Education in Yap
http://www.yapseed.fm
Microstate NETWORK
http://www.microstate.net
Microstate Network, Inc. provides strategic consulting and project
administration/support services to governments, companies, organizations,
and individuals, which desire to more effectively utilize information
technologies to assist public and private sector development.
PEACESAT — Pan Pacific Education and Communication
Experiments by Satellite
http://www.peacesat.hawaii.edu-
The missions of PEACESAT are to: (1) facilitate "development"
or "public service" telecommunications and information
technology; (2) undertake telecommunications applications and technical
experiments using satellites in the Pacific Island region; and (3)
operate a public service satellite network in the Pacific Island
region.
Sasakawa Pacific Island Nations Fund (SPINF)
http://www.spf.org/spinf/distedu.html
- For the purpose of building cooperative relationships between
the Pacific Island Nations and Japan and also other countries in
the international community, the Sasakawa Pacific Island Nations
Fund (SPINF) awards grants in support of projects in three categories:
1) people exchanges, 2) human resource development, 3) info-communications
networking.
Sasakawa Peace Foundation
http://www.spf.org/
- The SPF carries out a range of programs aimed at promoting
international understanding, exchange and cooperation. By pursuing
work in these areas, SPF attempts to do its part in enhancing the
welfare of humankind and fostering a healthy international society,
while ultimately contributing to world peace.
iCON Corporation
http://www.iconpacific.com
iCON Corporation has been supporting the various Distance Education
projects through the University of Guam. Visit their Web site to
get a better idea of how this company sets the pace for innovative
Internet solutions in the Pacific region ...
University of Guam
http://www.uog.edu
Visit the University of Guam On-Line ...
University of Guam/CCE-OP Site
Center for Continuing Education & Outreach Programs
RITA EDWARDS Professional Development Coordinator CCE-OP, UOG (T)
735-2604 (F) 734-1233 redwards@uog9.uog.edu
Daily Pacific Islands News Reports
http://boomer.anu.edu.au/spin/wwwboard/messages/480.html
- News from and about the Pacific Islands region now is available
worldwide on the Internet. The new Monday-Friday news service is
a collaborative project of the East-West Center’s Pacific
Islands Development Program in Honolulu and the University of Hawaii’s
Center for Pacific Island Studies.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA)
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/
- The NTIA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the
Executive Branch’s principal voice on domestic and international
telecommunications and information technology issues. NTIA works
to spur innovation, encourage competition, help create jobs and
provide consumers with more choices and better quality telecommunications
products and services at lower prices.
Pacific Basin Development Council (PBDC)
http://www.pixi.com/~pbdc/index.html
- The Pacific Basin Development Council (PBDC) is a non-profit,
public organization. Established in early 1980 by the governors
of the three American Territories of America Samoa, Guam and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the State of Hawaii,
PBDC is, in effect, an extension of territorial and state governments
in the Pacific. Incorporated under State of Hawaii laws, PBDC is
headquartered in Honolulu. PBDC addresses and articulates, through
its Board of Directors, the economic and social development concers
of the Pacific Islands. The ultimate goals are job creation and
maximum positive impact of the local island economies.
Pacific Basin Medical Association
http://128.171.103.16/pbma/pbmahome.htm
- The Pacific Basin Medical Association (PBMA) was formed in 1995
to support and strengthen the redevelopment of the indigenous physician
workforce among the U.S. Associated Pacific Islands.
Pacific Islanders in Communication (PIC)
http://planet-Hawaii.com/pacificislander
- Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC) is a national nonprofit
media organization established primarily for the purpose of increasing
national public broadcast programming by and about indigenous Pacific
Islanders. PIC promotes programming which fosters a deeper understanding
of the values inherent in Pacific Island cultures and which enhance
public recognition of and appreciation for Pacific Islanders; that
is, the descendants of the first peoples of Hawaii, Guam, the Northern
Mariana Islands, American Samoa and other Pacific Islands.
Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP)
http://166.122.161.83/intro.htm
- The Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) of the East-West
Center is organized to assist in providing professional services
and research information to the Pacific Island leaders in their
collective efforts to achieve the desired social and economic development
goals for the people in the Pacific Islands region. PIDP conducts
specific research and training activities based on the issues and
problems identified and prioritized by the Pacific Islands Conference
of Leaders and its Standing Committee.
Pacific Islands Internet Resources
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~ogdeen/piir/index.html
- As a service to the Pacific Islands community, this site attempts
to bring together in one location a catalog of the resources available
via the World Wide Web focusing on the Pacific Islands. Maintained
by Prof. Ogden.
Pacific Resource for Education and Learning
http://w3.prel.hawaii.edu
- PREL is a non-profit corporation that serves the U.S. in the Pacific
region. PREL helps Pacific schools improve educational outcomes
for children, youth and adults by providing research, development
opportunities training, technical assistance, group facilitation,
information resource activities, dissemination and evaluation services.
Pacific Science Association
http://psa.bishopmuseum.org/
- The objectives of the association are to promote cooperation and
communication in science and technology among the communities of
the Pacific region; to review common scientific concerns and priorities
in the Pacific Basin and to provide a multidisciplinary forum for
discussion of these concerns through Congresses and Inter-Congresses
and other scientific meetings; to stimulate study of scientific
problems of the Pacific region directly affecting the prosperity
and welfare of its people; and to strengthen the bonds among Pacific
peoples by promoting a feeling of cooperation among the scientists
of all the Pacific countries.
Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC)
http://www.ptc.org
- The PTC website is the online presence of the Pacific Telecommunications
Council (PTC), an international, non-profit, non-governmental membership
organization for providers and users of communication services,
policy-makers, technologists, lawyers, scientists and academics.
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
http://www.spc.org.nc/
- The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) provides technical
advice, assistance and training, and applied research to its Island
member countries and territories throughout the Pacific region.
South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC)
http://www.sopac.org.fj/
- The South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) is an
independent, inter-governmental, regional organization established
by a few South Pacific nations in 1972. Its Secretariat is located
in Suva, Fiji, and has about 40 professional and support staff.
South Pacific Forum (SPF)
http://www.forumsec.org.fj/
- To work in support of Forum member governments to enhance
the economic and social well-being of the people of the South Pacific
by fostering cooperation between governments and between international
agencies, and by representing the interests of Forum members in
ways agreed by the Forum.
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
http://www.fji-gov.apdip
- UNDP Resident Representative & Resident Coordinator’s
Office for Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall
Islands, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
University of Electro-Communications
http://tremaine.cc.uec.ac.jp/index.html
- The University of Electro-Communications (UEC) http server maintained
by voluntary staff. This server will be replaced with the university-authorized
Web server.
University of South Pacific
http://www.tcol.co.uk/comorg/usp.htm
- The USP is a regional university serving twelve Pacific Island
countries, with facilities in and students from all the member countries.
Its aims are to maintain, advance and disseminate knowledge through
teaching, consultancy, research and other methods; to provide education
and training responsive to the needs of the communities of the South
Pacific.
http://www.usp.ac.fj/
Official USP Web site which contains a listing of useful Web sites
in Fiji.
GWTV - GW Television - The George Washington University
http://www.gwu.edu/~gwtv
GW Television is a professional production house and distance learning
facility located on the campus of The George Washington University
in the Foggy Bottom district of Washington, DC, four blocks from
the White House. We offer a full range of services at reasonable
prices, including video production, videoconferencing via compressed
digital video or satellite, and distance learning.
Special Thanks to GW Television for providing the following links
for your convenience ...
AAHE - American Association for Higher Education
http://www.aahe.org
AAHE promotes the changes needed in higher education to ensure its
effectiveness in a complex, interconnected world.
ACE - American Council on Education
http://www.acenet.edu
ACE is a forum for the discussion of major issues related to higher
education and its potential to contribute to the quality of American
life.
AECT - Association for Educational Communications and Technology
http://www.aect.org
AECT provides leadership in educational communications and technology
by linking professionals holding a common interest in the use of
educational technology and its application to the learning process.
ADEC - American Distance Education Consortium, AgSat
http://www.adec.edu
ADEC is an international consortium of state and landgrant institutions
providing economic distance education programs and services via
the latest and most appropriate information technologies.
AIM - Association for Interactive Media
http://www.interactivehq.org
AIM provides the protection and promotion essential to Internet
projects.
BEA - Broadcast Education Association
http://www.beaweb.org
The BEA prepares students in all aspects of telecommunications and
electronic media.
ITC - Instructional Telecommunications Council
http://www.itcnetwork.org
ITC provides leadership, information, and resources to expand and
enhance distance learning through the effective use of technology.
International Center for Distance Learning
http://www-icdl.open.ac.uk
The Center is a clearinghouse for disseminating information on distance
learning opportunities worldwide.
IICS - International Interactive Communications Society
http://www.iics.org
IICS is dedicated to the advancement of interactive systems and
the people who produce them.
Internet News
http://www.netnewstoday.com
This is a companion website for the radio series "Internet
News," heard on radio stations worldwide, and reporting on
interesting and useful sites on the web.
JEC College Connection
http://www.jec.edu
JEC College Connection provides courses and degree programs from
recognized universities delivered directly to the home or office,
as well as other education-related services.
NATAS - National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
http://www.emmyonline.org
NATAS is the largest single television professional association
in the world, supplying many services and programs to its members,
and encouraging excellence in television as signaled by the Emmy
Award.
National ITFS Association (NIA)
http://www.itfs.org
The NIA website is dedicated to serving the needs of the ITFS community,
including information on applying for ITFS licenses.
National Technological University (NTU)
http://www.ntu.edu
NTU is a degree-granting entity providing a wide range of distance
learning courses taught by the top faculty of many of the nation's
leading engineering schools and organizations.
National University Telecommunications Network (NUTN)
http://www.odu.edu/~nutn
NUTN is a consortium of colleges and universities focusing on new
and emerging technologies in videoconferening and distance learning.
NETO/EDSAT
http://www.netoedsat.org
NETO/EDSAT is a not-for-profit nongovernmental organization whose
primary purpose includes equitable, low-cost satellite and land-based
services for education, training, information, and health care.
PBS Adult Learning Service
http://www.pbs.org/adultlearning
ALS provides professional development and courseware for higher
education delivered via satellite and the Web.
PTC - Pacific Telecommunications Council
http://www.ptc.org
PTC is an international nonprofit non-governmental membership organization
bringing together people with an interest in telecommunications
and information systems and services in the Pacific Hemisphere.
SALT - Society for Applied Learning Technology
http://www.salt.org
The Society's purpose is to enable instructional technology professionals
to enhance their knowledge and job performance in the field.
SCOLA - Satellite Communications for Learning
http://www.scola.org
SCOLA is a non-profit educational organization broadcasting international
television programming, via satellite, for educational uses. All
programs are broadcast unedited and in the original language.
TEC - The Education Coalition
http://www.tecweb.org
TEC is a not-for-profit organization promoting systemic education
reform through the use of multiple technologies, and includes elementary,
secondary, and post secondary schools, educational agencies, broadcast
agencies, and high-tech industry corporations.
TeleFusion
http://www.telefusion.com
TeleFusion is a cutting edge division of SAIC (Science Applications
International Corp.) dealing with emerging communication, information,
and multimedia technologies.
USDLA - United States Distance Learning Association
http://www.usdla.org
USDLA is a non-profit association whose purpose is to promote the
development and application of distance learning for education and
training.
UCEA - University Continuing Education Association
http://www.nucea.edu
UCEA is an international association of universities and colleges
working to expand higher education opportunities for part-time and
non-traditional students.
Washington Metropolitan Distance Learning Association (WMDLA)
http://www.wmdla.org
WMDLA is the local chapter of the U.S. Distance Learning Association
(USDLA). It is a non-profit association formed to promote the development
and application of distance learning in the District of Columbia,
Maryland, and Virginia.
WBLN - World Bank Learning Network
http://www.worldbank.org/distancelearning
WBLN is the Bank's umbrella distance learning service, dedicated
to developing the highest quality learning products for Bank clients
using communications technologies.
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