The Works of DANTE - Issue 4

EUMEDCONNECT news

EUMEDCONNECT recently participated in a meeting held by the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation, in Alexandria, Egypt.

The Foundation was established in the wake of September 11 as a network for cultural exchange. It aims to promote political, economic, and social ties between European states and their neighbours in the Mediterranean and Middle East. The foundation was named after Sweden’s late foreign minister, in honour of her role in promoting cross-cultural dialogues.

Discussions are currently underway between EUMEDCONNECT and the Foundation to see how they can make use of the network. It is also hoped that the Foundation’s headquarters in Alexandria can be connected to the Egyptian NREN (EUN). This would open the gateway to the rest of the region and to Europe, via EUMEDCONNECT’s links to GÉANT2.

In particular, the Foundation will promote knowledge, recognition and mutual respect between the cultures, traditions and values of both regions. The recent meeting in Alexandria brought together a diverse range of partners, with social, political and technical backgrounds.

Organisations represented included Euromed Heritage, the Euro-med Human Rights Network, World Wildlife Fund Mediterranean Programme and the Euro-Mediterranean Youth Platform.

Visit the homepage of the Anna Lindh Foundation at http://www.euromedalex.org/En/AboutUs.htm

Latest EUMEDCONNECTions

• The 45Mbps connection between Jordan and France was installed at the end of July.
• A connection from the Palestinian Territories to the UK is due for installation soon.
• New plans are in place for Israel to connect to GÉANT2 via Greece and Italy, rather than via the Netherlands.

An updated topology map will be available soon. Keep checking the website www.eumedconnect.net for the latest.