AU – Ubuntunet Alliance

African Union pledges support towards African Research and Education Networks

AU, Donors, Stories / By Hastings Ndebvu / November 29, 2017 December 1, 2017

The African Union Commission (AUC) says it is committed to supporting African Research and Education Networks like the UbuntuNet Alliance following what the Union described as “inspiring work” by the research and education networks of securing affordable ICT access and usage for the continent’s research and education institutions. Director of the Africa Union Commission for …

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NUANCE – January 2012

AU, Education, GEANT, KENET, RwEdNet / By Chris Rohrer / January 16, 2012 September 16, 2016

Rwanda’s KIST gets ultra modern ICT facility E-learning and student-centred learning are becoming the status quo in Universities throughout the globe. Of course this requires recognition of the pervasive role of ICT and a major investment in e-infrastructure. Kigali Institute of Science and Technology has been a leader in ICT uptake in Rwanda. KIST has …

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NUANCE – August 2011

AfDB, AU, Cables, KENET, RENU, Team, Training, World Bank / By Chris Rohrer / August 16, 2011 September 16, 2016

Africa NRENs gearing up to provide connectivity support to all on-commercial education institutions Tusu, CEO, UbuntuNet Alliance The African Education Summit in Casablanca, Morocco, was an opportunity for showcasing the Alliance and discussing the growth of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) as well as Regional Research and Education Networks in Africa. The major difference …

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NUANCE – December 2010

AU, CHAIN, Research / By Chris Rohrer / December 16, 2010 September 16, 2016

Christmas and New Year Message The year ending has been both demanding and exciting. A lot has happened to UbuntuNet Alliance, its members and development partners throughout the year. Among other things, the Alliance welcomed the 13th member NREN, Xnet (Namibia), the mapping of Intra-Africa optical fibre network, the successful implementation of EU FP7 ERINA4Africa …

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