Hosted by the Government of Malawi through the National Commission for Science and Technology, supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission, IST-Africa 2015 will take place in Lilongwe from 06 – 08 May 2015. The 5th Annual IST-Africa Living Lab Thematic Working Group Meeting will take place on 05 May as a pre-conference …
After holding a successful UbuntuNet-Connect 2015, organised jointly with the Mozambique Ministry of Science and Technology, Higher Education and Vocational Training and the Mozambique Research and Education Network (MoRENet), and hosted by the latter in Maputo, Mozambique in November last year, UbuntuNet Alliance has now announced that the ninth edition of the annual research and …
UbuntuNet Alliance wishes to announce that the 2015 Annual General Meeting of Members, the 9th Council of Members Meeting will be held on 27th March 2015 at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe, Malawi. A major item at this upcoming AGM will be election of Trustees for a 2 year term of office, as that of the …
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Pan-African research and education network to be realized soon “We are convinced that working together, the dream of a pan-African research and education network will be fulfilled soon, through the junction of the UbuntuNet Alliance, West and Central Africa Research and Education Network (WACREN) and Arab States Network (ASREN) in North Africa,” Said Dr Boubakar …
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 …
Lifetime benefits to be gained from East Africa’s Collaborative Climate Change Initiative The Sub-Saharan Africa, like the rest of the world, has not been spared from the effects of climate change. Recent UN data indicates that, if not much investment is made in mitigating climate change, the region is likely to experience reduced crop yields …
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 …
SudREN hosts 8th Council of Members Meeting The Sudanese Research and Education Network (SudREN) successfully hosted the 8th Council of Members cluster of Meetings in Khartoum Sudan at the end of March 2013. From logistics for entry visas to the actual schedule of activities, participants were amazed as if it wasn’t SudREN’s first time to …
Call for Abstracts: UbuntuNet-Connect 2014 – Infrastructure – Innovation – Inclusion Submit an abstract for the 7th UbuntuNet-Connect 2014!. The conference will be held in Lusaka, Zambia from 11 to 12 November 2014 and will be hosted by Zambia Research and Education Network (ZAMREN), the NREN of Zambia. The theme for this year’s conference is …
Proceedings for UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 now available online The Proceedings and report of the 6th UbuntuNet Alliance annual conference is now out and available online. These are papers which were presented at the UbuntuNet-Connect 2013, which took place at Lemigo Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda from 14 to 15 November 2013. The proceedings include 21 full text …
