Enhancing South Asia R&E Connectivity
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Challenges, Opportunities, Drivers & Lessons
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National Research and Education Network (NRENs)

Expanding the Global REN footprint

The (current) Global Result

Slide 5

Regions still not well served

The Challenges – “Money is the answer, what was the question?”

The Opportunities

The Drivers

Lessons from TEIN2 and other regional initiatives

Good Networks aren’t enough – “necessary but not sufficient”

The technical elements to be addressed

The “people” elements to be addressed

The power of telemedicine as an exemplar

Telemedicine APAN Manila, January 2007

Other collaborative applications

Sustainability

Benefits

In conclusion