NTIA'S OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Related International Websites
(Diane's List)

NTIA's Office of International Affairs provides the following list of hypertext links as a service to the general public, without vouching for the veracity of any information contained therein. Please email the webmaster if you have additional useful links. Please note that we try to include sites that are institutional, organizational, or educational in nature; corporate or marketing sites will not be listed unless they provide unusually valuable information regarding international and corporate trends and/or valuable hypertext links. This site is organized by:

(1) GENERAL INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS: (a) General Links, (b) Telecom & Mass Media News Services, (c) Development Issues, (d) Equipment Licensing Information, (e) Accounting Rates & Settlement Issues, (f) International Standards, (g) Satellite Information, including Orbital Slots, (h) Spectrum, Wireless & PCS,      (i) Submarine Cable Information;

AND

(2) GENERAL INTERNET INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION: (a) General Policy, (b) Internet Surveys, (c) Internet & Interactive News Services, (d) General Associations, (e) Internet Societies, and

(f) Issue Areas: 1)  Governance ,   2)  Information Technology, 3) Intellectual Property Rights, 4) International Electronic Commerce, 5) International Voice Telephony, 6) Network Interconnection/Security/Reliability,             7) Privacy.

Then, covering both Major Topics, by Region, Individual Country/Market, International Organizations, and

Other Subjects: Governmental Administrative Sites, News Services, Embassies, New Applications, Travel Services: Airlines,  Rail ,  Currency Converters, Customs Information Worldwide, Hotel Bookings, Mapping Sites, People Searches/Directories, Travelogues. 

GENERAL INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS

GENERAL LINKS

  • Analysys Co.'s Telecoms Virtual Library
  • Communications Week International Weekly news accounts on most topics
  • GII-related information based at the University of Michigan
  • Information Superhighway Links - See also Country breakouts below for more thorough links
  • International Telecom Roadmap A to Z Many sources
  • International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Telecom Regulation Website
  • Statistics of Communications Common Carriers (FCC CCB)
  • The Telecom Corner - technology and other information
  • Telecom Library Worldcom's General Telecom Website
  • Telstra's Springboard - {Tele}Communications Information Sources
  • Top 100 Telecom/Network Companies Compiled by Telecom Observer
  • Total Telecom Links
  • Virtual Institute of Information (Columbia University)
  • The World Wide Web Virtual Library Communications & Telecommunications - Many sources


    • TELECOM & MASS MEDIA NEWS SERVICES

  • AFCEA
  • Broadcast Net
  • Broadcasting & Cable
  • Newsbytes
  • Telecom On-line Publications Based at the University of Michigan
  • Total Telecom
  • U.S. Net Signal
  • Washington Telecom Newswire
  • Wireless Top Ten 

    • DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

  • APEC Telecommunications Working Group APII Development Catalog Prototype website organized by NTIA, debuted April 1998. Comments welcomed.
  • Benton Foundation's Best Practices Toolkit
  • The Foundation Center Online
  • Gates Library Foundation
  • International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Development Sector
  • Network Startup Resource Center (worldwide)
  • The Non-Profit Gateway
  • The President's Council on Sustainable Development
  • Rural Needs:
  • U.S. Agency for International Development (U.S. AID)
  • U.S. Trade & Development Agency
  • U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute

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  • World Bank's IPA Net (International Investment Promotion Network)


    • EQUIPMENT LICENSING INFORMATION

  • Telecommunications Industry Association Information on foreign licensing procedures 
     

    • ACCOUNTING RATES & SETTLEMENT ISSUES

  • FCC NPRM on International Settelement Rates on FCC's International Bureau homepage
  • Joint Letter to FCC NTIA, State, and USTR Joint Filing


    • INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

  • The ATM Forum
  • European Telecommunications Standards Institute - ETSI
  • Information and Communications Technologies Standards Board European body
  • Japanese Standards Association (JSA)
  • International Organization for Standardization - ISO
  • International Standards Information Maintained by David Lassner at the University of Hawaii
  • International Telecommunication Union - ITU
  • Telecommunications Industry Association Reports, workshops, etc.
  •  Various Telecom Standards Organizations Links - ANSI, T1, NIST - Maintained at Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecom 

    • SATELLITE INFORMATION

  • NTIA's Satellite Industry Related Information Resources Many reference links
  • Mobile Satellite Telecommunications Library
  • Satellite Ground Segment Webpage
  • Satellite Journal Home Page
  • Satellite Times Home Page

    • Orbital Slot Information

  • ITU's Space Network List GSO space stations
  • ITU's Resolution 18 

    • SPECTRUM, WIRELESS & PCS

  • APEC Telecommunications Working Group Spectrum Policy & Managment Sites Prototype website organized by NTIA, debuted May 1997. Comments welcomed
  • RF Globalnet  - Commercial site with educational resources provided
  • Wireless Homepage Based in Canada, multiple sites linked
  • Wireless Opportunities Coalition 

    • SUBMARINE CABLE INFORMATION

  • Submarine Cables of the World

    • GENERAL INTERNET INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION


     

    GENERAL RESOURCES & GLOSSARIES

  • Cyberpages
  • Network Startup Resource Center - Multiple links to Internet Information of every kind
  • NetGlos - Multilingual Internet glossary
  • PC Webopedia - Search Engine on Computer Technology
  • Spanish-English Internet Glossary

    • INTERNET STATISTICS/SURVEYS

  • General Magic's Internet Trends
  • Matrix Information & Directory Services Maps, editorials, etc.
  • Network Wizards Internet Domain Surveys
  • NUA's Internet Surveys Free source for surveys
  • WebCensus


    • INTERNET & INTERACTIVE NEWS SERVICES

  • Byte Magazine (CMP Net)
  • CyberAtlas
  • Dataquest Interactive
  • The Industry Standard (IDG.NET)
  • Infobahn Old articles, new book reviews in 1997
  • Interactive Facts
  • Interactive Video News Information on Internet TV, etc.
  • Interactive Age Digital
  • Internet.com (Mecklermedia)
  • Internet Journals/Magazine Links
  • Internet Magazine News Daily articles and recaps of older material
  • Internet Telecom Observer
  • Internet World Online
  • Internetworks (U.K. focus)
  • NetComTalk - Boston University's Clipping Service
  • Netday news
  • NewJour - links to many electronic journals/archives
  • QuickLinks - Internet Content
  • The Scout Report - Weekly review of Internet resources


    • GENERAL ASSOCIATIONS

    Topic-specific Associations are noted in Issue Areas below
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Electronic Messaging Association
  • Global Internet Liberty Campaign
  • Global Internet Project
  • Interactive Services Association
  • Internet Law & Policy Forum
  • U.S. Internet Council
  • The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) 

    • INTERNET SOCIETIES

  • The Internet Society Based in the U.S.A.
  • Internet Society Chapters WorldwideSee also separate entries under country profiles below. Current Chapters in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Spain (3 chapters), Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States (3 chapters).


    • ISSUE AREAS

    REGIONAL INFORMATION

    AFRICA,  ANTARCTICA ,  ASIA PACIFIC, CARIBBEAN,  EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA, MIDDLE EAST,  NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES,  PACIFIC ISLANDS/OCEANIA

    AFRICA

  • Southern Africa Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Program (RTRP) USAID-sponsored initiative, managed by NTIA employee on detail; website provides helpful information to U.S. companies interested in doing business in Southern Africa. Countries include: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
  • Network Startup Resources Center - Africa
  • ISAD Conference Website Information Society and Development Conference, hosted by the South African Government, May 1996; General Overview Information
  • Leland Initiative USAID-sponsored initiative on telecommunications in Africa, named in honor of the late Rep. Mickey Leland
  • Worldnet Africa
  • Africa Link Project
  • Africa News Service Non- profit U.S. entity
  • Africa Education Research Network
  • African Science Agencies Site maintained by U.S. National Science Foundation
  • African Internet Development Action Team Non-profit organized to promote Internet in Africa
  • The Southern African Development Community 

    • ANTARCTICA

  • Network Startup Resources Center - Antarctica

    • ASIA PACIFIC

    See also Pacific Islands/Oceania below

    CARIBBEAN - CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND COMMON MARKET (CARICOM)

  • Network Startup Resources Center - Caribbean & Central America
  • Trade Agreements Information
  • The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean 
    EUROPE

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  • Network Startup Resources Center
  • The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
  • The European Investment Bank
  • European Science Agencies Site maintained by U.S. National Science Foundation

    • LATIN AMERICA

  • Spanish-English Internet Glossary
  • Network Startup Resources Center - South America
  • ASETA - Asociacion de Empresas de Telecomunicaciones del Acuerdo Subregional Andino Andes Regional organization
  • AHCIET - Asociacion Hispanoamericana de Centros de Investigacion y Empresas de Telecomunicaciones
  • Organization of American States Inter-American Telecommunications Commission - OAS CITEL
  • Peru's OSIPTEL's Related Links Includes regulators around the globe, particularly in Latin America
  • "Latin American Statistical Sources Maintained by Cornell University
  • Summit of the Americas, December 1994
  • The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Science Agencies in the Americas Site maintained by U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Political Database of the Americas
  • Latin America Network Information Center Based at University of Texas 

    • MIDDLE EAST

  • Arab Net General Information on the Middle East and North Africa
  • Arab Countries WWW Sites
  • Near East Science Agencies Site maintained by U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Network Startup Resources Center

    • NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES (NIS)

  • Info Super-Highway Bonn-Moscow Joint Project of Russian Academy of Sciences and German National Research Centre for Computer Science
  •  BISNIS - Business Information Service for NIS - Maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce

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    PACIFIC ISLANDS/OCEANIA

  • Association of Pacific Island Legislatures
  • Network Startup Resources Center
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Pacific Countries Adminet entries
  • Pacific Region Educational Laboratory
  • Pacific Islands Internet Resources Based at University of Hawaii
  • South Pacific Forum Website
  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu Information
  • Vanuatu Information
  • Government of Western Samoa

    • INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY/MARKET

    Please select initial letter for country from list below

    A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

    WORLD FACTBOOK

  • CIA World Factbook Entry, By Country
  • CIA's Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments 

    • A

    ALBANIA

  •  Albanian Telegraphic Agency - In both English and Albanian

    • ANGOLA

  • Southern Africa Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Program (RTRP) USAID-sponsored initiative, managed by NTIA employee on detail; website provides helpful information to U.S. companies interested in doing business in Southern Africa.
  • World Factbook Entry

    • ARGENTINA

  • CNC Argentina's regulatory body
  • Secretaria de Communicaciones
  • President of Argentina and Administration Website (in Spanish)
  • Internet Servers in Argentina
  • Capitulo Argentino de Internet Society
  • Ministry of Economics & Public Works
  • General information
  • World Factbook Entry

    • ARMENIA

  • Armenian Embassy to the U.S.
  • Armenia Resource Page
  • Armenian Sites
  • Arminco Private site with links and email directory throughout Armenia
  • Asbarez Daily News
  • Cilicia.com

    • AUSTRALIA

    AUSTRIA

  • Ministry of Science and Transport Austria's Telecom Initiatives
  • Information und Kommunikation auf Deutsch/in German 

    • B

    BANGLADESH

  •  Internet Information and Links
  • World Factbook Entry

    • BELGIUM

  • Belgian Institute of Postal Services and Telecommunications
  • Belgian Federal Government Website
  • Belgian Research Network (BELNET)

    • BERMUDA

  • Virtual Bermuda

    • BOTSWANA

  • Country Commercial Guide
  • Southern Africa Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Program (RTRP) USAID-sponsored initiative, managed by NTIA employee on detail; website provides helpful information to U.S. companies interested in doing business in Southern Africa.
  • World Factbook Entry

    • BRAZIL

  • ANATEL Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes
  • Ministry of Communications
  • Telecommunications in Brazil from Brazilian Embassy, Washington, DC
  • Internet Society, Brazilian Chapter
  • Brazilian Embassy, Washington, DC, Homepage Multiple links
  • Brazilian Pay TV Links to Ministry decisions, rulemakings, etc.
  • World Factbook Entry

    • BRUNEI

  • Brunei Telecommunications - Jabatan Telekom
  • Brunei Government Homepage - Brunet
  • Ministry of Development

    • BULGARIA

  • The Internet Society, Bulgaria
  • The Internet Society, Bulgaria Mirror Site
  • The Internet Society, Bulgaria 2nd Mirror Site


    • C

    CANADA

  • Canadian Heritage Information Network in French and English
  • Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission
  • Department of Industry/Industry Canada - Information Highway Information in French and English
  • Department of Industry/Industry Canada - Telecommunications in French and English
  • Industry Canada - Spectrum Management in English
  • Canada's CANARIE network
  • Quebec Direction generale des telecommunications (DGT)
  • World Factbook Entry

    • CHILE

  • Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones May be some difficulties accessing this site
  • ProChile Homepage Chilean Government Homepage; External Affairs Ministry's Export Promotion Bureau - Choose English Version

    • CHINA

  • Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
  • CERNET - China Education and Research Network
  • China Information Superhighway (Multiple Links)
  • China Internet Corporation - China.com (In English)
  • China Internet Services Providers
  • China Internet for Dummies
  • China News Digest
  • Computer Network Center of China's Academy of Sciences
  • Chinese Press Statements on IPR
  • Dalian, China Sites
  • U.S. Information Technology Office Consortium of several U.S. trade associations, with news reports on China developments/trends
  • U.S. Embassy in China
  • World Factbook Entry
  • Xinhua News Agency Government news agency; in English

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    COLOMBIA

  • Comision de Regulacion de Telecomunicaciones Regulatory body
  • Ministry of Communications
  • Export Promotion Site
  • World Factbook Entry

    • COMOROS

  •  Country Commercial Guide

    • COSTA RICA

  • Control Nacional de Radio

    • CROATIA

  • Croatian Posts & Telecommunications In Croatian
  • Other Websites on Croatian Telecommunications Most in Croatian
  •  Croatian Radio & Television (in English)
  •  Hina News Service (English link)
  • Web servers in Croatia

    • CZECH REPUBLIC

  • CESNET Internet Service
  • Czech Information Society Project Office
  • National Information Center In Czech
  • SPT Telecom

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    DENMARK

  • Telestyrelsen National Telecommunications agency
  • Statens Datanet Ministries, with some documents in English
  • Ministry of Research and Information Technology responsible for NII matters
  • IT profile of Denmark Developed at American University
  • DENet - Backbone Server

    • E

    EGYPT

  • Egypt's Information Highway
  • Internet Society of Egypt
  • World Factbook Entry

    • ESTONIA

  • Inspectorate of Telecommunications
  • General Information on Estonia
  • EENet - Estonian Educational and Research Network

    • ETHIOPIA

  • Country Commercial Guide
  • Ethiopia Computing and Information Technology Association (EthCITA) A Non-profit organization
  • World Factbook Entry 
     

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    FIJI

    FINLAND

  • Ministry of Transport and Communications
  • Telecommunications Administration Centre
  • Finland's Frequency Spectrum Regulator
  • National Strategy for the Information Society
  • Valtioneuvoston Kanslia Government Online
  • Virtual Finland Foreign Ministry site
  •  FUNET--Finnish University and Research Network

    • FRANCE

  • ART: L'Autorite de Regulation des Telecommunications
  • Ministere de l'economie, des finances ed d l'industrie - Telecommunications, Technologies de l'Industries, Posts
  • NIC Information Infrastructure information (in French)
  • Forum on French Draft Electronic Commerce Framework (In English - with link to report in French)
  • Ministry of Industry (Telecom)
  • Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres Some documents in English
  • Prime Minister's Office
  • Chapitre Francais de l'Internet Society (ISOC-France)
  • World Factbook Entry


    • G

    GABON

  • World Factbook Entry

    • GERMANY

  • Initiative Informationsgesellschaft Deutschland German Information Infrastructure information (in German)
  • Regulierungsbehorde fuer Telekommunikation und Post (Reg TP) (in German and English)
  • Das Deutsches Forschungsnetz
  • German Government Online (German and English)
  • German Parliament (Bundestag) (in German)
  • World Factbook Entry

    • GHANA

  • Republic of Ghana Website
  • Communications
  • Internet Society of Ghana
  • Webstar: Ghana's Guide to the Internet (many links)
  • World Factbook Entry

    • GREECE

  • INTRACOM Hellenic Telecommunications and Electronics Industry
  • Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs In English
  • Macedonian Press Agency

    • GUAM

  •  GuamNet (multiple links)

    • GUATEMALA

  • Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones 

    • H

    HONG KONG, CHINA

  • Information Technology Services Department
  • Information Services Department
  • Office of the Telecommunications Authority
  • Radio Television Hong Kong
  • HK Information Infrastructure Links (Many)
  • Hong Kong WWW Servers

    • HUNGARY

  • Ministry of Transport, Communications and Water Management
  • U.S. Embassy Budapest
  • Hungary Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC) (MITE)
  • Hungarnet - Higher Education and Research Network

    • I

    ICELAND

  • Post & Telecommunications Ministry
  • ISnet - part of NORDUnet and EUnet

    • INDIA

  • Business and Information Technology in India
  • Information Infrastructure Initiatives Information (1996)
  • World Factbook Entry

    • INDONESIA

  • Department of Foreign Affairs
  • News & Views Indonesia From the Indonesian Embassy, Washington, DC
  • Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology - BPP Teknologi
  • Indocenter
  • Indonesian Internet directory
  • Indonesia On-line (AsiaNet)
  • IT profile of Indonesia Developed at American University
  • World Factbook Entry

    • IRAN

  • IT profile of Iran Developed at American University

    • IRELAND

  • Department of Public Enterprise (Communications)
  • Office of the Director of Telecommunications Regulation
  • Ireland Government Server
  • Ireland On-Line service
  • The Irish Times
  • The Green Pages Links to Irish information

    • ISRAEL

  • Ministry of Communications
  • Israel Broadcasting Authority
  • Israeli Government's Internet Laws/Policies
  • Internet Society of Israel (ISOC-IL)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and General Government of Israel Website
  • World Factbook Entry

    • ITALY

  • Italy's Public Administration Site
  • Net Fiera Italy's Poste Italiane Webpage (in Italian)
  • Italy's National Research Council - CNR
  • World Factbook Entry 

    • J

    JAPAN

  • Ministry of International Trade & Industry (MITI) In English
  • Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications (MPT)
  • Information-Technology Promotion Agency Government agency
  • Japan's Prime Minister

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  • Japan Network Information Center
  • Electronic Network Consortium Japan's consortium of 90+ online service providers and other organizations
  • Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan
  • COARA Japan's 500-member Internet coalition, based in Oita City (multi-media pilot project city)
  • Internet Services Providers
  • Internet Society of Japan
  • Japan CALS Industry Forum "Continuous Acquisition & Life-Cycle Support"
  • JPCERT/CC Japan Computer Emergency Response Team/Coordination Center
  • Global Information Network for SMEs G7 Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises electronic commerce project
  • Japanese Standards Association (JSA)
  • Keidanren's Website
  • NTT Homepage
  • World Factbook Entry

    • JORDAN

  • Arab Net Entry
  • IT profile of Jordan Developed at American University
  • World Factbook Entry


    • K

    KENYA

  • World Factbook Entry

    • KOREA (Republic of) (South)

  • Korea Information Infrastructure Task Force
  • Korea Update Maintained by Korean Embassy, Washington, DC
  • Korean Network Council Will convert to the KRIA
  • Korean Network Information Center
  • KISDI Korea Information Society Development Institute, English version
  • KISDI's Asia Pacific Information Infrastructure (APII) Cooperation Center
  • Korea Telecom Research and Development Group
  • Ministry of Information & Communication
  • National Computerization Agency

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    KUWAIT

  •  Ministry of Communications (in English)
  •  Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  •  Other Links


    • L

    LATVIA

  • Latvia Telecommunication State Inspection Includes Radio Spectrum Licensing Information
  • Governmental Links
  • LATNET (Many Links)

    • LEBANON

  • IT profile of Lebanon Developed at American University

    • LESOTHO

  • Southern Africa Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Program (RTRP) USAID-sponsored initiative, managed by NTIA employee on detail; website provides helpful information to U.S. companies interested in doing business in Southern Africa.

    • LITHUANIA

  • Radio Spectrum Licensing Information in English

    • LUXEMBOURG

  • Luxembourg Government 
     

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    MALAWI

  • Southern Africa Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Program (RTRP) USAID-sponsored initiative, managed by NTIA employee on detail; website provides helpful information to U.S. companies interested in doing business in Southern Africa.

    • MALAYSIA

  • Multimedia Super Corridor
  • Malaysia's Department of Telecommunications (JTM)
  • Malaysia Homepage
  • MIMOS - Malaysia Institute of Microelectronics Systems
  • Malaysia's Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia - SIRIM
  • IT profile of Malaysia Developed at American University
  • The Star Online Service News Service
  • World Factbook Entry

    • MALTA

  •  National Tourism Office
  •  ITU World Telecom Development Conference 1998

    • MAURITIUS

  • Country Commercial Guide
  • Southern Africa Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Program (RTRP) USAID-sponsored initiative, managed by NTIA employee on detail; website provides helpful information to U.S. companies interested in doing business in Southern Africa.
  • World Factbook Entry

    • MEXICO

  • Comision Federal de Telecomunicaciones
  • Ministry of Communications & Transport - SCT
  • National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Informatics
  • National Council of Science and Technology/Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia
  • Federal Government Links
  • Federation of International Trade Associations Includes multiple listings for Mexican associations
  • Internet Society of Mexico
  • World Factbook Entry

    • MOROCCO

  •  Itissalat Al-Maghrib (Telecom Laws, in French)
  • Morocco Trade & Development Services-MTDS Net
  • Moroccan Internet Society (MISOC)
  • World Factbook Entry

    • MOZAMBIQUE

  • Southern Africa Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Program (RTRP) USAID-sponsored initiative, managed by NTIA employee on detail; website provides helpful information to U.S. companies interested in doing business in Southern Africa.
  • World Factbook Entry 

    • N

    NAMIBIA

  • Southern Africa Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Program (RTRP) USAID-sponsored initiative, managed by NTIA employee on detail; website provides helpful information to U.S. companies interested in doing business in Southern Africa.
  • Internet World Wide Namibia (IWWN) "Namibia's Professional On-line Internet Service Provider" with links to multiple Namibian sites
  • World Factbook Entry

    • THE NETHERLANDS

  •  HDTP - Hoofddirectie Telecommunicatie en Post
  • OPTA -Netherlands Regulatory Authority for the Telecommunications and Postal Sector
  • Information Technology Information on the Information Superhighway and IT in the Netherlands (both Dutch & English); site maintained by the Economics Ministry
  •  Joint Statement - U.S. Commerce Secretary/Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs on Electronic Commerce
  • Government Server in Dutch
  • Internet Society Netherland
  • 1997 European Union President's Office

    • NEW ZEALAND

  • Ministry of Commerce Communications Division (reorganized October 1997)
  • Australian/New Zealand Science Agencies Site maintained by U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Internet Society of New Zealand

    • NORTH KOREA

  •  Korean Central News Agency

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    NORWAY


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    P

    PAKISTAN

  • World Factbook Entry

    • PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

  • IT profile of the Palestinian Authority Developed at American University
  • Websites on the Palestinian Authority
  • UN Development Program - Palestine Activities
  • Laws and Regulations of Investment, Trade and Business Transactions

    • PANAMA

  • Ente Regulador de los Servicios Publicos Panama's regulatory body; in Spanish

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    PAPUA NEW GUINEA

  •  PANGTEL - Telecommunications Authority
  •  APEC TEL 18 Working Group Meeting - Hosted by PANGTEL

    • PERU

  • Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones
  • OSIPTEL Peru's public telecom services regulator; site in Spanish, soon to be in English
  • OSIPTEL's Related Links Includes other regulators around the globe, particularly in Latin America
  • Internet Peru/Red Cientifica Peruana Peru Home Page
  • Institucion de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Proteccion de la Propriedad Intelectual (INDECOPI) Peru's IPR agency
  • Ministry of External Affairs
  • Information on Government
  • World Factbook Entry

    • THE PHILIPPINES

  • National Telecommunications Commission
  • Department of Science and Technology
  • Philippines Cyberspace Review
  • Philippine Business On-Line
  • Philippines On-line (Search Engine)
  • Investment Information

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    POLAND

  •  INSIGHT (Joint Project with EC Copernicus Project) - Many Links
  •  Polish Home Page
  •  Ministry of Culture and Art
  • Ministry of Economy (This Link in English)
  • Polish Internet Society (In Polish)

    • PORTUGAL

  • Instituto das Comunicacoes de Portugal (English site)
  • Missao para a Sociedade de Informacao Information Society plan in Portuguese; site maintained by Ministry of Science & Technology
  • Rede da Comunidade Cientifica Nacional - RCCN - National Scientific Community Network (In Portuguese)

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    R

    ROMANIA

  • National Commission for Informatics
  • National Strategy for the Information Society
  • Romanian Home Page
  • Romanian News Service
  • Romanian Information Services

    • RUSSIAN FEDERATION

  • Government of the Russian Federation
  • Internet Servers in Russia
  • IT profile of Russia Developed at American University
  • BISNIS - Business Information Service for NIS - Maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Russia Today Related Sites
  • St. Petersburg Web
  • World Factbook Entry 

    • S

    SAUDI ARABIA

  • Arab Net Entry
  • World Factbook Entry

    • SENEGAL

  • U.S. Embassy Dakar Business Facilitation Page Maintained by the Commercial Section
  • World Factbook Entry

    • SEYCHELLES

  •  Country Commercial Guide

    • SINGAPORE

  • Telecommunications Authority of Singapore - TAS
  • National Computer Board of Singapore - NCB
  • Ministry of Communications
  • Ministry of Information & the Arts
  • Singapore Broadcasting Authority - SBA
  • Singapore's Nanyang Technological University
  • The Straits Times - from Singapore

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    SLOVAKIA

  •  Slovak Academic Network - SANET (In English)

    • SLOVENIA

  • Governmental Links
  • Ministry of Science & Technology (MST)
  • Government Centre for Informatics
  • European Union & Central & Eastern European Forum on the Information Society Action Plan maintained by Slovenian Ministry of Science & Technology
  • Slovenian Academic and Research Network

    • SOUTH AFRICA

  • South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (SATRA)
  • Ministry for Posts, Telecommunications and Broadcasting, Department of Communications
  • 1995 Telecommunications Green Paper
  • South African Communications Service
  • Southern Africa Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Program (RTRP) USAID-sponsored initiative, managed by NTIA employee on detail; website provides helpful information to U.S. companies interested in doing business in Southern Africa.
  • Electronic Mail & Guardian
  • African National Congress
  • Republic of South Africa Official On-line Guide, located at Embassy of South Africa, Washington, D.C.
  • World Factbook Entry

    • SPAIN

  • El Gobierno Informa In Spanish to start; search/choose Ministerio de Fomento (Development) to find information on telecommunications, when the search is then offered in English
  • Comision del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones Site in English
  • Internet Society, Andalucia Chapter
  • Internet Society, Aragon Chapter
  • Internet Society, Catalonia Chapter

    • SWEDEN

  • Department of Communications Swedish Government Website, Rosenbad, currently under reconstruction to reflect changes in government and to allow translations into English
  •  Post & Telestyrelsen (in English)
  • ITS Telecom Regulator
  •  Cryptography Policy
  • Swedish Internet Society

    • SWITZERLAND

  • Federal Office for Communications (OFCOM)
  • Federal Department of Communications
  • Confoederatio Helvetica Swiss Federation (German, French, Italian, English)
  • Internet Society Chapter of Geneva-Chapitre genevois de l'Internet Society
  • Swiss Academic and Research Network

    • SYRIA

  • Arab Net Entry
  • World Factbook Entry 

    • T

    TAIWAN

  • Ministry of Transportation and Communication in Chinese & English
  • Taiwan Network Information Center (Many Links)
  • National Science Council
  • Taiwan Chapter of Internet Society (ISOC.TW)

    • TANZANIA

  • Southern Africa Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Program (RTRP) USAID-sponsored initiative, managed by NTIA employee on detail; website provides helpful information to U.S. companies interested in doing business in Southern Africa.
  • World Factbook Entry

    • THAILAND

  • National Information Technology Committee (In Thai)
  • Thailand's Post & Telegraph Department - PTD
  • Thai EDI Council
  • Thailand Chapter, Internet Society
  • Thailand Information Superhighway Testbed
  • Guide to Thailand (Prime Minister's Office)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • U.S. Embassy in Bangkok

    • TURKEY

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs In Turkish and English
  • Internet Society, Istanbul- Turkey Chapter
  • IT profile of Turkey Developed at American University

    • U

    UNITED KINGDOM

  • Dept. of Trade & Industry (Communications and Information Industries)
  • OFTEL
  • Radio Communications Agency
  • House of Lords:  Information Society Agenda for Action
  • Electronic Commerce Association Based in the U.K.
  • The Electronic Telegraph
  • UK Education and Research Networking Association (Janet Project)
  • UK Information Superhighway Links

    • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    HELPFUL U.S. GOVERNMENT SOURCES FOR OVERSEAS ASSISTANCE

  • Agency for International Development
  • CIA World Factbook
  • Department of Commerce Website
  • Commerce Business Daily Procurement opportunities
  • The Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Ex-Im Bank
  • Stat-USA Website
  • International Trade Administration's Office of Telecommunications - Market Information
  • National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) home page
  • Small Business Administration's Hotlist
  • State Dept./Foreign Policy
  • U.S. Government's Business Advisor
  • U.S. Information Agency
  • U.S. Trade & Development Agency
  • The White House Homepage

    • OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

  • The Federal Web Locator
  • U.S. Government Electronic Commerce Policy Also contains links to international sites
  • U.S. Federal Government Statistics of Interest
  • Information Infrastructure Task Force Website
  • Library of Congress
  • National Coordination Office for Computing, Information, and Communications
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology - NIST
  • National Science Foundation - NSF
  • Thomas - U.S. Congress and Legislative Information,
  • U.S. Federal Communications Commission- FCC
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office - PTO
  • U.S. Trade Representative's Office
  • U.S. State Legislative and Information Infrastructure Projects

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    General Information

  • EFF NII/GII Links
  • New York Chapter, Internet Society
  • Washington, D.C. Chapter, Internet Society
  • (U.S.) States Inventory Project (NII)
  • World Factbook Entry

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    URUGUAY 

    V

    VENEZUELA

  • Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL)

    • VIETNAM

  • Vietnam IT Information
  • Vietnam Information
  • Vietnam Website - Maintained by ASEAN
  • World Factbook Entry 

    • W 

    X 

    Y 

    Z

    ZAMBIA

  • Communications Authority of Zambia
  • Country Commercial Guide
  • Southern Africa Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Program (RTRP) USAID-sponsored initiative, managed by NTIA employee on detail; website provides helpful information to U.S. companies interested in doing business in Southern Africa
  •  ZAMNET - Multiple Links

    • ZIMBABWE

  • Southern Africa Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Program (RTRP) USAID-sponsored initiative, managed by NTIA employee on detail; website provides helpful information to U.S. companies interested in doing business in Southern Africa.
  • World Factbook Entry

    • INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ENTITIES/INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, G7 INFORMATION SOCIETY, INFORMATION SOCIETY CONFERENCES, OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ENTITIES/INSTITUTIONS.

    DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS

  • ITU's Second World Telecommunications Development Conference Website

    • FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

  • Asian Development Bank
  • The European Investment Bank
  • Export-Import Bank
  • Inter-American Development Bank
  • The World Bank
  • World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency's Investment Promotion Agency Free service until June 1996; thereafter, subscriber fees 

    • G7 INFORMATION SOCIETY

  • G7 Information Society Information Based in the European Union
  • Halifax G7 Summit, July 1995 

    • INFORMATION SOCIETY CONFERENCES

  • ISAD Conference Website Information Society & Development Conference, Midrand, South Africa, May 1996 General Overview Information
  • G7 Information Society Conference Brussels, Belgium, February 25- 26, 1995 
     

    • OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ENTITIES/INSTITUTIONS

  • Global Information Infrastructure Commission
  • International Bureau of Chambers of Commerce
  • International Mobile Satellite Organization (Inmarsat)
  • INTELSAT's Website
  • International Organization for Standardization - ISO
  • International Telecommunication Union - ITU
  • Federation of International Trade Associations Includes multiple listings for U.S. and Mexican associations, worldwide trade fair schedules, calendar of international trade events, links to 800+ trade sites
  • OECD Website
  • OECD - TISP
  • The United Nations Official Web Site Locator (in English)
  • The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development - UNCTAD
  • The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
  • The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
  • The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization - UNESCO
  • The United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF
  • The United Nations Group of 77
  • The World Health Organization
  • The World Intellectual Property Organization
  • The World Trade Organization

    • OTHER SITES BY SUBJECT MATTER

    GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATIVE SITES

  • Foreign Government Agencies Site maintained at University of Michigan
  • Office of Intergovernmental Solutions Government to Government Links, maintained by U.S. General Services Administration 

    • NEWS SERVICES

  • Online Newspapers 1400+ newspapers from around the world
  • ABC News Reports in Realaudio format
  • AP Newswire International
  • CNN's Interactive News Service
  • The Drudge Report (AP News, Reuters, etc.)
  • The Economist
  • Financial Times
  • International Herald Tribune
  • MSNBC
  • Newsworks 125 newpapers
  • New York Times
  • Pointcast
  • Reuters Headlines
  • Timecast.com (RealAudio and Video Guide)
  • The Times (London)
  • Time Magazine Daily Briefings
  • TimeWarner's Pathfinder
  • USA Today
  • The Washington Post
  • World News Connection - Online service provided by the U.S. agency Foreign Broadcast Information Service 

    • EMBASSIES

  • Electronic Embassy
  • Australian Embassy in the U.S. 
     

    • NEW APPLICATIONS

  • Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research & Development
  • Charlotte's Web International Links Based in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Globe
  • MCI's Marco Polo

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    TRAVEL SERVICES

  • Center for Disease Control (CDC) Travel Information
  • CityNet Links to 15K sites
  • Epicurious Travel
  • Expedia Free access to Microsoft's designer travel service
  • GORP Travel Resources on the Internet  - various
  • Internet Travel Network To prepare for international travel - includes guides to cities
  • Preview Travel Free access to searches through Apollo reservation bank, etc.
  • Time Zone Conversions
  • The Trip.com Free access to online travel reservations/information service aimed at business travelers
  • Travel Marketplace
  • Travelocity
  • Virtual Transportation Library U.S. Government site noting transit services, real- time road and traffic conditions, worldwide rail and airlines, etc.
  • Federal Travel Regulations Maintained by the U.S. GSA
    • Last Updated August 26, 1998

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