Stories
KENET helps in preserving a vital food source
Cassava, a woody shrub that is part of the spurge family, is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root. It is a major source of carbohydrates and the third-largest source of food carbohydrates...
NREN Members welcome interim CEO Tusu, bid farewell to former CEO Dr. Pascal Hoba
The year 2019 started with new leadership at the UbuntuNet Alliance secretariat as former CEO, Eng. Dr. Francis Tusu Tusubira was appointed Acting CEO of the Alliance effective 1st January 2019 replacing Dr. Pascal Hoba who left the organisation in December 2018...
Eng. Isaac Kasana retires as RENU CEO
Long serving CEO of the Research and Education Network of Uganda (RENU), Eng. Isaac Kasana, has retired from the position after almost six years of service. The Board of RENU has since appointed Chief Technical Officer, Nicholas Mbonimpa as Acting CEO, replacing...
UbuntuNet Alliance Chairperson Prof. Stephen Simukanga elected World Academy of Sciences Fellow
The Chairperson of UbuntuNet Alliance Professor Stephen Simukanga has been elected Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the advancement of Science in developing countries. The Zambia Higher Education Authority (HEA) Director General’s election to the...
Keystone Symposium in live e-health webinar for February 2019
The Keystone Symposium on Molecular and Cellular Biology is inviting interested students, researchers and health practitioners from across the world to join and take part in its high profile ehealth webinar on February 27 2019. Interested attendees are asked...
CENIC 2019 conference to feature a panel discussion on “Research & Education Networks at a Crossroads”
At its annual networking conference slated for March 2019 in San Diego, California, the Corporation for Education Network Initiative in California (CENIC) will feature a plenary session where panelist will discuss on the current state and future of NRENs in...
Services
Network connectivity in different forms and sizes is our core business. Additional services on top of the network are being rolled out continuously for the member NRENs to use themselves or offer them to their institutions.
Connectivity
UA is running a network across the region and onwards to Europe. The NRENs can choose between flexible offers depending on their demand and preconditions.
Cloud
Looking for infrastructure to host services? Need a backup and fail-over solution? We are offering different virtualisation and containerisation platforms, hosted in our region.
Identity
We offer solutions for different aspects of Identity Management: eduID (Single Sign-On, WebSSO), User Stores (LDAP, Database) and user certificates.
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Projects
AfricaConnect2
AfricaConnect2 supports the development of high-capacity internet networks for research and education across Africa.
MAGIC
To establish a set of agreements for participating world regions to consolidate/complete middleware for a marketplace of services and real-time applications to benefit global science communities.
Sci-GaIA
Energising Scientific Endeavour through Science Gateways and e-Infrastructures in Africa
TANDEM
Support dialogue between the EU and African Research and Educational Networks, with special attention to Western and Central Africa region, and create favourable conditions for WACREN to be able to participate in and benefit to the most from AfricaConnect2.