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ISN Overview

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND SECURITY NETWORK Managing information, sharing knowledge. ISN Overview. Ownership and Funding.

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ISN Overview

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  1. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND SECURITY NETWORK Managing information, sharing knowledge ISN Overview

  2. Ownership and Funding The ISN was established in 1994 and is run by theCenter for Security Studies (CSS)It is jointly funded bythe Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS)and ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)

  3. CSSManagement Personnel / Finances MAS, Teaching Assistance ISN Manager Research Coordination Group New Risks Strategy and Doctrine Security Institutions Area Studies State Failure and State Building Business Develop./Outreach Info. Services/ Content e-Learning ICT/Web ISN and the Center for Security Studies (CSS)

  4. International Relations and Security Network - ISN The ISN is a free, internationally renowned knowledge network

  5. ISN’s Mission To promote greater knowledge sharing, learningand collaboration in support of the international relations and security community

  6. Brussels, NATO HQ Geneva New York Sarajevo ISN’s Outreach Offices

  7. ISN’s Core Business • Content • Over 12,000 Full-Text Publications, Links, Events, Organizations, Think Tanksand Courses • Technologies • Web Hosting, Knowledge Management System, Information Retrieval/Search, ILIAS Standards-Based LMS, Certified Run Time Environment for the Military Standard Sharable Courseware Object Reference Model (SCORM), e-Learning Standards-Conformant Editing Tool • Consulting • Information Security, Technology Selection and Application, Academic and Military e-Learning Solutions, Taxonomy Building, Community Building and Networking • Network Facilitation and Community Building (planned) • Principal Partners, Affiliated Partners, Specialized Networks, e-Newsletters

  8. ISN’s Target Audience • International Organizations • United Nations (UN) • European Union (EU) • North Atlantic TreatyOrganisation (NATO) • World Trade Organization (WTO) • International Monetary Fund (IMF) • … • Civil Society • Librarians • Journalists • Corporate Actors • Interested Public • Non-GovernmentalOrganizations (NGOs) • Academics and Think Tanks • Applied Researchers • Academic Researchers • Teachers • Students • Policy Community • Policy Makers • Policy Shapers • Government Ministries andDepartments

  9. NLD BEL SWE GBR CAN SUI GER ITA FRA USA AUS ISN’s Main User Countries

  10. ISN - An Integrated Knowledge Management Portal • News and Current Affairs • Conferences and Events • Research and Publications • Education and Training • ISN Partner Network • Monthly Statistics • 2.5 million page views • 700,000 visits • ISN e-Newsletters • 27,000 subscribers

  11. ISN - Content • News and Current Affairs • Security Watch Daily News • Security Watch In Depth Analyses • Thematic and Regional Dossiers

  12. ISN - Content • Research and Publications • Over 5,000 Full-Text Publications • Over 600 Full-Text Primary Source Documents • Over 4,000 Links • Over 30,000 Acronyms and Abbreviations • Over 800 Organizations • Case Studies on Current Regional Concerns and Topical Issues • Facts on International Relationsand Security Trends (FIRST)

  13. ISN - Content • Conferences and Events • Over 200 Events • Latest Published Events

  14. ISN - Content • Education and Training (e-Learning) • Software Development and Technical Services • Consulting • Courses and Learning Modules • Training

  15. ISN - Technologies • Technologies • Web, Domain and Mail Hosting • Open Source and Hosted Knowledge Management System (KMS) • Open Source and Hosted Geographic Information System (GIS) (Planned) • Open Source and Hosted Content Management System (CMS) (Planned) • Hosted Information Retrieval/Search Solution • ILIAS Standards-Based Learning Management System (LMS) • Certified Run Time Environment (RTE) for the International Accepted Military Standard Sharable Courseware Object Reference Model (SCORM) • E-Learning Standards-Conformant Editing Tool

  16. ISN – Consulting Services • Consulting • Information Security • Technology Selection and Application • Project Management • Implementation and Maintenance of e-Learning Initiatives • Academic and Military e-Learning Solutions • Content Classification • Community Building Networking

  17. ISN – Network Building and Facilitation • ISN Partner Network • International Organizations • Government Agencies • Research Institutes • NGOs • Media Organizations • Specialized Networks

  18. ISN Partner Network • ISN Partnerships (As of 27 February 2007) • 133 Content-Sharing Principal Partners • 71 Affiliated Partners

  19. Thank You • International Relations and Security Network (ISN) ETH ZurichLEH8092 ZurichSwitzerlandTel. +41 (0)44 632 07 57Fax +41 (0)44 632 14 13Professor Dr. Andreas Wenger, Director ISN -Managing information, sharing knowledgewww.isn.ethz.ch

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