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  India, in a joint initiative with the African Union, has launched the Pan-African e-network project, which will support tele-education, telemedicine, e-commerce, e-governance, infotainment, resource-mapping and meteorological services *
e-Network

Implementation Status

Implementation Status – at a Glance

>- No. of AU Member States that have signed the agreement with TCIL: 47

[West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo; 15 out of 15
East Africa: Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda; 13 out of 13
Southern Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe; 8 out of 10
Central Africa: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DRC , Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe; 8 out of 9
Northern Africa: Egypt, Mauritania and Libya 3 out of 6

>- The following 119 sites/centers have been commissioned /integrated with the e-Network:

• Satellite Hub Earth Station in Dakar, Senegal;
• Data Centre at TCIL Bhawan, New Delhi;

• Tele-Education Set-up in 5 Indian Universities (Selected by MEA) viz.
1. Amity University, Noida
2. IGNOU, New Delhi
3. BITS, Pilani;
4. University of Delhi
5. University of Madras

• Tele-Medicine Set-up in 11 Super Specialty Hospitals of India, viz.
1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi ;
2. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi;
3. Apollo Hospitals, Chennai;
4. CARE Hospital, Hyderabad;
5. Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi;
6. Fortis Hospital, Noida;
7. Narayana Hrudayalya, Bangalore ;
8. Sri Ramchandra Medical Centre, Chennai ;
9. Moolchand Hospital, New Delhi.
10. HCG Bangalore
11. Dr Bala Bhai Nanavati Hospital Mumbai

• Tele-Education Set-up in 3 Regional Leading University Centres in Africa viz.
1. Kwame and Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana,
2. Makerere University, Uganda,
3. Yaounde University, Cameroon.

• Tele-Medicine Set-up in 1 Regional Super Specialty Hospital in Africa viz. Ibadan Super Specialty Hospital, Nigeria;
• 34 Learning Centers (LCs) in African countries, viz.
Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda; Zambia
• 33 Patient-End Hospitals (PEs) in African countries viz. Benin, Botswana,
Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal , Seychelles; Sierra Leone ,Somalia, Tanzania , Togo and Uganda and Zambia.
• 30 VVIP Nodes (for video-conferencing and Voice over IP among the Heads of
States) in African countries, viz. Botswana, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, SierraLeone, Somalia, Tanzania , Uganda and Zambia;

4. Project implementation target for the remaining countries:

• Work is in progress in Togo (VVIP), DRC, Lesotho (PEL), Central African Republic (CAR), , Chad, Republic of Congo, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Kenya, Guinea Bissau and Guinea.
-Togo VVIP is delayed because security authorities in Togo have not given permission to work at the premises. Our request to relocate the site has been accepted and we have been advised to dismantle the Vsat and reinstall at the new location.
-DRC is targeted for commissioning in August 2010 provided material is customs cleared latest by July 2010 and the sites are readied for installation. As per the confirmation received from the National Coordinator, customs clearance is expected to take more two weeks and site readiness more one and a half months. We have requested DRC to expedite site readiness. This is also being followed up by Indian Mission in DRC.
• -Lesotho: Lesotho LC and VVIP Node has already been commissioned. PEL site that has lately been relocated by authorities is planned to be commissioned by August 2010 provided OFC connectivity is made available by local authorities and civil work at the site is completed by the local authorities..
• CAR: TCIL Engr is already at site. Sites are not ready for installation yet. Country planned for commissioning by August 2010.
• Republic of Congo: TCIL Engineer is already at site. UPS and Hardware material still at the airport for clearance. Vsat already installed at RSSH site. VVIP site is next for installation. LC and PEL site is not ready for installation. Country planned to be commissioned by August 2010 provided IT eqpt is customs cleared..
• Zimbabwe: TCIL Engr is already at site. Material being cleared from customs. PEL site has just been relocated. Vsat at LC site is under installation. Country planned for commissioni