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ZIMREN Successfully Hosts the UbuntuNet Alliance 17th Annual General Meeting.

AGM, Board / By / May 26, 2023

UbuuntuNet Alliance successfully held its 17th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 5th, 2023, at the prestigious Cresta Lodge in Harare, Zimbabwe hosted by the Zimbabwean Research and Education Network. The event brought together NREN CEOs, UbuntuNet Alliance management, and the Alliance’s esteemed board to deliberate on matters governing the organization and make crucial decisions. …

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Spotlight on RENs and UN SDGs: Making the World a Better Place to Live

AfricaConnect, ASREN, GEANT, Members, Partners, WACREN / By / May 23, 2023

The AfricaConnect3 project communications team, in collaboration with the wider African Research and Education community, has put together a comprehensive paper collecting evidence that national and regional Research and Education Networks (RENs) present and excellent promise for accomplishing significant progress in the achievement of some of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and have …

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UbuntuNet Alliance Welcomes New DevOps Engineer

Interview, Members / By / May 23, 2023

UbuntuNet Alliance is thrilled to introduce Revelation Nyirongo as our new DevOps Engineer, who will play a pivotal role in our day-to-day operations, overseeing all aspects of development and packaging of value-added services for our esteemed National Research and Education Networks (NRENs). With a remarkable background in systems support, informatics, and data warehousing, Revelation brings …

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Vacancy: Procurement Officer

Vacancies / By / May 16, 2023

Background UbuntuNet Alliance is a membership-based regional research and education networking organisation for Eastern and Southern Africa.  Its members are National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), which operate at national level as specialised digital service providers dedicated to the needs of research and education institutions. The Alliance builds and operates UbuntuNet, the regional high-speed Internet …

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Zimbabwe Government Welcomes Internet Connectivity at Varsities

AGM, Events, Members / By / May 12, 2023

Zimbabwe government has applauded efforts by the Ubuntu Net Alliance to partner the National Research and Education Networks (NRENS) to bring internet connectivity at universities. Speaking during the 17th UbuntuNet Alliance annual general meeting, Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation Science and Technology Development secretary Fanuel Tagwireyi said Zimbabwe was indebted to Ubuntu Net Alliance, which …

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MAREN High Performance Computing Facility Excites Malawian Researchers

MAREN, Members / By / May 12, 2023

Researchers, faculty members and students in higher education institution in Malawi are eagerly anticipating the launch of new high-performance computing (HPC) facilities that will provide them with the computational power they need to accelerate their research. The HPC facilities, managed by the Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN) on behalf of the Malawi government, will …

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Cloud Computing for Higher Education: A Webinar with AWS Experts

Capacity Building, Members, Partners / By / April 28, 2023

Cloud services have revolutionized the way organizations operate, and research and education institutions are no exception. The scalability, cost-effectiveness, and convenience of cloud solutions have made them an attractive option for institutions looking to improve their infrastructure and enhance their services. To provide insights on this topic, the UbuntuNet Alliance and Amazon Web Services (AWS) …

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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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October 31-November 1, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania​

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