Expanding International Email Connectivity-- Another Look
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Date
1996-06-30
Authors
Klensin, John C.
Bush, Randy
The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), University of Oregon
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Abstract
Unlike the situation of thirty years ago, when almost all important scientific
work occurred in Western countries, the scientific community is becoming
increasingly international. Important work and areas of study occur all over
the world. Collaborations and ability to access sources of data and other
resources are increasingly important to scientific progress. In many fields,
we see more and more inter-institutional collaborations on research and papers
that draw on the strengths of each of these institutions. Exchanges of ideas
and collaboration and review of proposals should not be limited to one
country, or even to developed areas. Especially in such areas as the health
and social sciences and in all of the various fields that study "global and
environmental future" issues, participation of scientists in developing areas
has become crucial. This is true whether the scientists themselves are
indigenous to, or visiting in, those areas; indeed, as the community becomes
more international, the distinction between the two is gradually becoming less
clear.
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12 pages
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technical assistance provision, low-income areas