Making an International Network

Authors

  • Arlene Cannata UNICEF

Abstract

Describes the design and installation of electronics communications networks to link central offices of various United Nations agencies with their regional offices in developing countries. The author, who has been responsible for the planning and on-site installation of such networks in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, discusses the practical problems involved. Technology must be appropriate to the infrastructure of the country involved, and to the nation's ability to pay the assorted costs; Staff need to be receptive to intensive training. Cultural barriers need to be examined. The complexities of telephone protocols may present difficulties. One suggestion the author makes is for the creation of user support groups, with local libraries serving as depositories for technical documentation.

Author Biography

Arlene Cannata, UNICEF

Arlene Cannata is a consultant for UNICEF and several other United Nations agencies. Her missiona have taken her throughout the Caribbean and South America, Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Her Master's degree is from Columbia University. She has published in Development International and several UN journals.

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (1990)

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