Capacity Building

UbuntuNet enabled doctors to participate in Global Telemedicine event

Capacity Building, eLearning, Network, Video Conference / By / September 21, 2016

In 2015, UbuntuNet Alliance NRENs are set to remotely participate in another Dengue Fever Workshop to be held in Fukuoka, Japan on 1st March. The Telemedicine Workshop will be characterised by a presentation on Ebola, one of the most challenging infectious diseases yet to hit Africa, West Africa in particular. However, wider participation from researchers, …

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NUANCE – October 2014

GEANT, NOC, Portrait, RENU, Training, UbuntuNet Connect / By / September 19, 2016

UbuntuNet-Connect 2014 promises to unearth growth in innovations All roads lead to Lusaka, the capital of Zambia where UbuntuNet-Connect 2014 will be held from 13-14 November 2014. According to the CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance,  Eng. Dr Francis (Tusu) Tusubira, the country is ready to host UbuntuNet-Connect 2014. “Everything is in place for UbuntuNet-Connect 2014. We …

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NUANCE – August 2014

Bioinformatics, Health Science, INASP, NSRC, Training / By / September 19, 2016

Zimbabwe launches NREN  A National Research and Education Network (NREN) is born South of the Sahara. Launched on August 7, 2014, at Midlands State University in Gweru, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Research and Education Network becomes the 15th NREN in the region. Speaking when he handed over the certificates of registration to Professor Edias Mwenje, Acting Chairperson …

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NUANCE – July 2014

AfricaConnect, eduroam, eI4Africa, Health Science, Interview, MAREN, Training, WACREN, Xnet / By / September 19, 2016

UbuntuNet Alliance CEO speaks on new UbuntuNet links, AfricaConnect progress UbuntuNet Alliance and DANTE (Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe) this month announced the commissioning of new high speed UbuntuNet network links each offering improved speeds of  622Mbps (STM-4).  These new links will improve research collaboration between African researchers and the global community. On …

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NUANCE – May 2014

Capacity Building, GEANT, Team, TNC / By / September 19, 2016

NUANCE enters its seventh year As most readers may be aware, NUANCE means Newsletter of UbuntuNet Alliance: Networks – Collaboration – Education. Back in 2008, the idea of a monthly newsletter started with Dr Francis Tusubira, the CEO and Margaret Ngwira, one of the founding Directors but now retired, quickly coined the name NUANCE. Over …

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NUANCE – March 2014

eI4Africa, NSRC, Repository, Scholarship, Training, WACREN, ZAMREN / By / September 19, 2016

#ScholarAfrica: Promoting the Discoverability of Africa Scholarship By Michelle Willmers Curate to participate! This was one of the central messages emerging from the ‘Discoverability of African Scholarship Online’ workshop hosted by the OpenUCT Initiative in Nairobi on 10–11 March 2014. Sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation, the workshop brought together 25 representatives from African research agencies …

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NUANCE – June 2013

ASREN, IST-Africa, KENET, Open Science, Seminar, TNC, UbuntuNet Connect / By / September 16, 2016

Final call! Submit a paper for the UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 conference UbuntuNet-Connect 2013, the unique annual conference that provides the appropriate forum to showcase progress in research and education networking in Africa, is this year again inviting authors to submit papers. The theme for this, the 6th UbuntuNet Alliance annual conference, is: Transforming Research and Education. …

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NUANCE – April 2013

Board, eduroam, INASP, Network, NSRC, Portrait, Training / By / September 16, 2016

UbuntuNet Alliance elects new Board Members UbuntuNet Alliance held its 7thCouncil of Members Meeting on 12th April 2013 at Metropole Hotel in Kampala, Uganda and among other agenda items elected new Directors for a 2 year term and approved the Annual Report and Audited Accounts for 2012. The Council of Members is the Alliance’s Annual …

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NUANCE – December 2012

AfNOG, AfricaConnect, KENET, Network, TENET, Training / By / September 16, 2016

Another year ends – thank you all! The year 2012 has been hectic, bringing with it moments of happiness and sadness in the UbuntuNet Alliance. One of the achievements in this year has been the launch of the network, UbuntuNet, which will provide high speed internet connectivity to the member National Research Education Networks (NRENs), …

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NUANCE – August 2012

Climate Change, Internet2, MAREN, RedCLARA, Training, UbuntuNet Connect / By / September 16, 2016

Register to attend UbuntuNet-Connect 2012 Registration is open for the forthcoming UbuntuNet-Connect 2012, the 5th Annual Conference of UbuntuNet Alliance. Secure your registration and book your accommodation now!  We have received twice the number of abstracts received last year and they have been reviewed. UbuntuNet-Connect 2012 will be hosted by TERNET, the Tanzanian NREN and …

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