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Public Private Partnership with the Global VSAT Forum Global VSAT Forum
During early December 2008, a new public-private partnership was put into place by EGAT’s ICT Team. The Director for Infrastructure and Engineering for USAID, and by David Hartshorn, Secretary General of the Global VSAT Forum (GVF). The signing of this MOU follows several months in which USAID and GVF discussed a number ofpotential benefits. For USAID this focused on exploring the potential of where deployment of satellite technologies could potentially add value to USAID’s international development portfolio. For GVF the discussions were between GVF and their member companies, exploring potential interest in partnering with USAID and how GVF members’ satellite-related services could add value to USAID’s programs, especially those being implemented in morerural locations.
Public Private Partnership with the Global VSAT Forum Global VSAT Forum
During early December 2008, a new public-private partnership was put into place by EGAT’s ICT Team. The Director for Infrastructure and Engineering for USAID, and by David Hartshorn, Secretary General of the Global VSAT Forum (GVF). The signing of this MOU follows several months in which USAID and GVF discussed a number ofpotential benefits. For USAID this focused on exploring the potential of where deployment of satellite technologies could potentially add value to USAID’s international development portfolio. For GVF the discussions were between GVF and their member companies, exploring potential interest in partnering with USAID and how GVF members’ satellite-related services could add value to USAID’s programs, especially those being implemented in morerural locations.