The Malawi governments’ 2015/2016 national budget which was passed by the country’s national assembly on June 25, 2015 and came into effect on July 1, 2015 brought with it an unpleasant surprise to research and education institutions in the country; a 10 percent tax on internet data and mobile phone text messages for end users. …
Malawi plans to accelerate its uptake of the UbuntuNet network which is highly expected to boost education through lowering the cost of connectivity for education and research as well as improving efficiency and speed of networked education services. Speaking in Lilongwe when he officiated at the UbuntuNet Alliance Networking Cocktail held as a pre-event to …
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Malawi president Arthur Peter Mutharika has ignited a flicker of hope for the Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN) by pledging to connect the network to the regional research and education network and introducing a levy to help fund the country’s research sector. President Mutharika, who was appointed Champion for Higher Education in Africa last …
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 …
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 …
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 …
UbuntuNet Alliance after 6 years – in the words of a Veteran On 31st March 2006, registration documents for UbuntuNet Alliance were submitted in the Trade Registrar of Chambers of Commerce in Amsterdam. Now the Alliance is 6 years old. Margaret Ngwira was there when UbuntuNet Alliance was established in 2005: a Librarian by profession, …
A New Year’s message from the CEO I will start with a caveat: while 1st January 2012 marks the first day of the New Year, this really applies only to those who use the Gregorian Calendar (and this includes the Alliance). I am aware that in many parts of the world with at least twenty …
UbuntuNet-Connect 2011: Extension of deadline for submission of Abstracts The Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the extension of the deadline for receiving abstracts for UbuntuNet-Connect 2011, which will be held at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on 23-25th November 2011, hosted by KENET, the NREN of Kenya. The new deadline is 31st July …
About this Issue Tusu, CEO, UbuntuNet Alliance In preparation for UbuntuNet-Connect 2010, we thought it would be useful to share some updates on progress among the different NRENs to prime our readers for this important annual event. The briefs come straight from the desks of the CEOs of the member NRENs. Any way one looks …
