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IP: WIRING RUSSIA
From: Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 19:19:30 -0500
WIRING RUSSIA Philanthropist and financier George Soros has pledged $100 million over five years to link an estimated 30 regional universities in Russia to the Internet. The program will establish "Internet centers" at each of the universities, and will provide equipment, software and training at each site. The Russian government will fund the satellite or fiber optic hookups. "Universities in Russia traditionally have been a center of intellectual life in each region," says Soros, noting that scholars in the provinces are eager to participate in information exchanges with their colleagues throughout Russia and the world. (Chronicle of Higher Education 29 Mar 95 A23)
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