Malawian TED Fellow Builds Medical Tech To Overcome Africa’s Unique Challenges

Health Science, Research, Stories / By / February 7, 2018

The impending connection of the Malawi Research and Education Network, (MAREN) to the UbuntuNet regional network is likely to be exciting news to software engineers like Soyapi Mumba who have been working tirelessly to develop systems that can revolutionise the health system in Malawi where the Internet connectivity is slow and expensive among other setbacks. …

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Prof Stephen Simukanga appointed UbuntuNet Alliance Chairperson

Board, Press Release, Stories / By / February 7, 2018

UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Stephen Simukanga, as its Chairperson for the next three years effective 20th September 2017. Professor Simukanga is the Director General of the Higher Education Authority of Zambia and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Zambia. Prof Simukanga’s appointment follows a successful completion of a …

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Press release: West and Central Africa connects to the global R&E network to unleash its potential

AfricaConnect, Press Release, Stories, WACREN / By / February 7, 2018

The EU-funded AfricaConnect2 project has just announced that, following the call for tenders to connect West and Central (W&C) Africa published back in June 2016, GÉANT has awarded a 15-year contract to MainOne for connectivity services. By signing the contract through AfricaConnect2, WACREN, the regional Research and Education Network in West and Central Africa, will …

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Proceedings and Report of UbuntuNet-Connect 2016 published

Events, Stories, UbuntuNet Connect / By / February 5, 2018

UbuntuNet Alliance has published the full Proceedings and Report of its 9th Annual Conference, UbuntuNet-Connect 2016 that was held on 2-3 November 2016 in Entebbe, Uganda. The proceedings, which are now available on the UbuntuNet Alliance repository for downloading, include 18 full text papers that were presented at the two-day conference in the east African …

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ASREN Gears up for e-Age 2017

e-AGE, Events, Stories / By / December 1, 2017

Cairo, Egypt is the next destination for the research and education networking community, which is expected to converge in the city on 3-4 December 2017 for the Arab States Education Network (ASREN) 7th International Platform on Integrating Arab e-Infrastructure in a Global Environment, e-AGE 2017. e-AGE 2017 will be held at the League of Arab …

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Researchers advocate for open science in Addis Ababa

Events, Open Science, Stories, UbuntuNet Connect / By / December 1, 2017

Researchers from different countries converged in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where they advocated for easy and open access to scientific platforms and publications. This was during the UbuntuNet-Connect 2017 pre-conference workshop titled “Towards an Open Science Platform Infrastructure Framework” held on Wednesday, 1st November 2017 at the Hilton Addis Ababa Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The …

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UbuntuNet-Connect 2017 week drills NREN engineers in Advanced Routing, Service Deployment

Capacity Building, Stories, Training / By / December 1, 2017

At least 33 engineers from UbuntuNet Alliance member NRENs benefited from hands-on training workshops in Advanced Routing and Service Deployment at the just ended UbuntuNet-Connect 2017 week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Eighteen network engineers went through a four-day advanced routing workshop organised by UbuntuNet Alliance with assistance from the Network Start-Up Resource Center (NSRC). The …

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African Union pledges support towards African Research and Education Networks

AU, Donors, Stories / By / December 1, 2017

The African Union Commission (AUC) says it is committed to supporting African Research and Education Networks like the UbuntuNet Alliance following what the Union described as “inspiring work” by the research and education networks of securing affordable ICT access and usage for the continent’s research and education institutions. Director of the Africa Union Commission for …

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UbuntuNet-Connect 2017 encourages Intra-African collaboration in research and education

Events, Stories, UbuntuNet Connect / By / December 1, 2017

UbuntuNet-Connect 2017, the 10th edition of the UbuntuNet-Connect annual networking conferences was held on 2-3 November 2017 at the Hilton Addis Ababa Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under the theme “Enabling Intra-African Collaboration in Research and Education.” The two-day conference was attended by over 210 participants from across the world. The annual conference was preceded …

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Telemedicine: helping reduce deaths from cancer in Asia

Health Science, Research, Stories / By / September 11, 2017

Gastric cancer is the deadliest form of cancer in Asia. It accounts for the deaths of some 28 men and 13 women per 100,000. In Japan, gastric cancer used to have a similar profile – number one in mortality, as well as in incidence. But now, although the incidence in Japan hasn’t changed much, mortality …

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