The internet provides a global postal system, global shopping
 center, common global library, common global university…
Thomas Friedman, The Lexus and the Olive Tree
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“And this global connectivity allows scientists like Mark Ellisman to control and obtain information from a microscopy in Japan”. Actually, Mark has been a pioneer in telescience, leading the charge to take advantage of the network and the larger microscopes in Japan to advance our science.”




Science, Technology, And Research Transit Access Point, or STAR TAP,

Europeans are pursuing building the internet infrastructure very aggresively
The Pacific Rim will be accelerating their growth in this arena.

About STAR TAP The Science, Technology, And Research Transit Access Point, or STAR TAP, is a proving ground for long-term interconnection and interoperability of advanced international networking. STAR TAP is made possible by major funding from the US National Science Foundation to the University of Illinois at Chicago. See: http://www.startap.net