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UbuntuNet Alliance, Redington and AWS to Advance Education and Research in Africa

Stories / By / July 29, 2024

Redington, the leading technology aggregator and innovation powerhouse across emerging markets and Amazon Web Services (AWS), announced on July 25, 2024, a strategic partnership with UbuntuNet Alliance. The collaboration empowers UbuntuNet Alliance to provide its member NRENs with seamless access to a comprehensive suite of AWS cloud solutions. NRENs and their member institutions will benefit …

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RwedNet Roars Back to Life

RwEdNet, Stories / By / July 29, 2024

On July 1, 2024, the Rwanda Education Network (RwedNet) took its rightful place as the National Research and Education Network of Rwanda after a six-year rebuilding period. A founder member of UbuntuNet Alliance since 2005, RwedNet collapsed as an NREN in 2018. Since then, the Alliance has been supporting the Rwanda Ministry of Education’s rebuilding …

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UA Region Innovations showcased at TNC 24

Stories / By / June 27, 2024

Community Hubs were introduced at TNC24, held in Rennes, France, from June 11-12, 2024, as sessions where conference participants were able to learn more about community-led initiatives, find and exchange ideas, solutions or assistance within the community, and at the same time be connected with global peers. One of the hubs focussed on innovative initiatives …

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TNC24 Welcomes African RRENs and NRENs

Events, Partners, Stories, TNC, UbuntuNet Connect / By / June 27, 2024

Participants from African Regional Research and Education Networks (RRENs) and National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) had the opportunity to attend and actively participate in the TNC24 which was held from 10-14 June, 2024 in Rennes, France. The conference venue was The Couvent des Jacobins, Rennes Convention Center which is an authentic, historic region, known …

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Advancing Open Science: A Mid-Year Review and Exciting Second Half of the Open Science Webinar Series.

AfricArXiv, AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar Series, Open Access, Stories / By / May 28, 2024

In collaboration with Access to Perspectives, UbuntuNet Alliance has been hosting an enlightening Open Science Webinar Series since October 2023. This initiative, under a project funded by the ORCID Global Participation Fund, is dedicated to establishing ORCID-facilitated multi-stakeholder consortia aimed at enhancing scholarly knowledge sharing across Africa. By leveraging scholarly repository systems such as OSF, …

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Registration for UbuntuNet-Connect 2024 Set to Open on 3rd June 2024

Stories / By / June 3, 2024

UbuntuNet Alliance is thrilled to announce that registration for the 17th annual UbuntuNet-Connect conference will open on June 3, 2024. This year’s conference, themed “Maximizing Technological Advancements in Research and Education,” promises to be a landmark event filled with rich discussions on network connectivity, cybersecurity, open science, AI, and more. The conference will be held …

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Collaboration for Advancing Research and Education Networking: Insights from MAREN’s Twinning Program with ASNET-AM

AfricaConnect, GEANT, MAREN, Members, Stories / By / April 16, 2024

In a significant stride towards enhancing research and education networking, the Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN) recently launched its NREN Twinning Programme in collaboration with the National Research and Academic Network of Armenia (ASNET-AM). This initiative, facilitated by UbuntuNet Alliance and GÉANT through the AfricaConnect 3 project and co-funded by the European Union, aims …

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EthERNet Launches the Ethiopian Federation Identity System (EFIS)

Stories / By / March 25, 2024

In March 2024, the Ethiopian Education and Research Network (EthERNet) established its Identity federation: Ethiopian Federation Identity System, an initiative aimed at enhancing resource access and security for its users. The move was motivated by several key factors: This identity federation has been admitted to eduGAIN which expands the possible services that can be accessed …

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Capacity Building: NREN Federation Operators Successfully Trained in Addis Ababa

AfricaConnect, Capacity Building, GEANT, Stories, Training / By / March 5, 2024

The UbuntuNet Alliance recently concluded its Federation Operators (FedOps) Training hosted by EthERNet (Ethiopia National Research and Education Network) in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. From January 29th to February 2nd, Federation Operators and representatives from member National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) gathered for an intensive five-day program aimed at enhancing their expertise …

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Notice of Annual General Meeting – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 3rd May 2024.

AGM, Stories / By / April 29, 2024

UbuntuNet Alliance wishes to inform all Members that the 18th Annual General Meeting of Members (AGM) will be held on Friday,  May 3, 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia starting from 9am. The AGM is the highest governing body of UbuntuNet Alliance and is composed of NREN Members and members of the Board of Trustees.   The …

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