SINGAPORE, 9 DECEMBER 2009 - Thailand's intERLab, an Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) project on the “development of emergency networks training and toolkits” recently held a workshop with the support of ISIF.asia, Internet Society (ISOC), NSRC, THNIC Foundation, and NetworkTheWorld.org.
The project is one of the winners of the Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF) small grants programme. ISIF is a joint initiative between the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Internet Society (ISOC), and the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC). It aims to stimulate creative solutions to ICT development needs in the Asia Pacific.
According to ISIF, the workshop provided 22 participants from five countries hands-on experience using WiMAX technology to deploy mobile wireless networks on an ad hoc basis in emergency conditions.
The participants all received copies of ‘Wireless Networking in the Developing World’ and the ‘DUMBO Emergency Network Handbook’.
This workshop is a headstart for AIT’s intERLab, said an ISIF release. Going forward, it will act as a regional coordinating centre for disaster management and emergency response.
