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International Super High Speed Research and Education Internet Link. The next phase in the development of a super high speed Internet link between universities and research organisations in NZ and overseas was recently announced. The link, called the Advanced Network for Research and Education, will mean users can share information at speeds around 20,000 times faster than dial-up and 400 times faster than domestically available high speed Internet. This will enable much greater collaboration between researchers, and the multiplication of computing power through the linking of computers across NZ and around the globe. A soon-to-be appointed manager will oversee the link's establishment under a crown-owned and funded entity. NZ Universities, Polytechnics, Wananga and Crown Research Institutes will be the first to benefit from the link.
E-Regions. Northland Regional Council is taking the lead role in launching a new initiative to use IT to co-ordinate central and local government agencies and private sector groups across the region. If successful, the model is likely to be adopted throughout the country. "E-regions" aims to focus on health, education, small business and local government. Stage one of the project will be a scoping study. Participating local government organisations will review their current operations and their interaction with each other, with community organisations, non-government agencies and customers. The information gathered will provide the basis for stage two, which will be the development of a new "platform" for delivering local government management and services.
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