At FBC some departments acquire their systems through funded projects as at the Institute for Population Studies. At IPAM, an array of courses, both long and short term computer based, have been introduced. IPAM can boast that it has the largest number of computers in any one location in the university. With the efforts to make many departments more modern and relevant, the need for acquiring computers and other IT accessories has become a more pressing need. Incidently, there is at present no local network available on the various campuses, as all systems are stand-alones.
Technology now exists for wireless connections, via radio signals.
The main objective of the Network is to establish a national capacity for the generation, collection, provision, and dissemination of Iocal and international science and technology research results for policy formulators, government officials, scientists, and technologists and private concerns and other end users. It is hoped that in the final phase this work will provide Internet connectivity, with its attendant benefits, to the stakeholders and other interested parties working in science and technology. An electronic mailing list, SaloneNet, is also available mainly for discussions among Sierra Leoneans and friends in the globe. It is also linked with SateLife USA in Boston, Massachusetts. This will enhance complementarily and avoid duplicity.