The NAID Center supplies Internet Connectivity/Telecommunications capacities

The research and technical assistance missions of the NAID Center are further enhanced by an ambitious program to provide Internet connectivity to a wide range of Consortium partners and to develop advanced tools for wide-area database management and interactive communication. Geographic Information System (GIS) capacities are being added to the database, as are an advanced set of applications to query other governmental and non-governmental databases throughout North America. The entire database, modeling capacity, and sectoral/regional research and technical assistance operations are being made available to the NADBank, BECC (Border Environmental Cooperation Commission), NACEC (North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation), NACLC (North American Commission on Labor Cooperation), and the North American public in general through custom- designed Internet "home pages" and other telecommunications systems such as CD-ROM and on-line interactive services. As the Consortium continues to expand and incorporate North American institutions and organizations into our on-line network, we expect to train communities to utilize the Internet and other available technologies for their empowerment.

Technical Assistance | Staff