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What I really want from networks NOW,
and in 5-10 years time
The educationalist’s view
Managing director, professor Dorte Olesen,
UNI•C
(Danish IT-centre for education and research)
e-mail: [email protected]
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Briefly about UNI•C
 UNI•C is a nationwide government institution under
the Danish Ministry of Education.
 UNI•C has approx. 300 employees and has offices
in Copenhagen, Lyngby and Aarhus.
 In 2001 UNI•C’s turnover was approx. DKK 355 million.
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UNI•C’s aim is to develop and provide information
technological services primarily within education and
research, and to;
 ensure development and provision of adapted and
financially sound services in the IT system areas
under the Ministry of Education, comprising access to
central databases, and support to the ministry and its
schools and other educational institutions.
 ensure provision of international IT services for Danish
educational and research institutions.
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 support network co-operation and network agreements
internationally and nationally with regard to the access for
research institutions to the basic network, including
high-speed network according to requirement, and
 provide support in relation to the implementation of new
initiatives in the IT area in the Ministry of Education.
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International co-operation
UNIC has a broad international surface of contact
 via several years in international organizations:
NORDUnet, Ebone, EARN, TERENA, EUN
 via participation in a large number of EU projects,
especially in the areas of: High-speed networks, multimedia,
information search and distance education
 via collaboration with other countries (e.g. Norway) on
pedagogical ICT training for teachers
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In education, the network used to be
 a supplement, a spice, a gimmick
 providing varying bandwidth
 a place where you had to develop your own
services on top of the network (mail distribution
lists, web-based educational material etc.)
 a security hazard
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To be truly integrated in education, a network is neede
that
 is never down
 has surplus bandwidth (just enough is not enough)
 has QoS if the bandwidth is limited
 has a QoS that prioritises educational use
(never seen yet!)
 has a solution for all security issues
 provides all the services needed by teachers,
pupils and other relevant parties (parents,
apprentice masters, producers of educational
material etc.)
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Security:
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identification and single sign on
no anonymous users
logging, Intrusion detection and surveillance
firewall protection of everyone
filtering porn, spam and viruses
an incident response capability (CERT)
courses for end users on security issues
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Services:
 identification and single sign on (this is also a
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userfriendlyness issue)
communication and conferencing facilities
e-learning platform
video, tele-immersion and other real-time
communication services
services providing background material
(databases, radio & TV archives, migration
statistics day-byday)
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But first and foremost
- we want it now!
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