduce the GUS
at the
planning stage. Since , PLANWEL is already mobilized , we can
start working on
this right away.
You may like to see more deatils about the Terms of reference
and other
aspects of the project at Mr. Knights homepage www.knight-moore.com.
I am writing seperatley to Mr. Knight on this and shall apprecaite
if you can
also write to Mr. Peter Knight to support , PLANWEL and the GUS
in Pakistan.
and get us also involved in the feasibility team
I have still not heard anything from the Japanese Embassy on
our application
for GRASS ROOT FUNDS. I wonder if they are considering it. I do
not know if
this could be found out .Shall apprecaite your kind assistance.
The Minister for Science and Technology just announced on TV
that the Japenese
govermnet is assisting Pakistan and has provided funds for Software
Enginnering , training of Software personnels etc. and for Bussiness
Incubator
at Tokyo. The HItachi Corporation
is involved.
I shall me much obliged and delighted ,for your kind assistance
and
recommending PLANWEL to the Hitachi copporation(or others) and
address of
contact person so that we may work towards having a JV arrangements.
I have not heard form Paul Lefere of the Open University, UK
on the Sheffield
Conference in March , 2001. We are very keen to attend conference
and have an
opportunity to meet with you face to face.
Kind regards
Shahab Khan, Director
****************************************
ATTACHMENT II
From: "shahab khan" <afroz@planwel.edu>
To: <ptknight@attglobal.net>, <peter@knight-moore.com>,
<ptknight@netscape.net>
Cc: "Arif Khan" <akhan@planwel.edu>, "Tak"
<utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject: VISIT TO PLANWEL- VU FEASIBILITY PROJECT- UND
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 20:16:29 +0500
Hello Peter
It was indeed a pleasure to meet you in Pakistan.
As you know that PLANWEL is working with Tak on the Global
University System
for a very long time and I have seen the wondeful work done by
you on the
GSTF. I had infact informed Tak and about the VU project in July
this year and
believe you might have read it in the listserve
I believe the VU initiative in Pakistan is an excellent and
timely idea and
with persons like you leading the team, Pakistan should expect
joining the
Global Society as visioned by Tak and making it prepared for obtaining
the
GSTF for Pakistan.
I would look forwad to working with you closely on ths project
and others that
they may come along. You will find attached a press report on
the H323 Mega
conference, which I mentioned to you in my office. I am copying
this mail to
Mr. Arif Khan, from whom you can obtain more deatils, if you like
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Planwel University Press
press@planwel.edu
A-1, L.C.H.S., Block-20,
Gulistan-e-Jauhar,
Karachi-75290
Pakistan=20
PH: (92-21)811-5094, (92-21)811-5851
FAX: (92-21)811-6178
Pakistani Honored at the Internet-2 Megaconference-2 - Break
Through in H.323
Video Conferencing
On October 30-31, 2000, the largest ever Internet-2 (next Generation
Internet)
H.323 Internet Video event was held in conjunction with the Fall
Internet 2
Members meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Over 200 participating
universities,
research institutions and networking organizations from continental
Antarctica, America's, Europe, Asia, Australia joined together
by a network of
multipoint control units MCU), for a massive 3 day demonstration
of what H.323
video conferencing can do over Internet 2. This event was simultaneously
broadcasted on the Internet throughout the world via streaming
video so that
everyone everywhere could watch it.
In this multipoint video conferencing session, MegaConference
II
http://www.mega-net.net/megaconference/about.htm
used Internet
videoconferencing technology to connect over 200 sites around
the world for
the world's first totally virtual conference track. Internet-2
Member Meeting
participants attended the virtual track exactly like other parallel
tracks,
with the only difference being that all speakers, panelists and
chairs joined
the meeting from around the world. In addition, a large virtual
audience was
present and joined the in-person audience in the meeting room
in Atlanta. The
entire track, including breaks between formal sessions was totally
interactive
so that audience members anywhere in the world could ask questions
of any
speaker. The presenters presented their organizations and what
they are doing
with H.323 technology, its uses and applications for Distance
Learning,
Telemedicine, E-commerce, Digital Libraries, etc, and what a Technology
Based
Community" would look like.
The conference marked the break through in H.323 video conferencing
and the
honor is for Mr. Arif Khan a highly decorated professional. Mr.
Arif Khan a
recipient of US National Interest award, currently holds two offices
one with
the Ohio Super Computers (OARnet - Office of Academic Research),
Columbus,
Ohio, USA; the heart of Internet 2 and supercomputing (the largest
Academic
and Research Network in the world), and as Director International
Operations
for Planwel University, Karachi Pakistan ( http://www.planwel.edu/
).
Mr. Arif Khan has been instrumental in introducing Pakistan
to the high end
research networking, through his research on the concept of Technology
Based
Communities" using Broad Band and Internet-2, which itself
is an exciting new
avenue for H.323 video conferencing and its application. This
Megaconference
has proved that now it is possible to communicate and reach out
to the
underprivileged and underserved communities around the world and
bring
socio-economic changes using this affordable Internet-2 technology
as
proposed by Mr. Arif Khan.
Now it has opened doors for researchers in Pakistan, through
Planwel
University to conduct joint research on various topics, with Research
Universities around the world using this Next Generation Internet-2
Technology.
Regards
Shahab Khan, Director
****************************************
ATTACHMENT III
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 09:51:32 +0500
From: "Peter T. Knight" <ptknight@attglobal.net>
Organization: Knight, Moore Telematics/CDI
To: shahab khan <afroz@planwel.edu>
CC: peter@knight-moore.com, ptknight@netscape.net,
Arif Khan <akhan@planwel.edu>, Tak <utsumi@columbia.edu>,
Naveed Malik <solutions@nexlinx.net.pk>,
Asim Iftikhar <a.iftikhar@lhr.aasc.com.pk>
Subject: Re: VISIT TO PLANWEL- VU FEASIBILITY PROJECT- UND
Thanks, Shahab.
I am indeed working closely with Tak, with a strong emphasis
on GSTF, which I
believe has great importance not only for the Global University
System, but
for all major bandwidth-intensive education and health projects
in developing
countries. It can be important for E-W, N-S, and S-S collaboration
of all
kinds in these fields.
Therefore of course there is a chance that the South Institute
of Information
Technology (the international ramification of the VITU initiative)
could
benefit from it, particularly given the progressive telecom policy
being
implemented by Pakistan.
It was my idea to add policy conditionality to the GSTF proposal,
to provide a
carrot to better policies in the telecom, education, and health
spheres --
thereby encouraging greater donor interest as well -- they resources
will not
go to countries with terrible policies in these areas, but the
conditionality
will be established by a participatory process involving all major
stakeholders.
I believe Dr. Naveed Malik has written to you to request some
further
information which could further our collaboration.
Please remember this is a feasibility study, not an implementation
study. More
work will be necessary. Importantly, the Government of Pakistan
seems to be
very keen on the project.
With best regards,
Peter
****************************************
ATTACHMENT IV
PTCL SHORT TERMS PLANS TO PROMOTE IT, INTERNET,
SOFTWARE & TELECOMMUNICATION IN PAKISTAN
Telecommunications, information & computer company technologies
in the modern
global economy offers a spectrum of a new dawn of opportunities.
The change in
technologies is fast and the new breed of multimedia, Internet
and
info-technology tools for achieving higher awareness, efficiency
and
productivity. IT and Internet growth today is an area which is
one of the item
rightly at the top of our national agenda. The expansion of Internet,
establishment of community Internet cafes, cyber-shops call centers
etc. is
being promoted as part of forward-looking information technology
program. It
is our goal to gradually universalize Internet access to almost
every
Pakistani citizen. We foresee very fast Internet growth over years
to come,
which will add to our prosperity. In fact an info-based society
in Pakistan is
already in the making.
The microelectronic & IP technologies have revolutionized
it & telecom sectors
through the development of high power, yet small in size computers
that today
are integral part of telecommunication networks. In line with
new
international trends and in the light of government policies PTCL
has embarked
upon IT & Telecom infrastructure expansion program taking
both short &
long-term view. Some features of new are plans are given below:
* Introductions of large scale Internet promotion initiatives.
* Strengthen and enhance domestic data backbone (current bandwidth
capacity of over 500 MB0.
* New national fiber optic was commissioned in 1999 (SDH Broad
Band 622
MB) which is now fully operational is being utilized.
* Increase fibers optic coverage from 100 to 200 cities by June
2001 and
further enhance connectivity to 400 cities to 2003.
* Add digital cross connect (DXX) networks nodes to expand from
35 to 50
cities by Dec 2000 (all major district towns) and further improve
domestic
bandwidth for universal internet coverage and ISP (POP`s).
* Digital connectivity extended to Quetta and other cities in
June 2000
where Internet will now fast expand. Now Internet to be made available
in at
least 6 cities of the province.
* Commissioning of SEA-ME-WE-3- Submarine fiber cable in October
1999 and
tapping of other resources for international bandwidth. Now enough
bandwidth
is available for IT and software development.
* Fiber optic and satellite systems are main bandwidth resources,
which
are being expanded to cope with new IT & Internet needs.
* current bandwidth consumption :
I. About 40 MB (using satellite & submarine cable) already
in use.
II. Asymmetric (simplex) bandwidths 45 MB currently in use and
may increase
about to 200 MB by 2000.
III. Additional bandwidth till December 2000 40 MB ( total 120
MB both on
satellite and fiber cable )
IV. Bandwidth forecast by 2003 = 600 MB
* Initiatives for invitation of proposals for private sector
partnerships
for new satellites Earth Situations and fiber cables to enhance
bandwidths
capacity and further reduce costs (on the anvil).
* Policy initiatives taken to introduce new portfolios for bandwidth
services. Rates were recently reduced by another 53% further reduction
is
expected by Sept.. 2000.
* Invitation of major international players for new under SEA
Fiber optic
and terrestrial mega projects (like oxygen/flag etc.) is on the
anvil.
* new portfolio of multimedia & IT services to be taken (by
Dec 2000 )
* 100% digitalization of PTCL networks (June 2002) which will
be a major
break for universal coverage.
* Tele-house, VIP and call center application partnerships are
on the
anvil and such new business to be started within this year.
* Universal Internet coverage plan (2000-2002).
* Phase-1 over 250 cities October 2000.
* Phase-2 June 2001.
* Phase-3 December 2002.
PTCL as good cooperate citizen is making contributions to cover
following
areas for promotion of Internet and education:
* Free connectivity to universities and institutions by installing
radio
link & local loop etc.
* Cooperative effort partnership between PTCL & ISP are to
promote
it/internet connectivity to universities & educational institutions.
* Confessional rates for fast track it & software development.
* launched new portfolio of bandwidth services with much lower
rates for
internet, it, software through new telecom services such as:
* Half circuit regime.
* Full circuit regime.
* Full IP port connectivity.
* Shared bandwidth service.
* Pakistan Internet exchange (pix).
* Invite partners to sing it promotion MOU`S & partnerships
DSL, ADSL
other new technology.
PTCL fully realizes the importance of it, digital technologies
fuelled by
microelectronics which are at the heart of convergence of broadcasting,
communications, multimedia, and the spin off services that are
multiplying
rapidly. We visualize that the switch of tomorrow in the telecom
exchanges
would infect be a highly sophisticated miniaturized computer dedicated
to meet
the specific needs of each subscribers to provide a host of it
and telecom
services on demand. the results of these developments are the
emergence of
seamless global multi-capability telecom infrastructure encompassing
it.
Internet transmission mediums of submarine cables, micro wave
& communication
satellites. The capacity of the submarine cables that are in offing
will run
into tera bites these will constitute the backbone of info-super-highways
that
are extrinsic to the information technology. at the heart of this
development
would be the internet access globally to the largest segment of
the world
population. Obesity there fore the Internet service would be the
biggest user
of the high budget capacity that is being created by changing
the approach
towards technology we would move in the right direction. Pakistan
has rightly
placed it, Internet & telecom at the top of economic agenda.
PTCL is fully
committed to & making every effort to cope with the challenges
of changing
time by improving its infrastructure at outline above.
****************************************
ATTACHMENT V
Local call Access to Internet:
Universal Internet Access number connection from all locations
in Pakistan
Salman Ansari
The initiative of making Internet access available to all citizens
regardless
of where they are is of prime importance to the development of
the economy and
education in Pakistan. This is also necessary for the alleviation
of the sense
of deprivation in the lesser-served areas of Pakistan. This initiative
is
being aggressively pursued by the Minister of S&T as can be
seen by the
reduction in bandwidth charges, permission to operate Internet
on Cable TV,
establishment of International bandwidth private sector gateways
in
collaboration with the PTCL, etc.
In order to move things along even faster and to help bridge
the growing
"digital divide" between the more privileged urban areas
as opposed to the
sub-urban and rural areas, a multi-pronged approach has been adopted.
This
covers the access to the Internet and a merging of this initiative
with the
work being done by other Ministries to create synergies to get
optimal results
in a short time.
It is often felt that an extraordinary emphasis is being given
to the Internet
(all over the world and in Pakistan). The fear is that this may
be building
castles in the sand as Internet only is an IT function. Nothing
could be
further from reality. The Internet is an enabler for a large number
of
economic, social, administrative and educational activities, as
the details in
this document will show. The following elaboration shows how effectively
Internet can be made into an "appropriate technology"
for development by
seeing the wide array of every day applications, which help the
common man,
and in stimulating the economy.
The PTCL has really risen to the occasion and has completed
the study in a
very short time and has already started the enabling activity.
This is a very
good example of how a Government owned monopoly could be rapidly
mobilized for
the good of the Nation!
To do this, different steps are being taken to enable Internet are:
1. Access to the Internet from the remotest location is being
made possible
at the cost of a local call regardless of the location of the
city or town
2. To make Internet work in the far reaches of Pakistan, Urdu
and local
language software development projects are being initiated. This
will
make sure that the lack of the English language does not impair
the core
functionality of what Internet is enabling.
3. The distance learning projects will extensively use the Internet
as a
delivery and interactive tool.
4. A comprehensive Public-Private project for making computers
available in
different locations has started.
5. A dramatic change of syllabus and testing has been agreed upon
between
the Ministry of Education and Ministry of S&T for the F.Sc
syllabus and testing.
Access to the Internet:
1. To ensure that all locations currently covered by the PTCL
Network will
be able to access the Internet on the same basis throughout Pakistan,
the PTCL is reprogramming its Exchanges to enable long distance
calls to
the Internet, to become single-metered, local calls. This will
be
regardless of the location of the user.
2. The mechanism would be to route all these calls which are from
a
location without any ISPs, to the nearest location where there
are some
ISPs operating.
3. Initially, in order not to disturb the network (which has been
put up
for voice communications and is dimensioned differently) a limited
number of lines will be allocated for this purpose. A concurrent
monitoring of these Long distance circuits will be done to see
if any
congestion occurs. Appropriate steps would then be taken to make
Internet access problem free.
4. From a long term perspective, in order to encourage the growth
of these
areas and make it economically feasible for local business communities
to set up local ISPs, leased line charges to these remote locations
will be drastically reduced.
5. Simultaneously, the PTCL is setting up Access Servers in different
Transit Exchanges to enable the easy development of ISP PoPs in
different parts of Pakistan.
Using the Internet:
1. The Urdu language software development is being dovetailed
into the
process to make this really effective.
2. The Urdu code plate is up for final approval by the Cabinet.
The
Ministry of S&T will initiate a series of software development
competitions (with substantial prizes) to get "open source"
Urdu
software developed. This Urdu software will use the code plate
as the
basis and will be for plug-ins for popular e-mail programs (Netscape,
Outlook, Explorer) and Office programs (MS Office and Star Office).
3. This software development for Urdu will be merged into a program
for
regional language plug-ins (Pushto, Sindhi, Balochi) so that the
use of
computers would not be hindered in any location. This is foreseen
to be
done in tandem with the formation of IT Boards in each Region,
on the
pattern of the Punjab IT Board.
Education via the Internet:
1. In order to make Distance Learning a reality the delivery
means of
electronic materials are very important. This local call access
to the
Internet provides (the initial part) for this and merges in with
the
initiative of the Virtual University being put in place.
Availability of Computers;
2. Three initiatives are being put in place in order to ensure
that PCs are
available in the locations where Internet is to be delivered:
3. 10,000 Computers' from Expatriate Pakistanis - proposal:
In this, a
Trust is being set up to facilitate the induction and distribution
of
PCs proposed to be sent by Pakistanis for Schools and other Educational
institutions in Pakistan. This is one a few of the initiatives
of the
Pakistani community to ensure that not only are the computers
available
but also the training, networking and software as well.
4. Internet Community Centers: which will enable an easy access
to
computers as well as Internet, in centers of gravity of Population
(in
all requisite areas of Pakistan (urban or rural)
5. Cable TV operators to be able to carry Internet: This is potentially
the
most potent of all the actions and will pan out over the next
2-3 years.
This will enable access to be made available to people who do
not even
have telephones, whereby supplementing the access availability
by the
PTCL telephone network.
Change of Syllabus:
After a lapse of 16 years the syllabus has been changed to
that it
state-of-the-art. The Education Ministry has played a bold and
decisive step
in revamping and introducing this to begin this year in September.
A mass
teacher training program is underway and the new text book will
be available next month.
Results foreseen from these actions:
In a very short time Pakistan will be illuminated' with Internet
Access from
all locations where Telephone lines exist. This will make Pakistan
the first
country in the World where this has been done. Apart from doing
tremendous
good, it has considerable value towards enhancing our image internationally.
1. The Virtual University and distance learning programs can
be launched in a short time
2. The development of Urdu and regional language software will
get the
needed fillip and definition of a real need. This will enable
the
remotest of locations to access the foreseen NADRA databases.
3. Help stimulate demand in remote locations for Data (Agriculture,
Business and social needs). This will provide the impetus for
local
parties to invest in and set up local Points of Presence of Internet
and
community Internet centers which will be used for spreading computer
literacy and education apart from providing Internet communications.
4. It enables the government to announce its resolve of making
sure that
the Local Bodies' elections are being supported fully by making
sure
that the tools of modern communications' technologies are available
to
the remotest location.
5. Discussions are being started with the cellular companies to
facilitate
their participation in this process to cover the dark spots not
in the
coverage of the PTCL landline network.
6. The possibility of involving the Micro-credit scheme in getting
people
to purchase computers in the remote areas and function as learning
centers, e-mail delivery service, fax on IP delivery service,
etc.
having PCs at the Airport, Railway stations, Kiosks in Public
places.
These could be PTCL driven or only the lines come from the PTCL
and
these could be franchised out to provide employment to the private
sector.
7. The Post Offices set up at least one computer with printer
and telephone
line in each of these remote locations. This could be the PO property
and open only during the working hours or be accessible for a
longer
period if this is running as a franchise.
Time Target:
The process of defining the database in the software in the
different
exchanges has begun and the complete exercise for phase 1 (250
locations) will
be completed in the next 2 months and a total of 400 locations
will be
available by June 2001.
At that time (starting now, in a phased manner), all locations
in Pakistan
will be able to access Internet at a cost of a local call.
****************************************
List of Distribution
Shahab Khan
Director
Planwel University
Planwel Institute of Science and Technology (PLANWEL)
A-1, L.C.H.S
Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Block-20
Karachi. 75290, Pakistan
Tel: 011-92-21-811-5851
011-92-21-811-5094
Fax: 011-92-21-811-6178
Afroz@khi.compol.com
afroz@planwel.edu
http://www.planwel.com
http://www.planwel.edu
http://www.planwel.edu/Research/tampere.html
http://www.itcomm.gov.pk/
Peter T. Knight, Ph.D.
Board member of GLOSAS/USA
Knight, Moore - Telematics for Education and Development
Communications Development Incorporated (CDI)
Strategy, Policy, Design, Implementation, Evaluation
1808 I Street, NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006, USA
Tel: 1-202-775-2132 (secretary), 1-202-721-0348 (direct)
Fax: 1-202-775-2135 (office), 1-202-362-8482 (home)
Cel: 1-202-255-7215
IP for CU-SeeMe: 198.77.80.46
ptknight@attglobal.net
peter@knight-moore.com
webmail: ptknight@netscape.net
http://www.knight-moore.com
http://www.cdinet.com
http://www.knight-moore.com/partners/partnerindex.htm
-- bio
http://www.knight-moore.com/projects/GSTF.html
-- about GSTF
**********************************************************************
* Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., Chairman, GLOSAS/USA *
* (GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the U.S.A.)
*
* Laureate of Lord Perry Award for Excellence in Distance Education
*
* Founder of CAADE *
* (Consortium for Affordable and Accessible Distance Education)
*
* President Emeritus and V.P. for Technology and Coordination
of *
* Global University System (GUS) *
* 43-23 Colden Street, Flushing, NY 11355-3998, U.S.A. *
* Tel: 718-939-0928; Fax: 718-939-0656 (day time only--prefer
email) *
* Email: utsumi@columbia.edu; Tax Exempt ID: 11-2999676 *
* http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/ *
**********************************************************************