User:Copine~enwiki

'''Cooperative Information Network (COPINE) is an Information Network initiative of the United Nations Office of the Outer Space Affair, aimed at responding to the immediate information-exchange needs of African countries and to associated capacity building which will lead to sustainable development in the long-term. COPINE, a satellite-based information system aims at addressing the collection, transmission, distribution and exchange of information for national development in Nigeria. The COPINE project is being run in 12 different African countries (including Nigeria). The initial proposal on COPINE as agreed to by the participating countries included the following areas:

Health-Care (Tele-medicine) Education (Tele-education) Agriculture Management of Natural Resources and the Environment Exchange of Scientific and Technical Information

COPINE activities under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology includes amongst others the realization of the objectives of the programme by taking all necessary steps aimed at responding to the immediate information exchange needs of African countries with particular reference to Nigeria and associated capacity building for sustainable development of an information society. link:

http://www.oauife.edu.ng/research/copine'''