About 1,500 institutions across the country will now be connected to a high speed data communication network that would encourage sharing of knowledge, specialised resources and collaborative research.The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, today accorded in principle approval for the establishment of a National Knowledge Network (NKN), which will be implemented by the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
"The network will consist of an ultra-high speed core which shall be complemented with a distribution layer at appropriate speeds. The participating institutions can connect to the NKN at speeds of 1 GBPS or more to the distribution layer through a last mile connectivity bandwidth," an official spokesperson said.One of the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) to inter-connect all knowledge institutions, the NKN is expected to be completed in two years time.
The government in 2008 had announced that it would set up such a network. An initial amount of Rs 100 crore was also allocated to the Department of IT in the Ministry of Communications and IT for the establishment of the NKN.
"The network will consist of an ultra-high speed core which shall be complemented with a distribution layer at appropriate speeds. The participating institutions can connect to the NKN at speeds of 1 GBPS or more to the distribution layer through a last mile connectivity bandwidth," an official spokesperson said.One of the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) to inter-connect all knowledge institutions, the NKN is expected to be completed in two years time.
The government in 2008 had announced that it would set up such a network. An initial amount of Rs 100 crore was also allocated to the Department of IT in the Ministry of Communications and IT for the establishment of the NKN.
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