Professor Deirdre Carabine is the co-founder of VUU, the Virtual University of Uganda. A philosopher by training she is passionate about embracing ICT to enhance the higher education experience. At the UbuntuNet-Connect conference last November she presented a paper on How ICTs and Collaboration with NRENs are changing the Face of Higher Education. Here is …
The South African Identity Federation (SAFIRE) has become the first African Federation to be admitted as a fully participating member of eduGAIN, the international interfederation service interconnecting research and education identity federations managed by GEANT, the European Research and Education Network. eduGAIN enables the secure exchange of information related to Identity, authentication and authorization between …
African governments and IT players on the continent should aim at building and opening up e-Infrastructure and internet services so that they are affordable and easily accessible to users. Jim Forster, a former 20 year employee of the world’s leading IT and Networking company Cisco Systems and now Chairman of NetworkTheWorld, made the suggestion in …
The Internet should be a highway road accessible to everyone- Jim Forster Read More »
New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) Over 55 million researchers, academics and students across the Asia-Pacific, including India, will benefit from a new phase of dedicated research and education (R&E) networking – Asi@connect – which was inaugurated at the Asia Pacific Advanced Network 43 (APAN43) meeting here. Asi@connect, co-funded by the European Union (EU), aims to …
Asi@Connect project launched to bridge digital divide in Asia-Pacific Read More »
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in Kenya and the Eko-Konnect Research and Education Initiative in Nigeria are among the very first organizations in Africa to begin use of DataCite Digital Object Identifier (DOI) prefixes. The partnership with the Sci-GaIA project and the Conference of Italian University Rectors will help the research organizations …
North and South join forces to promote Open Science in Africa Read More »
Good and encouraging news is emerging from Luanda, Angola, where the government and officials from the Ministry of Science and Technology have expressed great interest to start laying foundations for the establishment of an Angolan National Research and Education Network. At a recent meeting titled “The impact of science, technology and innovation in the growth …
A dawn of new top management leadership is on the horizon for the UbuntuNet Alliance which has now launched a hunt for a new Chairperson and new members of Board of Trustees following the impending end of term of offices for incumbent Chairperson and members of the Board of Trustees. UbuntuNet Alliance announced the appointment …
UbuntuNet Alliance to elect new Chairperson, Board of Trustees Read More »
Excitement continues to build for the Research and Education Network (NREN) s of Malawi and Somalia as the countdown to the two NRENs connection to the UbuntuNet Network edges closer. The Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN) and its counterpart, Somali Research and Education Network (SomaliREN) are expected to be the among the first new …
MAREN, SomaliREN hold breath as connection to the UbuntuNet Network draws closer Read More »
Brain drain refers to the mass emigration of educated and very skilled people that leave their countries of origin to live and work in other countries that may have real or perceived better living conditions. Prolonged conflicts, tough economic conditions and environments that are not conducive to development have driven qualified academics and professionals abroad, …
Using the NREN to Address Brain Drain in Recovering Nations: the Case of SomaliREN Read More »
Technological advancements may have been achieved in leaps and bounds in recent times beyond expectations. But the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency for the Information and Communications Technology industry, is disturbed that regions such as Africa still lack access to broadband, and where available it remains too expensive. Ahead of the …
ITU Is Worried About High Cost of Broadband in Africa* Read More »
