The distance between Mogadishu in Somalia, and Tromsø in Norway is 7753 km. But despite of the vast distance separating them, Tromsø, just North of the Arctic Circle, and Mogadishu, facing the Indian Ocean, have something in common. They are both coastal towns with all the ocean’s food resources right at their feet. But while …
By Urpo Kaila Information security is, by definition, or at least by my definition, about protecting our assets against risks. In order to do this, we must know our assets. For National Research and Education Networks (NREN), this is often quite straightforward. NREN assets are the network, the network infrastructure with its configurations, the above-the-network …
This year Klaas Wierenga, the inventor of eduroam, has been honoured by being inducted into the internet hall of fame and now eduroam itself has been recognised by the WiFi industry and nominated as a finalist for “Product of the Year” at the annual WiFi Awards https://thewifiawards.com/. From its beginnings as a secure WiFi roaming service in 6 …
PRESS RELEASE 18th November 2019/Lilongwe, Malawi and Bujumbura, Burundi: Hundreds of students and researchers from at least 15 institutions of higher learning and research centers in Burundi will now be able to optimize their research and education collaboration initiatives following the successful completion of the connection of the Burundi Education and Research Network (BERNET) to …
Four NREN Members of UbuntuNet Alliance namely; Kenya Education Network (KENET), Mozambique Research and Education Network (MoRENet), Tanzania Education and Research Network (TERNET) and Research and Education Network of Uganda (RENU) are part of the stakeholders of the Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) Solutions for the Internet of Things Workshop which will be held …
UbuntuNet Alliance Chairperson, Professor Stephen Simukanga has been elected Chairperson of the Natural Sciences (SC) commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) at the 40th Session of the General Conference that took place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. A Press Statement published by UNESCO says the the polls were held in accordance with …
UbuntuNet Alliance is delighted to announce that the draft programme for its 12th annual networking conference, UbuntuNet-Connect 2019, scheduled for 31st October – 1st November 2019 in Antananarivo, Madagascar is now published. The programme, published here, contains an exciting line up of activities which will start with a Zumba session for participants on the morning …
If you are one of the delegates packing your bags for UbuntuNet-Connect 2019 in Antananarivo, Madagascar, then you can benefit from affordable accommodation at hotels where UbuntuNet Alliance has negotiated special rates for conference participants. Carlton Hotel, the conference venue is a nice destination for participants that want to just walk from their rooms to …
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In November 2015, officials from the European Commission and UbuntuNet Alliance converged at the European Union Delegation offices in Maputo, Mozambique to sign the €10 million AfricaConnect2 Cluster 1 (Eastern and Southern Africa) project contract agreement between the two organisations – one of the two contracts for the €26.6 million pan-African project. Fast forward to …
