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 …
The untold success story of SudREN and a new CEO The Sudanese Research and Education Network (SudREN) has a lot to celebrate this year. This is SudREN’s 10th year in operation and the NREN is welcoming the coming of Dr. Sami Salih as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). From the humble beginnings of a library …
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 …
#ScholarAfrica: Promoting the Discoverability of Africa Scholarship By Michelle Willmers Curate to participate! This was one of the central messages emerging from the ‘Discoverability of African Scholarship Online’ workshop hosted by the OpenUCT Initiative in Nairobi on 10–11 March 2014. Sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation, the workshop brought together 25 representatives from African research agencies …
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 …
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 …
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 Alliance elects new Board Members UbuntuNet Alliance held its 7thCouncil of Members Meeting on 12th April 2013 at Metropole Hotel in Kampala, Uganda and among other agenda items elected new Directors for a 2 year term and approved the Annual Report and Audited Accounts for 2012. The Council of Members is the Alliance’s Annual …
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 …
