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Survey of Network in the Country of APAN

APAN chair and APAN secretariat

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ContentsProject ObjectiveMethodologyResearch PlanThe institutions related to the projectQuestionnaire OutlineDeliverablesConfidentiality of informationIncentives or honorarium

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Project Objective Collects the network related information of NREN of

Asia Pacific region Information gathering through the questionnaire

survey, and sharing information

Further activation of APAN community

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Research Plan

Respondents– APAN members (15 + 1 new)

Procedure– Questionnaire answer form.

The questionnaire concerning the network circumstances in each country of NREN’s

– APAN Sec sends it after Manila Meeting.

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Schedule 2007 Jan. 22—26 APAN Manila meeting

The contents of this questionnaire are discussed in the backbone meeting.

After fixing it, APAN Sec. sends it to respondents by Email just after APAN Manila Meeting

2007 Jan. 22– Feb. 23 answer and sending back period

2007 Mar.1—Mar.23 Edit of sheets of answers.

2007 Mar.31 The Research Company will offer deliverables to APAN.

2007 Apr.1 APAN Sec. put the result on the APAN Web.

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The institution related to the project

Project planning

APAN

Analyzing and Reporting

Nikkei Research Ltd., Tokyo Head Office

Fund support

National Institute of Informatics, Japan

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Research Outline [Draft doc on the Web]

Estmated answering time: About 30 minutes, hopefully

Composition– customer/clients (current state of customers and client

s who connects it with NREN)– network (and others of capacity of trunk line of NREN)– traffic (entering of NREN network and flowing quantity

of going out)– funding and the number of people (Budget related to

NREN and number of engaging people and others)– service– Attribute information (respondent's where to make co

ntact etc.)

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Disclosing the information

The information is opened to the public unless you check “NO”.

The check box is attached to each question.

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Deliverables

The research company analyzes answers in the research company, and after it arranges it like understanding the situation of each NREN easily, it offers it to the APAN secretariat.

In the APAN secretariat, it opens it to the public with APAN Web based on this result.

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Confidentiality of information Research company

– The research company is based on the confidentiality of information, and after it offers it to the APAN secretariat, all the material that is acquired in the main enumeration like individual information from each NREN and the questionnaire and the edit result of the collection etc. and made is abandoned promptly.

APAN secretariat– In the APAN secretariat, use collected information

only when contributing to the development of the APAN community. Moreover, undisclosed information is strictly managed, and it doesn't offer it to the third party at all.

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Incentives or honorarium

Incentives is paid by local (JP) currency if you send the form back.

– In Japanese yen, about 20,000 yen is scheduled.

You can decline this honorarium.

Payment method, flexible

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We appreciate your cooperation in the survey.