International Projects List

Argentina

Client: Several government agencies and Department of Justice
Location: Argentina
Services Provided: Training, Systems development
Sponsor: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)

Bangladesh

Client: ICDDR-B (Maternal Health Care Center)
Location: Dacca, Bangladesh
Services Provided: New LAN, Internet connectivity, Training for Maternal Child Health Care group
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation

Brazil

Client: University of San Fernando
Location: Florianopolis, Brazil
Services Provided: Training, meetings and seminars
Sponsor: LASPAU

Cameroon

Client: IFORD (Demography Center)
Location: Yaunde, Cameroon
Services Provided: Hardware, Telcom installation for IFORD researchers (Deferred)
Sponsor: A.W. Mellon Foundation, University of Montreal

Chile

Client: Cell Biology Faculty, Universidad Catolica, Santiago
Location: Chile
Services Provided: Internet training
Sponsor: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and MacArthur Foundation and Chile Academy of Science
Client: ICMR (Biology faculty)
Location: Santiago, Chile
Services Provided: Line costs for initial connection
Sponsor: A.W. Mellon Foundation, Duke University School of Biology

China

Client: Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP)
Location: Bejing, China
Services Provided: Development of linkages with U.S. Universities
Sponsor: Institute of Technology and Trade, GMU (Dr. Tom Ratchford)
Client: UNDP
Location: China, Myanmar, Laos
Services Provided: Content for executive seminars for business briefings conducted in China, Myanmar and Laos
Sponsor: United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

Colombia

Client: CCRP
Location: Bogata, Colombia
Services Provided: Internet connectivity enhancements
Sponsor: Office of Population Research, Princeton University, and A. W. Mellon Foundation

Costa Rica

Client: PCP (University-based demography center)
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
Services Provided: Hardware, software, ISP, Help set up Web site; census software
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation, University of Michigan Department of Demography

Czech Republic

Client: Charles University
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Services Provided: Networking training projects
Sponsor: Institute for Global Change, A. W. Mellon Foundation
Client: Various Czech Institutes
Location: Prague, Pilzen, Brno and other cities, Czech Republic
Services Provided: Various connectivity projects, including modem support for student news service Carolina (which is stilll functioning at Charles University)
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation
Client: Econet (Emerging Prague ISP and Academic Center)
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Services Provided: Improved connectivity, new server and other equipment
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation

Ecuador

Client: Ecociencia (Regional Population Center)
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Services Provided: Better phone lines, training
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation and University of North Carolina Population Center.

Egypt

Client: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Rome
Location: Giza, Egypt
Services Provided: Expert systems development and training. Working with Dr. Ryszard Michalski of George Mason University’s Computer Science Department, ICASIT developed software and training modules to assist Egyptian farmers in the growing of tomatoes and cucumbers in indoor, protected environments. The expert system works on a laptop PC so rural extension services could deploy the best crop advice to the most distant regions.
Sponsor: FAO, Rome
Client: American University of Cairo (AUC)
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Services Provided: Assistance with the Community Interpreters Project to assist Sudanese refugees in settling in new city and country.
Sponsor: ICASIT, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Estonia

Client: Assist International
Location: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia
Services Provided: Assistance in distribution of books and other supplies to universities
Sponsor: Assist International

Ethiopia

Client: DTRC (Demography Center)
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Services Provided: Dial-up Internet lines for 10 professors; faster service for demography faculty
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation and Demography Center, Brown University

Jordan

Client: RDFSC (Yarmouk U.) Population Study Center
Location: Jordan
Services Provided: Hardware, Software, Augmented WWW service
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation

Kenya

Client: Institute for Primate Research
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Services Provided: Costs of ISP connection and Internet access for faculty. Supported Internet Service provider costs for faculty 1995-1999
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation

Lebanon

Client: American University in Beirut
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Services Provided: Advising and assisting the president of the American University in Beirut in applications involving telecommunications projects.
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation

Mali

Client: CERPOD (Regional Demography Center)
Location: Bamako, Mali
Services Provided: Hardware, Software, Site Help, Training, Telcom Upgrade Internet service; web training, Leland-based add-ons.
Sponsor: A.W. Mellon Foundation, University of Montreal

Mexico

Client: Instituto Nacional de la Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Services Provided: (Project Deferred) Internet connectivity assistance with Instituto Nacional de la Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation
Client: CONAPO (Federal Census Bureau)
Location: Mexico
Services Provided: Links to 2 state centers for GIS; additional links planned. Installations completed for Sonora and Mexico provinces
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation, University of Texas

Morocco

Client: Center for Forced Migration Studies, Universite Hassan II Ain Chok
Location: Casablanca, Morocco
Services Provided: Hardware, Telcom Costs, Software, Training
Sponsor: Oxford University Center for Forced Migration Studies

Myanmar

Client: UNDP, Beijing
Location: Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia
Services Provided: Assistance in development of Internet training materials for UNDP seminars for managers from Myanmar, Laos Vietnam and Cambodia.
Sponsor: UNDP

Nepal

Client: Village Health Service Professionals
Location: Nanji village , Pokhara, Nepal
Services Provided: Assistance in setting up robust Internet connections.
Sponsor: Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Humanchal Foundation, University of Nebraska, ICASIT

Nigeria

Client: Obofemi Owolo University
Location: Ile Ife, Nigeria
Services Provided: Internet Connectivity projects at Obofemi Awolowo University in Ile Ife and University of Ibadan in Ibadan
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation, Princeton Population Studies Center
Client: Owolo University (Demography faculty)
Location: Ife, Nigeria
Services Provided: Hardware, software, training
Sponsor: Princeton Population Studies Center

Philippines

Client: UNDP
Location: Manila and other cities, Philippines
Services Provided: Evaluation of Sustainable Development Program site in Manila and other cities.
Sponsor: UNDP

Romania

Client: Various Romanian Science Centers
Location: Bucharest, Brazov, Iasi, Timosoara and eight other cities
Services Provided: Connectivity Projects
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation, Soros Foundations
Client: Romanian Academy Of Science
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Services Provided: Internet Academy, Over 800 professors trained
Sponsor: Soros Foundations, A. W. Mellon Foundation and Sun Microsystems
Client: Polytechnic University
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Services Provided: Assistance with Internet-software
Sponsor: Romanian Academy of Science (Dr. Draqanesew)

Slovakia

Client: Various Universities
Location: Bretaslava, Zwolen, Bancsya Bastryca and other cities, Slovakia
Services Provided: Internet connectivity. Funding of Slovakian Internet specialists attendance at Internet technology training programs
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation

South Africa

Client: Vukuzakhe High School
Location: Durban, South Africa
Services Provided: Assisting students in leveraging Internet connectivity
Sponsor: ICASIT and Walter Payton College Prep, Chicago
Client: Agincourt (Health and Population Program) Witswatersand University
Location: Acornhoek,South Africa
Services Provided: New regional network plus selected upgrades to some data communications links
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation
Client: University of West Cape
Location: South Africa
Services Provided: New Internet service for researcher Marion Sinclair at UWC
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation
Client: University of NatalQuazulu
Location: Durban, South Africa
Services Provided: Planning for new Internet-based distance learning course from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation

Spain

Client: Instituto de Empressa
Location: Madrid, Spain
Services Provided: Business Case in collaboration with Instituto de Empressa, Madrid. “Larios and Osbourne: A Proposed Merger”
Sponsor: U. S. Department of Education
Client: Asociacion Cultural Hispano Norte Americana (ACHNA)
Location: Madrid, Spain
Services Provided: Seminars and workshops on various technology management topics
Sponsor: Asociacion Cultural Hispano Norte Americana (ACHNA)
Client: University of Alcala
Location: Spain
Services Provided: Technology integration projects with University of Alcala
Sponsor: George Mason University, MAPA, and University of Alcala

Sudan

Client: Afhad University
Location: Khartoum, Sudan
Services Provided: Hardware, Software, Training, Upgrade of facilities associated with nutrition program
Sponsor: Feinstein Center, Tufts University
Client: Women’s University
Location: Khartoum, Sudan
Services Provided: CDROM capability for use in accessing medical data bases, especially MedLine
Sponsor: Dr. Lee Burchinal

Tanzania

Client: COSTECH (Demography Center)
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Services Provided: Hardware, Software for Internet
Sponsor: Brown University
Client: CSFM, University of Dar Es Salaam
Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Services Provided: Hardware, Software, ISP. Internet site for refugee tracking for faculty and students in law school.
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation

Thailand

Client: IPSR (Demography faculty)
Location: Bangkok, Thailand, Mahidol University
Services Provided: Printers, modems, training and access to JSTOR
Sponsor: UNC Carolina Population Center

Turkey

Client: Middle East Technical University
Location: Ankara, Turkey
Services Provided: Advising and planning of MIS course design for 20 Turkish Universities
Sponsor: World Bank

UAE

Client: University of United Arab Emirates
Location: Abu Dubai
Services Provided: Partnership with University of the United Arab Emirates to develop innovative IT curriculum (Team led by Peter Denning)
Sponsor: University of United Arab Emirates

Uganda

Client: ISAE (Makerere University)
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Services Provided: Hardware, disk caching; software, Increases in breadth of Internet WWW services
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation
Client: IPH, Makerere University
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Services Provided: Line of sight ISP connection for Johns Hopkins Distance Learning project
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
Client: MIS (Center to assist in cataloging refugees)
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Services Provided: Hardware, software, training
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation
Client: Institute of Sociology (Demography Center)
Location: Vietnam
Services Provided: (Project deferred) Hardware, telcom costs
Sponsor: A. W. Mellon Foundation, Brown University