In an effort to promote gender balance in the tech industry and overcome the underrepresentation of women in software development, the UbuntuNet Alliance is organizing a Women Hackathon. The event aims to empower and encourage 20 passionate women developers from the UbuntuNet Alliance region in East and Southern Africa to participate in a hackathon. This …
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The UbuntuNet Alliance, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), recently hosted the second webinar in a series aimed at revolutionizing higher education and research institutions across Africa. Building upon the success of the first webinar earlier this year, this joint event provided a platform to showcase the remarkable achievements of universities that have embraced …
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From internal coordination to external engagements, NREN communications and marketing play a vital role in helping NRENs grow and achieve sustainability. The wonderful work that NRENs do, amplified by vibrant communications has reaped significant benefits for some NRENs such as RENU. Through the webinar “Harnessing the potential of NREN communication”, the communications lead from RENU, …
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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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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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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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UbuntuNet Alliance places high value on capacity building and through self-paced courses will now be able to make training continuously available to member NRENs. This year, two courses, BGP Zero to Hero and BGP Scaling Techniques for NRENs, will be offered as self-paced training for network engineers. The courses have been developed to allow participants …
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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 …
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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 …
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This article was originally published on the official KENET website: https://www.kenet.or.ke/content/45-faculty-outspan-medical-college-benefit-kenet-moodle-training 45 Outspan Medical College (OMC) faculty benefitted from a two-day in person capacity building Moodle Training Course for instructors conducted at OMC between 16th-17th January 2023 by KENET. The training provided hands-on skills on how to add interactive content (e.g., Chats, forums) to a …
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