African Women in STEM Feature in GÉANT 2023 #WomenInSTEM Campaign!

AfricaConnect, GEANT / By / April 13, 2023

Women History’s Month is celebrated globally all March long. GÉANT launched their annual #WomenInSTEM campaign to celebrate the achievements and successes of the women in STEM in the global research and education community. As part of the campaign, a video that featured prominent women in STEM from around the world was produced and three women from the …

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Tackling inequality in higher education: the role an NREN can play

Education, Members, TENET / By / April 4, 2023

South Africa is the world’s most unequal society and this is reflected in its higher education. TENET, as partner to all universities in South Africa, is doing what it can to ensure equality of access. Almost thirty years into democracy South Africa remains beset by inequalities of income, wealth distribution, opportunity, and region. Most of …

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Research and Education Networks Converge in Accra, Ghana for the WACREN 2023 Conference

Events, WACREN / By / April 4, 2023

Participants in Research and Education Networks from across Africa and beyond converged in Accra, Ghana to celebrate the gains made during the West and Central Africa Research and Education Networks (WACREN) 2023 Conference. This year the conference was Jam packed with valuable discussions under the theme “Tooling Up for the African Digital Learner and Researche”. …

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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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Experts Teach Best Practices for SSL Certificate Management in Recent Webinar

AfricaConnect, Capacity Building, Members / By / March 27, 2023

Website security should be a top priority in today’s world as cybersecurity issues can compromise any organization’ digital wellbeing. SSL certificates provide a way of strengthening web security. What are the best techniques for certificate management? Seasoned professionals from our service partner, SECTIGO, shared insights through this webinar. The Certificate Management 101 Webinar was an …

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KENET Awarded $200,000 BOLT Internet Access Gap Grant to Benefit Twenty Universities in Kenya

Connectivity, Education, KENET, Members / By / March 14, 2023

KENET, the Kenyan NREN, has been awarded the Building Opportunities/Leveraging Technologies (BOLT) grant worth $200,000 by the Internet Society Foundation. The BOLT Grant Program is designed to support teams of innovators, technologists and researchers in relevant non-profit organizations working to expand the possibility of Internet connectivity and access globally (see BOLT Grant Website for further details). This is …

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TENET, South Africa, Showcases its Contribution to the UN SDGs

AfricaConnect, ASREN, GEANT, TENET, WACREN / By / March 7, 2023

The activities of our South African member NREN, TENET, have aided the achievement of multiple SDGs in their country. From eduroam to affordable internet connectivity during the COVID-19 pandemic, the NREN has documented and shared its initiatives through stories and news articles. Using the methods techniques developed under the AfricaConnect3 project, TENET has showcased how …

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eduID.africa advances federated identity management in the education ecosystem in Africa

eduID, eLearning, Members / By / March 6, 2023

Our identity is our uniqueness. Online identity and its management are vital to global migration to digital infrastructure, and citizens can only achieve an effective modern society with efficient governance and administration of digital identities. In the education landscape, digital identity has become increasingly important as technology has transformed how students learn and interact with …

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Call for Abstracts and Panel Session Proposals for UbuntuNet-Connect 2023

Education, Events, UbuntuNet Connect / By / June 27, 2023

We are pleased to announce the call for abstracts and panel session proposals for UbuntuNet-Connect 2023, which will be held on 26th and 27th October 2023 in Kampala, Uganda. UbuntuNet-Connect is the annual conference of the UbuntuNet Alliance, the regional research and education network for Eastern and Southern Africa. This year marks its 16th edition …

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