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Four Mini-Grant Awardees Announced for Development of AI applications in Kenya

Stories / By / March 27, 2023

University of Nairobi, University of Johannesburg and UbuntuNet Alliance are partners in a RISA Fund funded project entitled, “Ecosystem Strengthening as a Catalyst for International Collaborative Development of Emerging Digital Technologies (EDT) and X-Data Applications Tackling Socio-Economic Challenges in Kenya and South Africa.“ The one year project seeks to develop a deep understanding of the …

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Prof Madara Ogot appointed to Africa Open Science Platform Governing Council

Stories / By / March 27, 2023

UbuntuNet Alliance CEO, Prof Madara Ogot, has been appointed to the Africa Open Science Platform Governing Council for a period of three years, starting April 2023. The AOSP was established in 2017 to position African scientists at the cutting edge of data intensive science. Its mission is to: In his role as a member of …

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Request for Proposal from Audit Firms to Undertake Internal Audit Services

Vacancies / By / January 30, 2023

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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Vacancy Announcement: DevOps Engineer

Vacancies / By / January 31, 2023

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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UbuntuNet Alliance Partners with the University of Nairobi and the University of Johannesburg to support the development of emerging digital technology applications

Agriculture, Health Science, Stories / By / January 27, 2023

Data, currently being generated at an exponential growth rate, coupled with Emerging Digital Technologies (EDT) have the ability to identify patterns, build explanatory models, and make predictions faster and more accurately than humans. EDT applications using AI and blockchain-based algorithms are being used to address seemingly intractable problems. These algorithms, mainly created in the developed …

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Welcoming New Assistant Accountant and Business Development Officer.

Stories / By / January 13, 2023

UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Sheriffa Kadammanja as Accounts assistant and Harold Bowa as Business development officer for a term of 3 years respectively, starting January 2023. Mrs. Sheriffa Kadammanja has a proven track record emanating from her experience working in the Finance Department as a Finance Officer for a …

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The Journey Begins Towards Affordable Broadband R&E Connectivity in South Sudan

Stories / By / September 30, 2022

Brussels, September 30, 2022. South Sudan is among the countries covered by UbuntuNet Alliance’s mandate for engagement, but currently does not have a National Research and Education Network (NREN). As a result, it is not a member of nor receives affordable broadband connectivity from the Alliance. In a bid to change this reality, the Alliance’s …

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Research Reference Library Added to Utafiti Africa

Open Access, Stories / By / September 19, 2022

The Research Reference Library at Utafiti Africa is now online and contains reference books targeting both researchers and research managers. All books are Open Access and are made available by some of the top global publishers. For researchers, the library has books on broadly applicable research methodologies, programming approaches, research ethics, and research statistical methods. …

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ZAMREN: Celebrating 10 years of Enabling Knowledge and Digital Transformation

Stories, ZAMREN / By / September 1, 2022

Zambia Research and Education Network (ZAMREN) was formed in 2007 by three education institutions, Copperbelt University, University of Zambia and Mulungushi University. In 2012, ZAMREN was operationalised after the industry regulator Zambia Information and Communications Technology (ZICTA) granted the service license and is registered as Public Benefit Organization (PBO). This year, ZAMREN celebrates ten years …

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Utafiti Africa Publishes First in a Series of Research-Oriented Video-on-Demand Courses

Research, Stories / By / September 1, 2022

Utafiti Africa enters its next phase of development with the introduction of self-paced video-on-demand training programmes. The courses shall be developed and presented by experts in their respective fields, thereby strengthening the research skills and capacity of researchers in Africa. Courses seek to cover the full spectrum of research support, from grant proposal writing at …

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