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This is a useful step forward for our sectors.
David
David Dawson
Senior ICT Adviser
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From: Emma Wright
Sent: 10 September 2002 16:22
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Subject: New High Speed Internet Access for Museums and Archives
For Immediate Release
Contact: Emma Wright
020 7273 1459
New High Speed Internet Access for Museums and Archives
London, 10 September 2002 - Since 2000 Resource: The Council for
Museums, Archives and Libraries has been working with BT to ensure that
our sector has up-to-date, rapid to the internet, as cheaply as
possible, to the benefit of visitors and staff alike.
As a result of this collaboration, BT has today announced that museums
and archives have been added to the list of learning institutions that
are able to purchase broadband access at a special educational discount.
From now on, museums and archives will be able to purchase BT
LearningStream, a networking technology already used by a number of
library authorities in the development of the People's Network.
The BT LearningStream range of products includes a fast-speed (2Mbit)
connection, using HDSL technology, which is available throughout most of
the UK. The technology is similar to the well-publicised ADSL
technology, but allows fast network connections in both directions, and
is available in the areas of the country where ADSL is not yet
available.
The technology is already available to public libraries in the UK, and
will now be extended to:
* registered museums, operated for the public good, and
located on non-commercial premises
* archives, recognised by a body with specific
responsibility for archives (such as a Regional Archives Council), and
also located on non-commercial premises.
Welcoming the announcement by BT, Chris Batt, Acting Chief Executive
said "Resource would love to be able to extend the highly successful
People's Network to museums and archives, and this is a welcome first
step in achieving that objective. The announcement is also a step
towards the Government's objectives of becoming a world leader in
broadband connectivity, and the e-Europe 2005 Action Plan, which
recognises the key role of museums, archives and libraries in
e-learning."
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Notes to editors:
For further information, together with a list of the museums and
archives able to adopt the technology, see
<http://www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk/infra/btls.asp>.
To interview Chris Batt please contact Emma Wright, Resource's Media and
Events Manager, on 020 7273 1459 or email [log in to unmask]
Resource provides the strategic leadership, advocacy and advice to
enable museums, archives and libraries to touch people's lives and
inspire their imagination, learning and creativity. The Resource website
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