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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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NUANCE – February 2014

Council of Members, eduroam, GEANT, Health Science, IST-Africa, KENET, SudREN, UbuntuNet Connect, ZAMREN / By / September 19, 2016

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 …

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NUANCE – September 2013

Certificates, eduID, UbuntuNet Connect / By / September 19, 2016

Save the date: Join us for UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 Conference UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 is back – international research groups, national research and education networking communities, private sector, policy makers, and regulators: mark your calendar and register now to join us on November 14-15, 2013 for the conference. This year, the event will be held in Kigali, Rwanda …

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NUANCE – April 2013

Board, eduroam, INASP, Network, NSRC, Portrait, Training / By / September 16, 2016

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 …

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NUANCE – March 2012

AfREN, Citizen Science, eduroam, GEANT, MAREN, Portrait, Video Conference / By / September 16, 2016

UbuntuNet Alliance after 6 years – in the words of a Veteran On 31st March 2006, registration documents for UbuntuNet Alliance were submitted in the Trade Registrar of Chambers of Commerce in Amsterdam. Now the Alliance is 6 years old. Margaret Ngwira was there when UbuntuNet Alliance was established in 2005:  a Librarian by profession, …

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