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Summary of Related
Keewaytinook Okimakanak Projects and Partnerships involving K-Net
Date
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Events/
Relation to community/purpose |
Products/Action |
Project
Partners and Funders |
1994 |
KO
Education Advisor, Education Directors and Chiefs present proposal
to SLAAMB for a "Stay-in-school" project |
Staff
hired in fall
BBS established and operational
Computer equipment installed,
local FN staff hired, training provided in each KO FN
|
SLAAMB
|
1995 |
KO
staff present proposal to other tribal councils and INAC to staff
and operate BBS for the district |
K-Net
BBS grows to include FN schools from across the district
Support for schools to get
on-line
|
Shibogama
FN Council
Windigo FN Council
INAC
|
1995
-
ongoing
|
Small
group training session in the K-Net Services premises.
Large group sessions at conferences
Telephone support is provided
for individuals, First Nation staff members and organizations throughout
the district using toll-free services (877-737-KNET)
On-line training support
via the K-Net Conferencing System
Computer mediated communication
(CMC) courses are delivered using the K-Net for example Confederation
College's Aboriginal Teacher Assistant Program (since 1996)
Community based training
sessions with K-Net Services staff travelling to different First
Nations to deliver training sessions
Computer Assisted Learning
packages
|
Support
Services |
Ministry
of Education and Training
INAC -ISSP
Sioux Lookout District Fns
Confederation College
Lakehead University
|
1996-
ongoing
|
K-Net
Services maintains a Helpdesk for
the Industry Canada First Nation SchoolNet Project to assist schools
throughout Northern Ontario with the set up and operation of the computer
and DirecPC equipment being supplied to each First Nation school by
Industry Canada. |
Help
desk providing technical support and on-site visits (as required) |
Industry
Canada's Schoolnet Program and Youth Employment Program |
1996-2001 |
Computer
Technician Training for KO FNs (UI program) 1996-97
Computer Technician (District-wide
- 14 FNs participate) 1997
Computer Network Administrator
and Webmaster (District-wide - 15 FNs participate) 1998
Telecommunications Support
Technician (District-wide - 17 FNs participate) 1999
ICT Telecentre Coordinator
(District-wide - 15 FN participate) 2000
Broadband Technician (District-wide
- 15 FN participating) 2001
|
Local
staffing and support for use of computer equipment
Training programs for staff
and community members
Call centre support services
|
Sioux Lookout
Aboriginal
Area
Management
Board
(SLAAMB)
Sioux Lookout
District FNs
|
Summers
of 1996, 97, 98,
99, 2000
|
CAP
First Nation Summer Students
The Travelling Computer Technology
Camp (1997)
The Community-Based Science
and Technology Camp (1998)
The KO Community-Based Science
and Technology Camp (1999)
|
Summer
student employment / training
Science and Technology camps
|
Industry
Canada CAP
INAC - Science and Technology
Camp
|
1999
- 2001 |
Telecom
Infrastructure Upgrades |
North
of Red Lake Digital Radio Upgrade
Satellite Served First Nations
Upgrade
Deer Lake and Poplar Hill
Telecom Digital Data Service Upgrade
North Spirit Lake Telecom
Service Development
Keewaywin Telecom Service
Development
North Of Pickle Lake Digital
Radio Telecom Upgrade
|
FedNor
Bell Canada
HRDC
NOHFC
ONAS
INAC
First Nations
|
1997
-ongoing |
Community
Access Program development, operation and maintenance for local access |
access
sites established, staffed and maintained in KO First Nations
support provided to other
24 remote First Nation sites
|
Industry
Canada CAP
|
1998
- 2000 |
A
Wide Area Computer Network to provide remote support for the Band
Office programs, Health services and Education services in each
Keewaytinook Okimakanak First
Nation.
|
Wide
Area Network
Development, training and
ongoing support
|
INAC
HRDC
FedNor
|
1998-2000
|
Working
with representatives from all
the groups working with NAN
First
Nations (Tribal Councils,
NADF, NAN,
NALS, NAPS, Wawatay, etc)
to identify telecommunication needs of region and develop a strategy
to provide adequate services in all First Nations.
|
NAN-Wide
Telecommunications Study and Development, support
for NAN FNs to get connected
http://knet.on.ca/NW-report.htm
|
FedNor
HRDC
|
1998-1999 |
CRTC
hearings on High Cost Service
Areas K-Net Services staff
in partnership with the Nishnawbe-Aski Telecommunications Working
Group is coordinating participation in and monitoring of the CRTC
proceedings studying telecommunication services to "High Cost Serving
Areas (HCSA). Begun in May, 1998 by Wawatay Native Communications
Society, this process involved several presentations, asking and
responding to questions from the other groups in the hearings. The
final presentation was made in January, 1999 with Final Arguments
being filed with the CRTC in February, 1999
|
CRTC
Hearings High Cost Areas
http://knet.on.ca/services/crtc.html
|
FedNor
|
1999
- 2000 |
Consultations,
partnerships, community planning
http://smart.knet.on.ca/-documents-/CONSULT.html
|
K-Net
Business Plan Development (NOHF stage 2 process)
Kuh-ke-nah Letter of Intent
for I.C. SMART
|
HRDC
/
OLT
FedNor
NOHFC
|
1999-2000 |
Research
project - case study of rural and remote ICT development
http://www.uoguelph.ca/-~res/pacts
|
Research
Project Report Year 1 (PACTS for Rural (and Remote) Ontario |
OMAFRA
University of Guelph
Telecommons Development Group
|
1999-2001 |
Satellite
served high speed data connection to provide IP video services between
Fort Severn and Sioux Lookout organizations
http://communities.knet.on.ca/-fortsevern/2000-12-19
|
Establish
dedicated data connection and bandwidth on demand for video applications
http://knet.on.ca/-tech/photos/-2000-11-21
|
FedNor
Telesat Canada
|
1999-2000
|
Consultations,
partnerships, community planning |
Kuh-ke-nah
Business Plan for I.C. SMART
http://smart.knet.on.ca
|
FedNor
|
2000-2001 |
Consultation,
Development of telepsychiatry and telehealth services |
http://health.knet.on.ca/-telehealth
http://health.knet.on.ca/-telehealth/docs/KO-telehealth-consult.htm
http://health.knet.on.ca/-telepsychiatry.html
|
Health
Canada
NORTH Network
|
2000 |
On-line
program for Grade 8 students in KO Fns
Development of Grade 9 Internet-based
high school program in three KO Fns
|
Keewaytinook
Internet High School
http://kihs.knet.on.ca
|
INAC
Ministry of Education
|
2000-2001 |
Multiplexer
installation for Frame Relay service in ten First Nations north of
Red Lake and Pickle Lake
http://knet.on.ca/tech/photos
|
High
speed data connections established for video conferencing network
in Keewaywin, Deer Lake, NSL, Poplar Hill, Balmertown and Sioux Lookout |
FedNor
Bell Canada
Education Network of Ontario
(ENO)
|
2001 |
Development
of Training Server and on-line training software (WebCT) |
Health
Training Programs |
FedNor
Change Foundation
Rural Partnerships
|
2001
- |
Telehealth
project to deliver a number of applications in KO First Nations |
Expansion
of NORTH Network services into Sioux Lookout Zone |
Health
Canada
FedNor
Hospitals across Northern
Ontario
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Adapted
From: PACTS for Rural (and Remote) Ontario Research Project Report Year
1 (1999-2000) - http://www.uoguelph.ca/~res/pacts/knet/annex1.html
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