Rwanda hosts a successful UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 Transforming education and research was the highly relevant theme of UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 held at Lemigo Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda on 14-15 November 2013. The 6th in the series, the conference was hosted by one of the founding NRENs of the UbuntuNet Alliance, RwEdNet, the Rwandan NREN, with great support …
UbuntuNet Alliance has a new Chairperson Professor John Ssebuwufu, the Director for Research Programmes at the Association of African Universities (AAU) in Ghana, is now the new chairperson of UbuntuNet Alliance. He succeeds Professor Zimani Kadzamira who stepped down on 12th February 2013 after serving the Alliance with distinction for two consecutive three year terms …
Save the date: Join us for UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 Conference UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 is back – international research groups, national research and education networking communities, private sector, policy makers, and regulators: mark your calendar and register now to join us on November 14-15, 2013 for the conference. This year, the event will be held in Kigali, Rwanda …
UbuntuNet Alliance now truly African UbuntuNet Alliance, the regional Research and Education Network in Eastern and Southern Africa is now a fully African organisation after being registered as a Trust in Malawi in August 2013. This stands as a milestone in the history of the Alliance. It follows the recommendation of the 8th Board Meeting …
Reminder! Submit an abstract for UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 The Call for Papers for UbuntuNet-Connect, the unique annual conference that provides the best continental forum for showcasing progress in research and education networking in Africa, as well as research and applications in other areas that exploit e-infrastructures, will close on 15th August 2013. The theme for the …
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. …
UbuntuNet network set to grow UbuntuNet Alliance in collaboration with DANTE (Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe) has awarded a 15 year contract to WIOCC to provide connectivity services in Southern and Eastern Africa, kicking off a two year planning and procurement phase for the AfricaConnect project. This was announced in a press release …
Call for papers: UbuntuNet-Connect 2013: Transforming education and research UbuntuNet Alliance is calling for abstracts of papers to be presented at the UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 Conference. The Conference will be held in Kigali among the green hills of Rwanda from 14-15 November 2013. The theme of the conference is Transforming Education and Research, and the papers …
iRENALA joins UbuntuNet Alliance The year 2012 ended with exciting news in the UbuntuNet Alliance community when iRENALA, the National Research and Education Network (NREN) of Madagascar was accepted as a Member NREN of UbuntuNet Alliance on 31st December 2012. The coming in of iRENALA, which stands for ‘Research and Education Network for Academic and …
Drums herald the new extension to UbuntuNet through the AfricaConnect project The timeless African communications medium, drums rang out in Dar es Salaam on 15th November 2012 ushering in the regional component of the UbuntuNet network. The initiativeis being financed under the AfricaConnect project co-funded by the European Commission and African beneficiary partners to reduce …
