TEIN (Trans-Eurasia Information Network)
Overall objective:
– To contribute to the MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) by establishing dedicated high-capacity internet links between Research and Education (R&E) organisations in the Asia-Pacific region and Europe, enabling and promoting collaborative research on applications of broad societal benefit.
Specific objectives:
- To further develop dedicated high-speed internet links between national R&E organisations in Asia and connect them with Europe.
- To promote the broadening of MDG relevant user applications made available by the TEIN network, and increase the use of the TEIN network.
– To enhance human capacity of the TEIN beneficiary partners and promote international R&E collaboration between Asian and European partners.
Beneficiary partners1:
Bangladesh : University Grants Commission (UGC)
Bhutan : Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DIT&T)
Cambodia : Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC)
India : National Knowledge Network (NKN), Education and Research Network (ERNet)
Indonesia : Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)/INdonesian HighER Education Network INHERENT)
Laos : Lao Education and Research Network (LERNet)
Malaysia : Malaysian Research and Education Network (MYREN)
Nepal : Nepal Research and Education Network (NREN)
Pakistan : Pakistan Education and Research Network (PERN)
Philippines : Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI)
Sri Lanka : Lanka Education and Research Network (LEARN)
Thailand : Thailand Research Education Network Association (ThaiREN)
Vietnam : National Agency for Science and Technology Information (NASATI) Non-beneficiary partners:
Australia : Australia, Academic and Research Network (AARNet)
China : China Education and Research Network (CERNet), Hong Kong Academic and Research Network (HARNet)
Japan : National Institute of Information and Communications (NICT), National Institute of Informatics (NII), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Network (MAFFIN)
Korea : National Information Society Agency (NIA)
Singapore : Singapore Advanced Research & Education Network (SingAREN)