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==Services== | ==Services== | ||
SWITCH offers a great variety of services for students and teachers to promote | SWITCH offers a great variety of services for students and teachers to promote Internet activities, especially with regards to the youth. It has created a community portal for information exchange, and to promote e-learning SWITCH has strated a project of [[eduhub.ch]].<ref>[http://www.switch.ch/about/initiatives/ switch]</ref> It has organized a Junior Web Award to enhance the ability of using the web in children.<ref>[http://www.switch.ch/about/initiatives/jwa/index.html switch]</ref> Moreover, a conference, named [[Domain Pulse]], is organized by the network information centre of Austria, Germany; and SWITCH has participated since 2004, discussing subjects related to Internet security and development. The conference is equally open to [[ISP|Internet Service Providers]], registrars, and other interested parties.<ref>[http://www.switch.ch/about/initiatives/dp/index.html switch]</ref> | ||
With the help of SWITCH sms one can send papers or faxes to anyone having a SWITCH based e-mail address.<ref>[http://www.switch.ch/sms/index.html switch]</ref> SWITCH cast is an audio recording system through which lectures can be recorded and made available to students via the Internet.<ref>[https://cast.switch.ch/ switch]</ref> | |||
==Partners== | ==Partners== | ||
The partners of SWITCH can register domain names directly. SWITCH started this policy in 2003. Its partners include: | The partners of SWITCH can register domain names directly. SWITCH started this policy in 2003. Its partners include: | ||