DOT-COM Activity: Asia and Near East - Enabling the ASEAN Secretariat Online Communication and Information Sharing
DOT:dot-GOV
Country: Asia and Near East Region
Funder(s): USAID/EGAT/IT, USAID/ANE
Short Description: dot-GOV is working closely with the ASEAN secretariat to help them strengthen their internal communication capacity through two ICT projects.
Phase/Type of Activity: Buy-in or Incremental Funding Status: Completed
Start date: March 01, 2004 End Date: September 01, 2005
Full Description: dot-GOV worked with the ASEAN Secretariat to help them strengthen their internal communication capacity through two ICT projects: (1) Secretariat Extranet: Develop the communication capacity of the ASEAN secretariat by developing an appropriate extranet through which members can share information. This extranet, ASAP was done in partnership with the Secretariat by Research Triangle Institute. ASAP is maintained by The Secretariat and is being used ASEAN member countries. (2) Secretariat Bandwidth: Increased the information flow capacity of the ASEAN secretariat by paying for an increase in bandwidth.
Core funding for the DOT-COM Alliance is provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture & Trade, Office of Infrastructure and Engineering (EGAT/OI&E), Office of Education (EGAT/ED), and Office of Women in Development (EGAT/WID), under the terms of Award numbers: GDG-A-00-01-00009-00, dot-GOV; GDG-A-00-01-00014-00, dot-ORG; GDG-A-00-01-00011-00, dot-EDU.