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“Competition from private Internet Service Providers should not worry African NRENs”

Members / By / September 21, 2016

African National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) and their member institutions have been advised to continue getting their internet capacity from dedicated research and education networks offered by their regional research and education networks as being on such networks offers more than just affordable connectivity. UbuntuNet Alliance CEO Dr. Pascal Hoba sounded the advice against …

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CKLN pleased with NREN development and growth in the Caribbean

Members, Network / By / September 21, 2016

National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in the Caribbean are now taking ownership of operations from the Regional REN, Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network (CKLN), which has been interconnecting research and education institutions at national level due to absence of NRENs in some countries within the region. It is expected that 2016 will see at …

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RENU wraps up 2015 with 4th network engineer training workshop

Capacity Building, RENU, Training / By / September 21, 2016

The Research and Education Network of Uganda (RENU) wrapped up the year 2015 with a fourth network engineering training workshop of the year that saw 24 network engineering personnel from the NREN’s member institutions benefiting. The training, which was held at the Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi Campus under the theme: “Campus Network Security.” took place …

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SomaliREN, UbuntuNet Alliance sign AfricaConnect 2 Advance Payment Agreement

AfricaConnect, SomaliREN / By / September 21, 2016

One of the most abiding moments of UbuntuNet-Connect 2015 week in Maputo, Mozambique, was the sight of Somali Research and Education Network (SomaliREN) CEO Dahir Hassan Abdi sitting in a conference room next to UbuntuNet Alliance CEO Dr. Pascal Hoba. It was on Wednesday, November 18th 2015, 16:00hrs local time. The two were signing SomaliREN’s …

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UbuntuNet Alliance bids farewell to MoRENet CEO

MoRENet / By / September 21, 2016

The government of Mozambique through the Ministry of Science and Technology, Higher Education and Vocational Training is expected to soon appoint a new Executive Director for the Mozambique Research and Education Network (MoRENet) to replace Eng. Salvador Adriano. Eng. Adriano, who has served as MoRENet Executive Director  for just over a year having joined from …

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UN Technology Bank: An opportunity for NREN growth in least developed countries

Members / By / September 21, 2016

The United Nations has agreed to a proposal from a high level panel of experts to establish a Technology Bank that will be supporting science and technology in the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The Bank, which is expected to start its operations in 2016, will be headquartered in Turkey. United Nations Secretary General Ban …

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MAREN healthcare institutions get DfID praise

MAREN / By / September 21, 2016

The Malawi College of Medicine (COM), a constituent college of the University of Malawi which is a member institution of the Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN), has been hailed as one of the institutions making significant contribution towards Malawi’s healthcare research system which has been described as ‘the best” in Africa. United Kingdom’s Department …

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RENU in engineer capacity building workshop

Capacity Building, RENU / By / September 21, 2016

At least 25 network engineers from 22 member institutions of the Research and Education Network for Uganda (RENU) are expected to participate in a one-week wireless networking training workshop expected to take place in the country in September 2015. The workshop, which will be held from 14 – 18 September 2015 at the Uganda Management …

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10 added members, 10 Points of Presence, 10 years of existence

Council of Members, Members / By / September 21, 2016

The UbuntuNet-Connect 2015 to be held in Maputo, Mozambique on 19-20 November this year is extra special to the UbuntuNet Alliance as it will coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Eastern and Southern Africa Research and Education Network. November 2015 will mark exactly 10 years since the UbuntuNet Alliance was formed at the World …

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New UbuntuNet Alliance Communications Officer lobbies for support from NREN Members

Members, Stories / By / September 21, 2016

The newly recruited UbuntuNet Alliance Communications Officer, Hastings Ndebvu, has appealed to the Alliance’s NREN Members to supply his office with research and education inventions and innovations happening in their communities to enable the office enhance the visibility of Africa’s research and education networking in the global research and education community. The new officer was …

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