I am very pleased to be able to participate
in the research and development project of the next generation Internet
technology, which is a collaboration between China's Ministry of Education
and Tsinghua University. This Future Internet Technology Research
Centre to be established at Tsinghua will be named FIT for short.
"FIT" carries connotations of strength, suitability, and readiness,
and it is a very appropriate acronym for this high-tech centre.
Asian countries are some ways behind the West in the research and
application of the first generation Internet. But I believe that we
will not fall too far behind the West in the development and application
of Internet 2. In the future, 3rd Generation mobile phones and Internet
2 will be widely used, and information will become an integral part
of our daily lives. Data transmission and the development of software
and hardware will present new challenges for academic research and
commercial applications.
It is an honour for our Foundation to be able to collaborate with
the Ministry of Education and Tsinghua University on this important
project. As with other universities, Tsinghua has been developing
an education web, which has enabled many mainland institutions to
establish links with their overseas counterparts. Not only does this
promote more academic exchanges, it can also broaden the students'
scope of learning.
I have high hopes that this meaningful research project will yield
significant findings and that it can contribute to next generation
Internet technology, the development of science education, and our
nation's goal of "revitalization through science and education".
This research project was made possible by the extraordinary vision
of the Ministry of Education and Tsinghua University, and it will
contribute greatly to our nation's technological development. I take
this opportunity to wish the project every success.
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