UbuntuNet Alliance successfully conducted a five-day eduroam and Identity Federation Training in Kampala, Uganda, from 17 to 21 August 2026. The workshop brought together 25 network and systems engineers from 13 member National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) across Eastern and Southern Africa, strengthening the technical and institutional capacity needed to support secure, federated digital …
UbuntuNet Alliance, hosted by the Rwanda Education and Research Network (RwEdNet), held a regional DSpace-as-a-Service (DSaaS) Engineering Bootcamp in Kigali, Rwanda, from 3-7 August 2026. The five-day systems engineering training formed part of the project “Unlocking Potential: Elevating Open Institutional Repositories in Africa for Global Impact,” funded by Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) through its …
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UbuntuNet Alliance, in collaboration with the Research and Education Network for Uganda (RENU), held a three-day Research Repository Stewardship Programme in Kampala, Uganda, from 12-14 August 2026. The training formed part of the project “Unlocking Potential: Elevating Open Institutional Repositories in Africa for Global Impact,” funded by Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) through its Network …
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UbuntuNet Alliance has conducted the second Open Institutional Repository Stewardship training under the project “Unlocking Potential: Elevating Open Institutional Repositories in Africa for Global Impact”, supported by Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) through the Network Adoption Fund. Hosted in Madagascar by iRENALA, the country’s National Research and Education Network, the workshop brought together 35 librarians …
The implementation of the “Unlocking Potential: Elevating Open Institutional Repositories in Africa for Global Impact” project is now firmly underway following the successful completion of the first Open Science Training for Librarians held during ZAMREN Week. The training marked a major milestone in the regional initiative, bringing together 45 participants from research and education institutions …
The Open Science 2025 training took place on October 29, 2025, in the Sunshine city of Harare, Zimbabwe. The UA Open Science (OS) Workshops are annual events funded under the AfricaConnect4 project, co-funded by the European Union. The workshops provide university librarians with the key skills and information for setting up institutional repositories and key …
Open Science Workshop 2025: Empowering UA Librarians for Tomorrow Read More »
UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to announce the 4th annual Open Science Training, to be held on October 29, 2025, in Harare, Zimbabwe, on the eve of the UbuntuNet‑Connect 2025 Conference. Now in its fourth year, this one‑day workshop brings together university librarians from Eastern and Southern Africa for hands‑on sessions in Open Access, FAIR data, …
Fourth Annual Open Science Workshop in Harare: Fully Funded for 20 Librarians Read More »
Held as a pre-conference event for the UbuntuNet-Connect 2024 conference, the Open Science Workshop offered a unique and enriching experience for librarians from across the UbuntuNet Alliance region. This day-long workshop, facilitated by Dr. Jo Havemann, founder and CEO of Access 2 Perspectives, united librarians from 12 countries within the UbuntuNet Alliance region. The event …
On August 6-7, 2024, librarians from across Zambia converged on Livingston for two days of training on Open Science as part of ZAMREN Week. Dr. Johanna Havemann and Chukwuebuka Ezeike from Access 2 Perspectives conducted the workshop. The well-attended training, facilitated by UbuntuNet Alliance and ZAMREN, strengthened the librarians’ capacity on Open Science and FAIR …
In an age where information flows like a mighty river, the traditional role of librarians has evolved dramatically. Librarians have always been the guardians of knowledge, ensuring that books, journals, and research materials are organized and accessible to all. However, the landscape of knowledge dissemination is changing rapidly, and librarians are at the forefront of …
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