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Cybersecurity Capacity Building for NRENs: Highlights from Nairobi Workshop

Capacity Building, Members / By / April 28, 2023

The UbuntuNet Alliance NREN Community is spearheading the establishment of a regional Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) platform to enhance cybersecurity capacity building activities. Recently, the community held a cyber security training in Nairobi, Kenya that focused on understanding the threat intelligence landscape, Cloud and Application Programming Interface (API), and offensive and defensive security. …

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UbuntuNet-Connect 2023 Call for Sponsorship Now Out!

Events, UbuntuNet Connect / By / April 21, 2023

150 to 200 participants including educational policy makers, vice chancellors, researchers, librarians and NREN CEOs from around Africa and beyond, at your disposal for 2 days through the UbuntuNet-Connect 2023 conference. We are excited to invite all interested parties to participate as a sponsor in this upcoming conference, which will be held in Kampala Uganda from 26 to …

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African Networks Ensuring Inclusive, Equitable Quality Education for All (SDG 4)

ASREN, Education, GEANT, KENET, Members, Partners, TENET, WACREN, ZAMREN / By / April 19, 2023

Access to education is a fundamental human right at the heart of the SDGs. National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) are leaping barriers to education in the African world through e-learning. They provide higher education establishments and research centers with affordable and reliable connectivity and services. Thanks to lower connectivity prices and user-dedicated services, they help …

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Three From the UbuntuNet Alliance Region Set to Attend TNC 2023 Via the Emerging NREN Programme

EthERNet, Events, GEANT, MAREN, Members, Partners, TNC / By / May 8, 2023

Incorporating NREN staff members from emerging NRENs into one of the biggest research and education annual conferences, TNC, is a priority for the organizers, GÉANT. Through the Emerging NREN programme, GÉANT has been able to ensure the attendance of 65 participants from 37 different countries since 2018. This year, 2 more participants from the UbuntuNet …

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African Women in STEM Feature in GÉANT 2023 #WomenInSTEM Campaign!

AfricaConnect, GEANT / By / April 13, 2023

Women History’s Month is celebrated globally all March long. GÉANT launched their annual #WomenInSTEM campaign to celebrate the achievements and successes of the women in STEM in the global research and education community. As part of the campaign, a video that featured prominent women in STEM from around the world was produced and three women from the …

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Tackling inequality in higher education: the role an NREN can play

Education, Members, TENET / By / April 4, 2023

South Africa is the world’s most unequal society and this is reflected in its higher education. TENET, as partner to all universities in South Africa, is doing what it can to ensure equality of access. Almost thirty years into democracy South Africa remains beset by inequalities of income, wealth distribution, opportunity, and region. Most of …

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Research and Education Networks Converge in Accra, Ghana for the WACREN 2023 Conference

Events, WACREN / By / April 4, 2023

Participants in Research and Education Networks from across Africa and beyond converged in Accra, Ghana to celebrate the gains made during the West and Central Africa Research and Education Networks (WACREN) 2023 Conference. This year the conference was Jam packed with valuable discussions under the theme “Tooling Up for the African Digital Learner and Researche”. …

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Prof Madara Ogot appointed to Africa Open Science Platform Governing Council

Stories / By / March 27, 2023

UbuntuNet Alliance CEO, Prof Madara Ogot, has been appointed to the Africa Open Science Platform Governing Council for a period of three years, starting April 2023. The AOSP was established in 2017 to position African scientists at the cutting edge of data intensive science. Its mission is to: In his role as a member of …

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Experts Teach Best Practices for SSL Certificate Management in Recent Webinar

AfricaConnect, Capacity Building, Members / By / March 27, 2023

Website security should be a top priority in today’s world as cybersecurity issues can compromise any organization’ digital wellbeing. SSL certificates provide a way of strengthening web security. What are the best techniques for certificate management? Seasoned professionals from our service partner, SECTIGO, shared insights through this webinar. The Certificate Management 101 Webinar was an …

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KENET Awarded $200,000 BOLT Internet Access Gap Grant to Benefit Twenty Universities in Kenya

Connectivity, Education, KENET, Members / By / March 14, 2023

KENET, the Kenyan NREN, has been awarded the Building Opportunities/Leveraging Technologies (BOLT) grant worth $200,000 by the Internet Society Foundation. The BOLT Grant Program is designed to support teams of innovators, technologists and researchers in relevant non-profit organizations working to expand the possibility of Internet connectivity and access globally (see BOLT Grant Website for further details). This is …

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