A task force comprising ICT directors from seven higher learning and/or research institutions has been established to fast track the formation of a National Research and Education Network (NREN) in Lesotho. The “Task Team” as it is being called, was proposed during a ‘Lesotho NREN sensitisation workshop’ that was held in the capital Maseru on …
Lydia Chabala, an soil scientist from Zambia can still not predict the amount of time and money it would have taken and cost her to complete her PhD research if she had not been introduced to the Zambia Research and Education Network (ZAMREN)’s high speed internet connectivity. Chabala’s research focused on soil-environmental modeling for digital …
One of the prominent challenges most African National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) are struggling to deal with is the lack of ownership of connectivity infrastructure mainly due to funding hiccups. Most of these NRENs are however operating alongside public and private telecommunication companies and organisations that own infrastructure such as fiber optic backbones that …
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.97″ background_layout=”light”] PRESS RELEASE The Research and Education Network of Uganda (RENU) to host UbuntuNet-Connect 2016 Lilongwe, 30th March, 2016: UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking is pleased to announce that UbuntuNet-Connect 2016, the ninth edition of its series of annual conferences focusing on research and education networking activities taking place …
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.97″ background_layout=”light”] PRESS RELEASE UbuntuNet Alliance, Sida sign USD580, 000 grant for regional and international connectivity for universities in Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda Lilongwe, 1 February 2016: UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of SEK4.95 million (about USD580, 000) from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency …
UbuntuNet Alliance 10th Annual General Meeting of Members (AGMM) week which will be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in April, 2016 will, among other events, include a Federated Applications training workshop for system engineers as well as a capacity building seminar for NREN Managers and Senior University Leaders from the UbuntuNet Alliance membership region. …
European Research and Education Network, GÉANT has been given official recognition by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) of its role in R&E networking and invited to use its expertise to help UfM implement its digital economy agenda in the Southern Mediterranean. GÉANT’s role was confirmed in Barcelona last December at the first meeting of …
Hot on the heels of signing the AfricaConnect2 contract agreement (through GÉANT) with the European Commission for the rolling out of a research and education network for west and central Africa, the West and Central African Research and Education Network, (WACREN) has more reasons to smile after the Internet Society (ISOC) announced a $120, 000 …
Internet Society grants WACREN $120, 000 for NREN activity support Read More »
It is not uncommon for end-users from higher education and research communities in some parts of the world to confess ignorance over the existence and or role of a National Research and Education Network in their country. It is also hardly surprising to learn that some governments and development partners are sitting on pots of …
The Case for NRENs Portal: A one–stop resource and tool bank for NRENs and stakeholders Read More »
The head of the West and Central Africa Research and Education Network, (WACREN), Dr. Boubakar Barry in January 2016 paid a visit to UbuntuNet Alliance Secretariat in Lilongwe, Malawi where he familiarised with how UbuntuNet Alliance managed the rolling out of the AfricaConnect project with coordination from European Research and Education Network GÉANT, then DANTE. …
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