AFRICA is on a mission to become a global powerhouse and gain a share of voice worldwide. The mission is Agenda 2063 – ‘The Africa We Want’. The African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 is a strategic framework for the socio-economic transformation of the African continent over the next five decades. It aims to accelerate development, promote continental …
From internal coordination to external engagements, NREN communications and marketing play a vital role in helping NRENs grow and achieve sustainability. The wonderful work that NRENs do, amplified by vibrant communications has reaped significant benefits for some NRENs such as RENU. Through the webinar “Harnessing the potential of NREN communication”, the communications lead from RENU, …
RENU Shares Best Practices for NREN Communications in Recent Webinar. Read More »
Policy-makers, funders and decision-makers from across Kenya participated in a hybrid (online and in-person) awareness and networking event on emerging digital technologies (EDTs) for socio-economic development. Held at the Nairobi Safari Club on May 12, the one-day event sought to strengthen among the participants the understanding and potential uses of EDTs across various sectors in …
Strengthening the Emerging Digital Technologies Eco-System in Kenya Read More »
UbuuntuNet Alliance successfully held its 17th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 5th, 2023, at the prestigious Cresta Lodge in Harare, Zimbabwe hosted by the Zimbabwean Research and Education Network. The event brought together NREN CEOs, UbuntuNet Alliance management, and the Alliance’s esteemed board to deliberate on matters governing the organization and make crucial decisions. …
ZIMREN Successfully Hosts the UbuntuNet Alliance 17th Annual General Meeting. Read More »
The AfricaConnect3 project communications team, in collaboration with the wider African Research and Education community, has put together a comprehensive paper collecting evidence that national and regional Research and Education Networks (RENs) present and excellent promise for accomplishing significant progress in the achievement of some of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and have …
Spotlight on RENs and UN SDGs: Making the World a Better Place to Live Read More »
UbuntuNet Alliance is thrilled to introduce Revelation Nyirongo as our new DevOps Engineer, who will play a pivotal role in our day-to-day operations, overseeing all aspects of development and packaging of value-added services for our esteemed National Research and Education Networks (NRENs). With a remarkable background in systems support, informatics, and data warehousing, Revelation brings …
Background UbuntuNet Alliance is a membership-based regional research and education networking organisation for Eastern and Southern Africa. Its members are National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), which operate at national level as specialised digital service providers dedicated to the needs of research and education institutions. The Alliance builds and operates UbuntuNet, the regional high-speed Internet …
Zimbabwe government has applauded efforts by the Ubuntu Net Alliance to partner the National Research and Education Networks (NRENS) to bring internet connectivity at universities. Speaking during the 17th UbuntuNet Alliance annual general meeting, Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation Science and Technology Development secretary Fanuel Tagwireyi said Zimbabwe was indebted to Ubuntu Net Alliance, which …
Zimbabwe Government Welcomes Internet Connectivity at Varsities Read More »
Researchers, faculty members and students in higher education institution in Malawi are eagerly anticipating the launch of new high-performance computing (HPC) facilities that will provide them with the computational power they need to accelerate their research. The HPC facilities, managed by the Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN) on behalf of the Malawi government, will …
MAREN High Performance Computing Facility Excites Malawian Researchers Read More »
On April 21, 2023, five teams from across Kenya gathered at the Nairobi Safari Club to kick-off the Kenya phase of a project to develop emerging digital technology (EDT) applications for socio-economic development. The project is led by the University of Nairobi with UbuntuNet Alliance and the University of Johannesburg as partners. The Alliance together …
Kick off for five teams from Kenya to develop AI-based applications Read More »
