TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information

Updated: 24 September 2008 at 15:16

D: Basic Information
D.1 Full name of the organisation (in English)
Research Centre on Scientific and Technical Information
D.2 Full name of the organisation in the national language(s)
Centre de Recherche sur l'Information Scientifique et Technique
D.3 Abbreviation in English
CERIST
D.4 Abbreviation in the national language(s)
CERIST
D.5 Visiting address
Rue des Trois Freres Aissiou Ben-Aknoun, Algiers Street

Algiers/16035 City/postal code
D.7 Postal address
Street

City/postal code
D.9 Country
Algeria
D.10 Fax
+213 21912126 -+213 21916210
D.11 Phone
+213 21912136 -+213 21915434
D.12 General e-mail address
info@arn.dz
D.13 Website
http://www.arn.dz
D.14 Convention used for individual e-mail addresses
D.15 Year the first research network operations started
1996
D.16 Year in which research networking was started as a dedicated organisational unit
D.17 Year in which the NREN was founded in its current form
2002
D.18 Short description of the history of the organisation

D.19 Form of organisation
( )Separate legal entity of its own
(x)Not a legal entity of its own, but part of a larger organisation
( )Not a separate legal entity and also not part of a larger organisation
Name of the parent organisation
Ministry of higher education and scientific research
D.20 What is the formal relationship between the organisation and the government?
( )We are a government agency or part of a ministry
( )The Government appoints at least half of the members of our Governing body
( )There is an indirect relationship (for example if at least half the members of your Governing body are appointed by research and education institutions that in itself are (largely) government-funded)
( )No formal relationship
(x)Other, please explain below
We are a research institution belonging to the Ministry of Higher education and research.
D.21 Description of the governing structure of the NREN
The NREN is ogerning by the Betworks Division of the CERIST and the decision for each program is prepared and proposed by the Networks Divsion of CERIST and submitted to the Ministry for approval.
D.22 URL to description of the governing structure
D.23 Senior management team
CEO Mr Title Nadjib First name Badache Last name
General Director Job Title

badache@wissal.dz E-mail address
CEO 2 Title First name Last name
Job Title

E-mail address
CTO Mrs. Title Aouaouche First name El-Maouhab Last name
Networks Division Director Job Title

elmaouhab@wissal.dz E-mail address
CTO 2 Title First name Last name
Job Title

E-mail address
OTHER Title First name Last name
Job Title

E-mail address
D.24 Short description of major changes that occurred in the network during the past year or that are foreseen for the coming year
During 2006, upgrade of capacities of ARN PoPs and part of universities and research centres. This upgrade program of capacity is finished this year. In terms of service, many events have used visioconference and streaming facilities on the network.
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TERENA NREN Compendium 2008 Basic Information

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TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information