Stories
TERNET leaps barriers to global teaching and learning
The challenge of a local university that operates globally What does a modern teaching and learning facility that is part of a global institution of higher learning need to have to stay in touch with its partner campuses in other parts of the world? The internet of...
Submit an Abstract for UbuntuNet-Connect 2018, 22-23 November 2018, Zanzibar!
UbuntuNet-Connect, the annual networking conference of UbuntuNet Alliance is back! After holding the flagship event in the Administrative city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last year, UbuntuNet Alliance this year takes the premier conference to the exotic Island of...
GÉANT confirms Erik Huizer as CEO
GÉANT is delighted to confirm Erik Huizer in his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following his appointment in July 2017 on an interim basis. Christian Grimm, Chair of the Board of Directors commented, “We are very pleased to announce that the GÉANT Board of...
12th Council of Members’ Meeting 27 April 2018, Windhoek, Namibia
The Chairperson of UbuntuNet Alliance, Professor Stephen Simukanga is pleased to announce that the 12th UbuntuNet alliance Annual General Meeting of Members (AGM) will be held in Windhoek, Namibia on Friday, 27 April 2018 starting from 9am. The Meeting will be...
Keystone Symposia Convenes Virtual ePanel on Tech Transfer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm506OHKdpM&feature=youtu.be Keystone Symposia will on Wednesday, 14th February 2018 host a free ePanel discussion on the topic of “Tech Transfer for Medical Advances: Challenges and Opportunities in Commercializing Academic...
RENU Identity Federation (RIF) Joins eduGAIN
The RENU Identity Federation (RIF) Joins eduGAIN The eduGAIN Steering Group has announced that it has accepted the Research and Education Network for Uganda (RENU) Identity Federation (RIF) as an eduGAIN member. eduGAIN is an international interfederation service...
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.