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Using the NREN to Address Brain Drain in Recovering Nations: the Case of SomaliREN

Members, SomaliREN, Stories / By / July 26, 2018

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, …

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ITU Is Worried About High Cost of Broadband in Africa*

Connectivity, Interview, Stories / By / September 6, 2017

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  …

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Research and education internet networks on rise in Africa*

Connectivity, Stories / By / September 6, 2017

Nine African countries have successfully established a sustainable National Research and Education Network promoting internet access to global educational resources and facilitating interaction at national and regional levels among universities and research institutions – boosting research productivity over the last decade. Access to state-of-the-art broadband networks at affordable prices has made this possible. But more …

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UbuntuNet Alliance to unveil added services in 2017

Services, Stories / By / September 6, 2017

UbuntuNet Alliance will in 2017 unveil a new portfolio of services the Alliance intends to extend to its NREN Members as part of its drive to turn the NRENs from mostly mere Internet connectivity providers into diverse e- learning and e-Infrastructure service and host centers. The Alliances’ Service Portfolio Manager Chris Rohrer presented the proposed …

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Recapping 2016: The year in highlight

Stories / By / September 6, 2017

2016 was another eventful and successful year for UbuntuNet Alliance. The Alliance was involved in a number of activities aimed at promoting and improving research and education networking within its region and beyond. In February, the Alliance started its participation in the Middleware for Collaborative Applications and Global Virtue Communities (MAGIC) project Global Science Communities. …

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Building the Global Research and Education Network – A Volunteer Opportunity

Capacity Building, NSRC, Partners, Stories / By / September 6, 2017

Network engineers travel to far-flung corners of the world to help build up research and education networks in places like Guam, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka, and Ghana, India, and Ecuador. UC IT professionals have the chance to join them in the field by volunteering with the University of Oregon-based Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), one …

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Sci-GaIA’s 6th workshop on “e-Infrastructures and Open Science in support of Public Health slated for February 2017

Projects, Sci-GAIA, Stories / By / September 6, 2017

The 6th workshop of the EU-funded Sci-GaIA project on “e-Infrastructures and Open Science in support of Public Health” will be held on the 8th of February 2017 at the Conference Centre of the Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop is hosted by the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology of the Kenyatta University, which …

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MAGIC Project organises H2020 Infor Day on ICT-39 Call

Stories / By / September 6, 2017

n a bid to shed more light on opportunities that exist under the -39 Call, the MAGIC Project will on Wednesday, 14 December 2016 hold a virtual H2020 Infor Day on the ICT-39 Call, where officers from the European Commission (EC) and practitioners involved in similar projects will talk comprehensively about the Call. The ICT-39-Call …

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IST-Africa 2017 goes to Windhoek, submission of papers closes 23rd December 2016

Events, IST-Africa, Stories / By / September 6, 2017

After successfully holding its eleventh annual conference (IST-Africa 2016) in April this year in Durban, South Africa where UbuntuNet Alliance, GEANT, ASREN and WACREN held an AfricaConnect2 workshop, IST-Africa is set to be back with its twelfth edition of the conference, IST-Africa2017 in Windhoek, Namibia in May 2017. Supported by the European Commission and African …

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AfricaConnect2 news round-up: A year on!

AfricaConnect, Projects, Stories / By / September 6, 2017

In November 2015, UbuntuNet Alliance CEO, Dr. Pascal Hoba, signed the AfricaConnect2 project contract for Cluster 1 during the UbuntuNet-Connect 2015 conference in Maputo, Mozambique. Shortly after, Steve Cotter, CEO of GEANT signed two contracts for Clusters 2 and 3 of the same project for West & Central Africa and North Africa respectively. Since then, …

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