March 2015

Press Release: UbuntuNet Alliance appoints Dr Pascal Hoba as CEO

Press Release / By / January 25, 2018

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.97″ background_layout=”light”] PRESS RELEASE 5th March 2015, Lilongwe, Malawi: UbuntuNet Alliance, the Regional Research and Education Network for Eastern and Southern Africa, today announces the appointment of Dr Pascal Hoba as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Alliance with effect from 1st January 2015. Dr Hoba succeeds Eng. Dr Francis (Tusu) Tusubira …

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GÉANT announces revolutionary faster than light-speed communications for the next generation of network services

GEANT / By / September 22, 2016

GÉANT, with its award-winning Research and Education network, is already at the leading edge of networking services.  Today, researchers can connect to GÉANT at speeds of up to 100Gigabits per second and these ultrafast communications services are revolutionising research and education across Europe. However even these enormous speeds aren’t fast enough for the most challenging …

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Join campaign to promote Open Science in Africa

Open Science / By / September 22, 2016

Be part of the larger community supporting the promotion of Open Science in Africa by being one of the signatories to the Dakar Declaration on Promotion of Open Science in Africa. The Dakar Declaration on promotion of Open Science in Africa was prepared for and signed by participants to the Sci-GaIA workshop on Promotion of …

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WACREN 2016: African research and education communities gather In Dakar

WACREN / By / September 22, 2016

The 2nd annual WACREN conference for research and education (R&E) networking took place in Dakar, Senegal on March 17th-18th following three days of intensive workshops promoting e-infrastructure, federated identity and Open Science in Africa. Hosted by the Senegalese research and education network (snRER) with the support of the Senegalese Ministry for research and higher education …

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Malawi president hints on MAREN connectivity, promises education levies to boost research sector

MAREN / By / September 22, 2016

Malawi president Arthur Peter Mutharika has ignited a flicker of hope for the Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN) by pledging to connect the network to the regional research and education network and introducing a levy to help fund the country’s research sector. President Mutharika, who was appointed Champion for Higher Education in Africa last …

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Madagascar launches first Internet Exchange Point*

Internet2, Services / By / September 22, 2016

By Michuki Mwangi, Internet Society The 17th of March 2016 will be long remembered in the Internet history books of Madagascar as the “Journée de l’Internet” or “Internet Day”. On this “Journée de l’Internet”, the local Internet community consisting of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and New Technologies (MPTNT), Autorité de Régulation des Technologies de …

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Cathrin Stover finalist in 2015 FDM Awards

GEANT / By / September 21, 2016

Cathrin Stöver  was one of four finalists to be announced in the International Leader of the Year category in the prestigious 2015 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards. As Chief International Relations and Communications Officer for GEANT Ltd, Cathrin was nominated for her work supporting the global connectivity of GÉANT.  Through this she is both supporting …

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Fast and efficient; appreciating European research networks through the 2014 Compendium of NRENs

Network / By / September 21, 2016

Research and Education networks in Europe are getting bigger, better and faster, shows the findings of the recently published 2014 GEANT Association Compendium of European NRENs produced by the GÉANT Association. Among some of the enviable trends, the Compendium records that  National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in Europe have increased the capacity  of national …

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Video Conferencing tool for quality, affordable, education in Sudanese Universities

Video Conference / By / September 21, 2016

Sudanese Research and Education Network (SudREN) has embarked on efforts to re-activate its video conferencing services in order to maximise utilisation of its abundant ICT infrastructure, says its CEO, Dr Sami Salih.  The Initiative being implemented in collaboration with International University of Africa (IUA) is expected to enable Sudanese Universities to commence providing lectures and …

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