Ethiopia Internet Case Study

and Documentation (DISD). DISD is

t h e   I n t e r n e t   e q u i p m e n t

n o w   s p e a r h e a d i n g   t h e   A f r i c a n

manufacturer, has worked with UNECA

I n f o r m a t i o n   S o c i e t y   I n i t i a t i v e

to establish a Network Training

(AISI).

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 In the mid 1990s, PADIS

Academy which has already seen its

managed a variety of development

first set of graduates. UNECA has a

databases, a store and forward

leased line to ETC as well as its own

electronic mail host as part of the

1Mbps VSAT Internet connection

CABECA project. Last year, CISCO,

directly linking it with New York.

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1

See: http://www.ethiopiaknowledge.org/.

2

See: http://www.avu.org/.

3

Contact: sisa.aau@telecom.net.et.

4

Telemedicine in Ethiopia. ITU Project document prepared by Dr Leonid Androuchko.

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Dashen Bank claims to provide this service to visitors at its Sheraton branch, but the service appears to only

be available to Sheraton residents for settling bills and Dashen must send the credit card slips out of the

country to deposit them, as does the other international hotel   the Hilton.

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Melaku Legesse  melaku.leg@telecom.net.et.

7

A general tourism website was developed by a UNECA staffer at http://www.tourethio.com.

8

A coffee promotion website is at www.cofeemocha.com.

9

See: http://www.ethiolink.com/EthioGift   this example is often quoted by the president of the president of

the World Bank in his presentations to underline innovative techniques for using the Internet.

10

See: www.devinet.org, or devinfo@devinet.org.

11

See: http://www.bellanet.org/partners/aisi.

12

See: http://www.uneca.org.

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