GIS lab Inauguration Ceremony at Ministry of Communication (MoC)(report)

On 1st May 2006 at 10:00hrs jointly Afghanistan Information Management Service (AIMS) and Ministry of Communication (MoC0 inaugurated for the first time GIS Unit. The ceremony was based on AIMS capacity project and focused on joint collaboration connecting AIMS and MoC in the field GIS, MIS, Basic English/Computer and software development of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. AIMS term of office is specifically to build information management capacity, providing equipments, training and advisory support with the vital goal of establishing GIS lab and Management Information Service (MIS) units in the Government of Afghanistan.  The Minister for Communication and other senior level staff for ministry participated in the ceremony.

 

Annex: List of equipments

No

Item

Specification

Quantity

1

P4 Dell

Processor Clock Rate (3.0 GHz, IMB L2 Cache) 800 Hz FSB

Small Desktop Chassis (Tower Case)

256 MB (1 x 256 MB) 400 MHz Dual Channel DDR2 Memory

1.44 MB FDD

Integrated VGA Card with up to 128 Shared Memory

80 GB Serial ATA 7200 RPM Hard Drive

48 X CD-ROM Drive

Internal Speakers

Integrated AC 97 Audio Sound

Integrated 10/100/1000 NIC

USB 2 Buttons Whell Scroll Optical Mouse

USB Keyboard (Dari/Farsi Supported)

Microsoft Windows XP Prof. English Version

17” CRT Monitor

Resource Recovery CD


5

2

UPS

Netpro UPS 2KVA

3

3

Stabilizer

Voltage Stabilizer Jacobson 4 KVA

3

4

GPS

Garmin E-Trex Legend GPS Receiver (Black and White)

10

5

Printer

HP Laser Jet 1320 (Q5927A)

1

6

Cartridge

For HP Laser Jet 1320 (Q5927A)

4

7

Plotter

Hp Design Jet Plotter 800 – 24”

1

8

P. Ink

Hp Design Jet Plotter 800-ink (one set four colors)

4

9

P. Paper

Hp Design Jet Paper 24” (C6019B)

25

10

Switch

D-Link 24 port switch

1

11

Ex Drive

Portable 100 GB external drive

1

12

Projector

Projector for training purpose to each GIS Unit

1