Another year ends – thank you all! The year 2012 has been hectic, bringing with it moments of happiness and sadness in the UbuntuNet Alliance. One of the achievements in this year has been the launch of the network, UbuntuNet, which will provide high speed internet connectivity to the member National Research Education Networks (NRENs), …
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 …
UbuntuNet-Connect 2012 – A Seaside Extravaganza! Have you registered? Do not miss this opportunity! The programme for UbuntuNet-Connect 2012 is out. With 40 abstracts from 20 countries in Africa and around the world, it has been tight selecting papers for presentation. UbuntuNet Alliance uses a triple blind review process, and our international panel of reviewers …
Register now for UbuntuNet-Connect 2012 Preparations are speeding up for the UbuntuNet-Connect 2012 in Dar es Salaam and the preceeding capacity building activities. Have you registered? This is a conference you do not want to miss. Academic and applied content, networking, innovation, capacity building, field trips and many other opportunities will be there. Among other …
All Roads lead to Dar es Salaam for UbuntuNet-Connect 2012, 14 – 16 November 2012 The historical city of Dar es Salaam (Haven of Peace), will be the venue for Africa’s premiere research and education networking event, UbuntuNet-Connect. This will be at the Kunduchi Beach Hotel and Resort on the shores of the Indian Ocean: …
Council of Members Cluster of Events in Lilongwe declared a Success By Margaret Ngwira The sudden death of Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika a few days prior to the scheduled 6th Council of Members Cluster Meetings in the country’s Capital City of Lilongwe cast some doubts on the scheduling. Four meetings were scheduled: Special Meeting …
UbuntuNet-Connect 2011 Conference, best networking event UbuntuNet-Connect 2011 closed on Friday, 25th November 2011 at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya after two days of exciting presentations and discussions around the theme: Access for Success. The conference brought together delegates from Africa, Europe, North America and Latin America, including education and ICT policy makers; regulators; …
AfricaConnect’s Three Musketeers: All for One and One for All Like Alexandre Dumas’ Three Musketeers, AfricaConnect’s trio of engineers – Joe Kimaili, Daniel Lete and Andrew Alston champion collaboration for the common good: all for one and one for all. Echoing the spirit of Ubuntu, these three engineers are working together with single-minded purpose to …
RENU Internal backbone Phase 1 Installed and Undergoing Tests Joseph Kimaili, Chief Network Development Officer, RENU This June, with the assistance of the Internet Educational Equal Access Foundation www.ieeaf.org (IEEAF) , the Research and Education Network for Uganda (RENU) commissioned phase one of its network backbone – covering Kampala metropolitan area and Entebbe. When last …
Editorial: NUANCE starts its 4th year with a bang New times. A new look for NUANCE! Volume 4 Issue 1 is a long way from the Volume 1 Issue 1 syndrome that affects many publications in our region! NUANCE enters its 4th year with an optimism borne out by several factors, the most significant being …
