| [[Hervey Allen]], Network System Engineer | | [[Hervey Allen]], Network System Engineer |
− | '''Network Startup Resource Center - NSRC''' is an organization working for the development and deployment of Internet throughout the Asia Pacific region, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and newly Independent States. It is a part of the University of Oregon. Its main focus is deployment of Internet in academic institutes and non-governmental organizations. It provides assistance to the teams working for the betterment of the global Internet community. NSRC provides a platform for international communication between institutes, scientist, engineers and researchers.<ref>[http://www.nsrc.org/ NSRC]</ref> | + | '''Network Startup Resource Center - NSRC''' is an organization working for the development and deployment of Internet throughout the Asia Pacific region, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and newly Independent States. It is a part of the University of Oregon. Its main focus is deployment of Internet in academic institutes and non-governmental organizations. It provides assistance to the teams working for the betterment of the global Internet community. NSRC provides a platform for international communication between institutes, scientist, engineers and researchers.<ref>[http://www.nsrc.org/ NSRC]</ref> They focus on empowering local communities to create and manage their own networks, to ensure that there work is sustainable and can be built upon once their portion is finished.<ref>[http://university.kval.com/news/business/google-gives-125-million-uo-network-startup-resource-center/245092 Google Gives 125 million, University.kval.com]</ref> |
| NSRC gets its basic funding from [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF). Other donors are Carnegie Mellon, [[Cisco Systems]], FreeBSD Mall, [[Google]], | | NSRC gets its basic funding from [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF). Other donors are Carnegie Mellon, [[Cisco Systems]], FreeBSD Mall, [[Google]], |