We would like to bring to your attention that the TNC 2023 Emerging NREN Programme (ENP 2023) is now open for application. You can access the call for proposals here. The ENP is part of the AfricaConnect3 project, co-funded by the European Union, that seeks to unlock the potential of education and research through increased …
TNC Emerging NRENs Programme: Call for Proposals Read More »
Gladys Mosomtai is a passionate user of earth observation technology to solve environmental challenges, especially in Kenya. Currently based at the European Space Agency as a fellow. She has over five years’ experience in GIS and remote sensing applications in landscape ecology, epidemiology, movement ecology and climate change modelling. She is She is a PhD …
Recently, the Ubuntunet Alliance completed a significant upgrade to the core of its network. The core interconnects the key Points of Presence (PoPs) of Cape Town, Mtunzini, Maputo, Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, and Amsterdam. The upgrade was done on links ranging from 2Gbps to 3 Gbps in capacity, increasing their capacity to 10Gbps, thereby bringing …
UbuntuNet Alliance wishes to inform all Members that the 17th Annual General Meeting of Members (AGM) will be held on Friday, May 5, 2023 in Harare, Zimbabwe starting from 9am. The AGM is the highest governing body of UbuntuNet Alliance and is composed of NREN Members and members of the Board of Trustees. The …
Notice of Annual General Meeting – Harare, Zimbabwe, 5th May 2023. Read More »
African NRENs are contributing to the United National Sustainable Development Goals both directly and indirectly, playing a critical role in the achievement of the global sustainable agenda and, in other words, making our planet a better place for all. As UN SDGs have become important parameters for decision and policy makers to measure the success …
Bringing African NRENs’ Contribution to UN SDGs to the Surface Read More »
UbuntuNet Alliance is implementing the AfricaConnect3 project co-funded by the European Union and the beneficiary NRENs. The AfricaConnect3 project seeks to unlock the potential of education and research through increased access to digital infrastructures and technologies for African education and research institutions. As part of this project, UbuntuNet Alliance invites proposals from member NRENs to …
Request for Proposals from NRENs: Staff Exchange Between NRENs Read More »
Background UbuntuNet Alliance is the regional research and education networking organisation for Eastern and Southern Africa. It builds and operates UbuntuNet, the regional high speed Internet backbone network for Eastern and Southern Africa. UbuntuNet Alliance is registered in Malawi as a not-for-profit association of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in Africa with the aim …
Request for Proposal from Audit Firms to Undertake Internal Audit Services Read More »
Background UbuntuNet Alliance is the regional research and education networking organisation for Eastern and Southern Africa. It builds and operates UbuntuNet, the regional high speed Internet backbone network for Eastern and Southern Africa. UbuntuNet Alliance is registered in Malawi as a not-for-profit association of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in Africa with the aim …
UbuntuNet Alliance is the technical partner in a consortia led by AfricArXiv, for a project funded by the ORCID Global Participation Fund. The project seeks to establish ORCID-facilitated multi-stakeholder consortia for efficient scholarly knowledge sharing from Africa. To accomplish that, the partners will source from their experience and close cooperation with affiliated generalist scholarly repository …
Data, currently being generated at an exponential growth rate, coupled with Emerging Digital Technologies (EDT) have the ability to identify patterns, build explanatory models, and make predictions faster and more accurately than humans. EDT applications using AI and blockchain-based algorithms are being used to address seemingly intractable problems. These algorithms, mainly created in the developed …
