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IBM, KENET to Deliver Certification Courses in 50 Kenyan Universities

Certificates, Education, KENET / By / September 21, 2016

Kenya Education Network (KENET), which is one of UbuntuNet Alliances’ National Research and Education Network (NREN) Members, has become the first sub-Saharan Africa NREN to partner with IBM in delivering advanced hands-on certification courses to faculty and students of 50 Kenyan universities over its broadband network. The certification courses will develop and enhance job market …

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Tusu receives the NI&I Service Award

Certificates, Stories / By / September 21, 2016

Eng. Dr Francis “Tusu” Tusubira, former CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance received the Network Information and Infrastructure Service Award (NI&I) Service Award 2015. This was announced on 4 June 2015 at the African Internet Summit in Tunis, Tunisia. Tusu, as he is popularly known in the community, holds a PhD (Southampton, UK), an M.Sc.E (New Brunswick, …

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ZAMREN Growing Eduroam Service

eduroam, ZAMREN / By / September 21, 2016

Zambia Research and Education Network (ZAMREN) is currently extending the reach of its eduroam services. Eduroam is a service that allows users from participating institutions to gain secure access to wireless network using their standard username (email format)/ and password credentials as they do at their home institution for wireless access. It is based on a federated …

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Madagascar launches first Internet Exchange Point*

Internet2, Services / By / September 22, 2016

By Michuki Mwangi, Internet Society The 17th of March 2016 will be long remembered in the Internet history books of Madagascar as the “Journée de l’Internet” or “Internet Day”. On this “Journée de l’Internet”, the local Internet community consisting of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and New Technologies (MPTNT), Autorité de Régulation des Technologies de …

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Video Conferencing tool for quality, affordable, education in Sudanese Universities

Video Conference / By / September 21, 2016

Sudanese Research and Education Network (SudREN) has embarked on efforts to re-activate its video conferencing services in order to maximise utilisation of its abundant ICT infrastructure, says its CEO, Dr Sami Salih.  The Initiative being implemented in collaboration with International University of Africa (IUA) is expected to enable Sudanese Universities to commence providing lectures and …

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UbuntuNet enabled doctors to participate in Global Telemedicine event

Capacity Building, eLearning, Network, Video Conference / By / September 21, 2016

In 2015, UbuntuNet Alliance NRENs are set to remotely participate in another Dengue Fever Workshop to be held in Fukuoka, Japan on 1st March. The Telemedicine Workshop will be characterised by a presentation on Ebola, one of the most challenging infectious diseases yet to hit Africa, West Africa in particular. However, wider participation from researchers, …

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Why Gastric cancer experts are opting for remote education

Education, eLearning, Video Conference / By / September 21, 2016

Gastric Cancer expert Yao Fang Lu MD, Associate Professor Department of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing China says demand for remote education system is on the rise among teaching hospitals. “Remote teleconference has obvious advantages as compared to traditional meetings which meets the demands of increasing communication of endoscopists, pathologists and …

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NUANCE – December 2014

eInfrastructure, Network, Open Access, Security, Services, SudREN / By / September 19, 2016

More NREN involvement needed in public service delivery using e-infrastructures – EU Research and Education Networks are key actors in transforming developing economies into knowledge societies, spearheading technological and service innovation. They therefore deserve high political visibility towards governments, regulators and academia.  These were the words of Anni Hellman, Deputy Head of e-Infrastructures Unit, DG …

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NUANCE – July 2014

AfricaConnect, eduroam, eI4Africa, Health Science, Interview, MAREN, Training, WACREN, Xnet / By / September 19, 2016

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 …

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NUANCE – March 2014

eI4Africa, NSRC, Repository, Scholarship, Training, WACREN, ZAMREN / By / September 19, 2016

#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 …

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