for ICT Development. 3C Model Azerbaijan Case Study. (Cooperation, Coordination, Collaboration) for ICT Development. Azerbaijan Case Study. NATO Advanced Networking Workshop The Fourth CEENet Workshop on Network Management October 8-11, 2004                      Vice-President Dr. Elchin Aliyev www.azrena.org elchin@azrena.org Chisinau, Moldova

“Digital Divide” New measuring of poverty line - Digital Divide - has been introduced by UNDP in 1997. "Digital Divide" is the global problem, related to non-uniform distribution of information technologies at different levels: international, interethnic, inside the country, region, etc. The leading countries combine their efforts to create information society and eliminate Digital Divide. At the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) these problems were discussed and the countries agreed to coordinate their efforts on the way of creation the information society.

Solving of the “Digital Divide” problem In the modern society, the information is the base of development of the countries and the regions and unequal access to the information could create financial and social breach between developed and developing countries, breach between rich and poor people and etc. Solving of the problem could be reached by further development and extending of the national communication infrastructure, which is obtaining by means of combining of the efforts of each interested parties (3C Model). "Cooperation is progress" is reached, when different participants of the process, by executing its own tasks at the same time cooperate and supplement between each other. Such cooperation exists in Azerbaijan that is why high index of the progress by 2008 could be forecasted.

Role of AzRENA in the Regional ICT Development AzRENA together with Governmental and International Sectors participated in International ICT Events: 1. In WSIS: December 2003, Geneva 2. PrepCom 1: June 2004, Tunisia, Hammamet 3. Consultations on the Establishment of the WGIG September 2004, Geneva 4. In Global ICT Conference: November 2004, Baku AzRENA participate in: Development of State Program of ICT STM 1 Connectivity to EU Internet Backbone Creation Virtual International Distance Center Cost-sharing with UNDP, OSI, Gov-t of Azerbaijan AZ-cc:TLD administration

Role of AzRENA in the Regional ICT Development Establishing ICT Priority to the Country as a Main Result “Convert Black Gold to Human Gold” Speech of the President of Azerbaijan in WSIS in Geneva on December 2003

Main Stakeholders

3-C Model of all Stakeholders activity on ICT Development. Azerbaijan is an example of a successful 3-C Model implementation for ICT Development Stakeholders: Government of Azerbaijan NGO UNDP NATO European Union OSI-AF & other IREX/IATP RELIEF International Public Affairs Department of USA

Existing Projects as a result of 3-C Model «Internet Access and Infrastructure Development for Research Educational and Civil Society Development Purposes»: Government of Azerbaijan (Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies), UNDP, AzRENA & OSI-AF The Project of Distance Education of USA Program of Partnership between Indiana University and AzRENA – IU/AzRENA NATO “Virtual Silk Highway”, NIGs Project Harmony “Azerbaijan School connectivity Program” Project of Ministry of Education “Equipping by ICT the general education schools” 2005-2007 (4521 schools, 50000 computers) Project of Azerbaijan Government and UNDP “E-Government Network Initiative” The project of education field development with World Bank assistance (2003-2012)

Project between Government of Azerbaijan (Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies), UNDP, AzRENA & OSI-AF “Internet Access and Infrastructure Development for Research Educational and Civil Society Development Purposes” This Project is directed on amplification, expansion and formation of the conditions for the further steady development of national academic, research and educational and public (community) informational networks in Azerbaijan. The purposes of the Project are coordination of efforts of all parties, interested in the given question on all country, including organizations, which work in educational field, science, ICT, civil society and also the noncommercial and profitless public sector of ICT. The Project will facilitate and give opportunities on an exchange, training and co-operation between schoolchildren, students, teachers, research and academic society in Azerbaijan with their foreign colleagues on worldwide.

Parties Contributions for AZNET Project AzRENA – 350.000 USD UNDP – 350.000 USD OSI-AF – 600.000 USD Government of Azerbaijan on behalf of Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies provides free of charge all the required infrastructure including connectivity Backbone capacity and last mile. NATO approved NIG for year 2005 in amount 100.000Euro IATP/IREX, RELIEF International and others donations Project of Ministry of Education “Equipping by ICT the general education schools” 2005-2007 (4521 schools, 50000 computers). Specially President Contribution: 20 million USD for School Connectivity Program and Content.

Internet Access and Infrastructure Development for Research Educational and Civil Society Development Purposes - AzNET In the framework of the project, the further content inland development is stipulated. It is planned to increase the number of institutions connections to 36, 54 universities, 102 schools, 12 libraries and 10 NGO in the framework of the Joint Project.

Internet FO Ring Library School Universitety Universitety School AzTeleCom Baku MUX Regional AzNet PoP Training Center Universitety School FO Ring School University NGO İnstitute NGO School University Institute

Baku city ATS PoP Wireless Bridge (optional) ZyXEL DSLAM IES-1000 Catalyst Switch Cisco 3550 up to 2 x 1000Base-LX GE Wireless Access Point Baku City BTRIB FO Ring ADSL line ZyXEL Prestige ADSL modem SHDSL line SHDSL modem Baku City PSTN MDF CO

Regional ATS PoP Wireless Bridge (optional) ZyXEL DSLAM IES-1000 Router Cisco 2651 Regional ATS PoP Regional City PSTN MDF CO Switch Cisco 3550 up to 2 x E1 Wireless Access Point AzTeleCom Baku MUX Regional MUX FO N x GE Baku City BTRIB SDH Ring ADSL line ZyXEL Prestige ADSL modem SHDSL line SHDSL modem

Educational Partnerships Program IU/AzRENA IU/AzRENA partnership has 4 major goals: Develop Azerbaijan faculty instructional design and IU global E-learning expertise; Develop Web-based courses to support Azerbaijan faculty professional development program focused on DE design and implementation; Develop and deliver a Pilot online course demonstrating DE application in the local educational context; Scaling up the initial DE experience to other Azerbaijan higher education institutions.

E-Learning Partnership Program Perspectives AzRENA – Base Regional Center of DE ALU BSTC AzRENA staff of E-LC Other Institutions AzTU ASEU BSU Educational materials in e-version of institutions E-LC of AzRENA Distance courses for institutions

NATO Silk Distance Education Workshop as the example of 3C Model Distance Education: Organizational, technology and pedagogical bases, which was successfully held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from September 20 to September 25, 2004. The Seminar was organized for the representatives from the country-participants of the NATO Project “Virtual Silk Highway” and for the representatives of educational institutes from Azerbaijan.

AzRENA Future Actions The Global ICT Conference in Baku “Digital Divide and Knowlrdge Economy: Problems and Solutions” 25-28 November, 2004 Baku, Azerbaijan www.global-ict.mincom.gov.az Participation in WSIS Prepcom2 in February, 2005 Organizing Global Distance Education Conference Powered by UNESCO in Baku , Year 2005 Participation in WSIS Prepcom3 in July, 2005 Participation in WSIS in Tunisia in November, 2005

THANKS FOR ATTENTION! Vice-President Dr. Elchin Aliyev www.azrena.org NATO Advanced Networking Workshop The Fourth CEENet Workshop on Network Management October 8-11, 2004                      THANKS FOR ATTENTION! Vice-President Dr. Elchin Aliyev www.azrena.org elchin@azrena.org