ZarNet.ac.zw
Title
Zimbabwe Academic & Research Network
Description
Brief history of ZARNet
In 1997 the Research Council of Zimbabwe initiated what is now the Zimbabwe Academic and Research Network (ZARNet). The Government of Zimbabwe fully supported the project and UNDP provided seed money to get the project off the ground. ZARNet is operating under the auspices of the Research Council of Zimbabwe (RCZ). It was established when the Research Council of Zimbabwe (RCZ) realised that access to information and to electronic communications facilities is essential for the proper functioning of research and development and for further development of scientific, social and research capabilities.
The several academic, tertiary institutions, schools and other clients who cannot afford the current rates charged by commercial ISPs are the benefitiaries of the services provided by ZARNet.
ZARNet Mandate
The Zimbabwe Academic and Research Network (ZARNet) is a non-profit making ISP, whose main goal is to promote Information and Communication Technology and to facilitate Internet and e-mail connectivity to the academic and research institutions, schools, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other disadvantaged communities throughout Zimbabwe. ZARNet has now expanded to provide its services to government ministries and institutions.
