IP: WIRING RUSSIA

[Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

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)