Since our very beginning, Haiti is found in the
natural range of our activities because it is located in the neighbourhood of the main
office of FUNREDES.
Haití is integrated in all the regional projects worked
out by FUNREDES, like the REDALC project and
other projects in The Caribbean.
Towards the creation of the investigation network of
Haití:
REHRED project, Conferences and workshops of
formation, Haiti-l, electronic list
Concerning the pre-study REDALC it was decided to launch
the project of investigational networks in Haiti. A document about the
project of investigation networks for Haiti
This plans of the time before 1992 have been
paralized by the difficult political situation after the problems in 1991.
In 1993 a workshop about the
integration of networks in The Caribbean and Cuba was organized, in which a group of
active organizations investigating in Haiti had to participate.
Finally that workshop didn't take place. Instead another workshop about the preparation of
the Haitian Investigation Network (REHRED) was held.
Look at the final
information about the REHRED workshop.
As a result of the workshop held in Santo Domingo,
the Initiative Group of REHRED founded. In this group participate mainly ONG's with a
strong emphazis on investigation in their working field.
In the same year, 1993, the electronic list Haiti-l was launched.
Since 1993 until today FUNREDES has maintained a
strong and permanent relation of support with the Iniciative Group of REHRED.
This relation is changing into a convention.
This group has developed the base organizations and
institutions for the creation of the telematic network and has worked out actions for
formation based on the REDALC methodology.
Look at the publications: "Toward the Haitian
Network"
Pimienta, D., Internet Society News, Vol.2, No.2, 1993
The Haitian Network of Investigation and
Development - REDRED - was formally introduces on May, 1996, with more than 25
institutions as members and other 20 waiting for integration.
As well FUNREDES has worked out some actions in its
favour like a "Conference of sensibleness about the New Information and Communication
Technologies for Universities and ONGs" in November 1994.
In 1995 the 'Cristian Aid' was supported to publish
a document of the
REHRED project created and adapted as proposition to the European Community in
collaboration with another ONG - ENDA Caribe.
With the same support a Conference of sensibleness
(one day) and a two day "Workshop to form/educate users of electronic mail - REHRED,
November 1995" where organized. The profit flew into the REHRED network.
In June 1996 FUNREDES realized a workshop about
network administration (political, administrative, strategical, organisative,
institutional aspects, ...) for REHRED. At the same time a introduction lecture about the
creation of information resources was held.
1994 in the field "formation for the Caribbean
networks of Human Rights" a formation of the
economical centre of human rights, CEDH in Port-au-Price, Haiti.
Telematic situation in Haití 1996
During 1996 FUNREDES has been contacted by two
organizations interested in developing actions for the development of telecommunication
tools for investigation and education in Haiti:
The AUPELF - network of francofonic universities - and the 'Fundación Conocimiento y
Libertad' - FOKAL. FUNREDES realized various missions for AUPELF and proposed scemes for a
synergical action between all these different institutions. Now AUPELF is building the
first no-commercial node in Haiti and is moving temporarily to REHRED.
Incidents concerning Haiti Internet TLD
(.HT-1997)
The management of the .HT TLD has been characterized by
incidents whereabout the role of official ISOC instititutions (IANA) has been, in FUNREDES
opinion, lacking the due and transparent process one expects.
FUNREDES has been very active in supporting the REHRED
network which has seen the redelegation of its management of the .HT in a manner
uncompatible with the document rules of the Internet.
Have
a look to the .HT file
