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African NRENs meet to kick-start conversation about their contribution to UN SDGs

ASREN, GEANT, Members, Partners, WACREN / By / September 22, 2022

This story was sourced from the official AfricaConnect3 website and was written by Siliva Fiore of GÉANT On September 14, 2022, representatives from several African countries took part in the online webinar organised by the AfricaConnect3 Communications team “How are African NRENs contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals?“. The webinar meant to be …

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UbuntuNet-Connect 2022 Conference Programme Now Out. Register Now!

Events, Members, UbuntuNet Connect / By / September 1, 2022

With the 15th annual research and education networking conference just 3 months away, UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to announce the publication of the programme for the event. View the programme here. Register now, via early bird registration here! This year, the UbuntuNet-Connect Conference is set to be as exciting as always as it will take …

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Network Engineers from our Member NRENs Continue to Benefit from Capacity Building Exercises held By UbuntuNet Alliance.

Capacity Building, Interview, MAREN, Members / By / December 13, 2022

In order to achieve our vision of a vibrant community of NRENs, UbuntuNet Alliance carries out various capacity building exercises throughout the year under the AfricaConnect3 project. One of such workshops is the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) scaling techniques workshop. This workshop is meant to help build techniques for Network Engineers from our member NRENs …

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RENU Makes Connectivity Accessible to all Through Metro eduroam. Interview with Hellen Nakawungu.

eduroam, Interview, Members, RENU, Services / By / December 13, 2022

The Research and Education Network of Uganda (RENU) began the rollout of eduroam in 2020. Since then, RENU has successfully deployed over 500 eduroam hotspots in across the country to the benefit of students and staff via connecting 61 Educational institutions from 42 service locations. Such exceptional progress cannot go unnoticed. We caught up with the Systems and Software …

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SomaliREN succeeds in implementing the international service of eduroam

Members, SomaliREN / By / August 16, 2022

This article was originally posted on ASREN website After much effort, the Somali Research and Education Network (SomaliREN) has successfully deployed eduroam, the secure world-wide education roaming access service. eduroam allows students, teachers and researchers in more than 100 countries to obtain Internet connectivity across campus and when visiting other participating institutions by simply connecting …

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Vacancies Announcement: Assistant Accountant and Business Development Officer.

Vacancies / By / August 3, 2022

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 …

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Venue Set for UbuntuNet-Connect 2022 as Registration Picks up

Stories / By / August 1, 2022

The days to the annual Research and Education Networking Conference are now drawing closer. With early bird registration now open, the venue is now set to host this year’s annual conference on Redesigning the Digitalized African College and University. The conference venue will be Phakalane Golf Estate Hotel and Convention Center! In Gaborone, Botswana. Located …

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How can African NRENs Contribute to, and Benefit from, the UN SDGs? Webinar – 14 Sept, 2022

AfricaConnect, ASREN, GEANT, Members, WACREN / By / July 28, 2022

What are the 17 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how are they relevant to the African R&E Community? And why should African NRENs consider their contribution to these targets when making a case for their existence? The UN SDGs have become a benchmark to strive towards a better world. Therefore, showcasing that NRENs carry out …

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Network Engineers from NRENs Across the Region Benefit from Capacity Building Workshop

Stories / By / July 27, 2022

Capacity building remains of utmost importance to UbuntuNet Alliance. Building on the success of the BGP Zero to Hero Workshop, which took place from 21 to 25 March 2022, a second workshop was held from 18 to 22 July 2022 that was attended by Network Engineers from seven NRENs within Eastern and Southern Africa. The …

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Research and Education Networks from all Over the World Converge at TNC2022

TNC / By / June 30, 2022

This year, Research and Education Networks from all over the world met at The Network Conference 2022 (TNC22) in Trieste, Italy from 13th to 17th June to celebrate the gains in the digital transformation in the education and research community worldwide. The TNC22 was organized by GÉANT as an annual event that is hosted by …

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