Network Startup Resource Center
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Based at the University of Oregon, the Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC) is a non-profit organization that supports deployment of Internet research and education networks in academic institutions and non-governmental organizations throughout the Asia Pacific region, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and newly Independent States. NSRC receives major funding and in-kind donations from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Google and Google.org, Cisco, O'Reilly Media, Vint Cerf, the Richard M. Karp Foundation, IDRC, ISOC, and many other institutional and private donors. [1] [2]
History
In 1988, Randy Bush and John Klensin began providing pro bono technical support to network engineers in southern Africa. The program was formalized in 1992 with a grant from the US National Science Foundation, and activities expanded to Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Morocco, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Togo, and many others.[3] NSRC officially moved to the University of Oregon in 1996 and operated as a service of the Computing Center until 2011. The Center is currently administered as a collaboration of the University Libraries and the Office of the Vice-President for Research and Innovation.[4]
Activities
NSRC provides funding for different Network Operator Groups throughout the world,[5] and in-kind equipment and publications necessary to establish Internet connections. As of 2011, over in-kind support valued at over $40 million USD had been provided in more than 100 countries.[6]
The NSRC's educational programs include workshops, seminars, hands-on technical training and short courses around the world and at the University of Oregon. Beginning in 2012, NSRC has added digital library development, archives, and [7] to its portfolio of [8].
References
Innovative NSRC Team Helps Make Global
Networks a Reality. Computing Center News, Computing News ; vol. 12, no. 05 (April/May 1997) https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1794/4970/aprmay97cn.pdf?sequence=1 retrieved 21 June, 2012
Cultivating Global Cyberinfrastructure for Sharing Digital Resources. EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 45, no. 2 (March/April 2010): 10-11 Andrew Bonamici, Steven G. Huter, and Dale Smith http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/cultivating-global-cyberinfrastructure-sharing-digital-resources retrieved 21 June, 2012