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Introducing Prof. Hellicy Ngambi: New Chairperson of the UbuntuNet Alliance

Board, Members, Stories / By / January 29, 2024

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Prof. Hellicy Ngambi as the new Chairperson  of the UbuntuNet Alliance, effective from 1st January 2024. Prof. Ngambi brings a wealth of experience and a visionary approach to her role, following in the footsteps of the esteemed Prof. Stephen Simukanga, who served two successful terms as the …

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February’s AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar Series

Stories / By / January 25, 2024

AfricArxiv enables researchers across the continent to have a dedicated platform to disseminate their findings, making them accessible to a global audience. By facilitating open access to scholarly work, UbuntuNet Alliance plays a pivotal role in advancing the principles of open science, enhancing research visibility, and driving innovation across Africa. The month of February will …

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Video-on-Demand Course: Introduction to Emerging Digital Technologies for Researchers

Stories / By / December 11, 2023

Course Instructors: Prof Patrick Ogola and Dr Muthoni Masinde This free online self-guided course provides an overview of Emerging Digital technologies and X-data, emerging domains of technical, social, and economic significance. In the post-COVID-19 recovery period, knowledge management, electronic payments, automated customer experience platforms, consumer products, durable goods, robotics, process automation, industrial and utility components …

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The Alliance Bids Farewell to its Long Serving Chairman

Stories / By / November 30, 2023

At a colourful event during the closing plenary of the UbuntuNet Connect Conference 2023 in Kampala, Uganda, the Alliance bid farewell to its long-serving Chairman, Prof Stephen Simukanga. Below is the speech prepared by the Acting Chairperson, Dr Julianne Sansa-Otim, given during the occasion. “Ladies and gentlemen. Today, we bid farewell to Professor Stephen Simukanga, …

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The Africarxiv Open Science Webinar Series

Stories / By / November 30, 2023

AfricarXiv is an open-access portal to increase the discoverability of research output from and about Africa, with a strategic focus on supporting the dissemination of African research output to the global scholarly community by providing the tools and infrastructure for better discoverability of African research and facilitating reputation building for African researchers and research institutions. …

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We are Hiring! Assistant Accountant

Vacancies / By / August 30, 2024

Background UbuntuNet Alliance is the regional research and education networking organisation for Eastern and Southern Africa. It builds and operates UbuntuNet, the regional high speed Internet backbone network for Eastern and Southern Africa.  UbuntuNet Alliance is registered in Malawi as a not-for-profit association of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in Africa with the aim …

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Lesotho NREN Loading

Stories / By / October 17, 2023

The Lesotho Ministry of Information Communication Science Technology and Innovation organised a meeting of stakeholders to lay out a road map for establishing an NREN in Lesotho. The meeting held on September 27, 2023, in the capital, Maseru, was facilitated by Prof Madara Ogot of UbuntuNet Alliance, Mr. Leon Staaphorst of Cambridge Management Consulting (South …

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Secure Your Spot at UbuntuNet-Connect 2023 Via Normal Registration

AfricaConnect, Members, RENU, Stories, UbuntuNet Connect, UbuntuNet Connect / By / September 1, 2023

We are thrilled to announce the latest updates regarding the UbuntuNet-Connect 2023 Conference! As the early bird registration phase officially comes to a close on 31st August 2023, we want to express our sincere gratitude to those who have registered. Your commitment to our community is truly remarkable. For those who missed the early bird …

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Accessibility and visibility: considering the needs and contexts of repositories in South Africa

Members, Repository, Stories, TENET / By / August 22, 2023

A digital repository is a software system that manages and provides access to digital objects. In a university setting these digital objects include publications, theses and dissertations, data — from field-specific to general — or special collections of research materials that have been digitised for preservation and broader access. These all have different needs, end-users …

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Enhancing Research Through The KENET Travel Grants

Stories / By / August 22, 2023

One of  key roles of KENET as an organization is to catalyze collaboration in research and education among member institutions. KENET promotes collaboration through the facilitation of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) academic areas namely Engineering, Computer Science and Information Systems and Computer Modelling and Material Science, Medicine, Agriculture and Education Technology.  The travel grants are …

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