A fund of $100m has been launched by the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) to help African researchers concentrate on research projects that directly address the needs of people living on the continent. AESA, which was created by the African Academy of Sciences which is based in Nairobi, Kenya, has created …
The government of Mozambique through the Ministry of Science and Technology, Higher Education and Vocational Training is expected to soon appoint a new Executive Director for the Mozambique Research and Education Network (MoRENet) to replace Eng. Salvador Adriano. Eng. Adriano, who has served as MoRENet Executive Director for just over a year having joined from …
In the absence of meaningful measurement techniques, how do African countries back their commitment to reducing carbon dioxide emission in their quest to reduce the effects of climate change? The answer is obvious: It is difficult. This is the reason some countries in Africa, with the help of international organisations are setting up of projects …
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The United Nations has agreed to a proposal from a high level panel of experts to establish a Technology Bank that will be supporting science and technology in the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The Bank, which is expected to start its operations in 2016, will be headquartered in Turkey. United Nations Secretary General Ban …
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The three Horizon 2020 projects which the UbuntuNet Alliance is a partner are helping in fostering collaboration among implementing partners. The projects are the Middleware for Collaborative Applications and Global Virtual Communities (MAGIC) being coordinated by the Latin American regional REN RedCLARA; Energizing Scientific Endeavour through Science Gateways and e-Infrastructures in Africa (Sci-GaIA), coordinated by …
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UbuntuNet-Connect 2015, to be held in Maputo, Mozambique, on 19-20 November 2015 will not be a usual conference characterized by the presentation of papers and the routine activities associated with the annual conference. This is a special conference which will mark the Alliance’s 10th Anniversary and the anniversary cannot come and go without mentioning the …
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Located conveniently in the Bay of Maputo in Avenida 25 de Setembro, one of the city’s most prestigious commercial areas and at a distance of a 15 minute drive from the Malavane’s International Airport, there could be no better venue for UbuntuNet-Connect 2015 than the VIP Grand Maputo Hotel. The 5 star Hotel is the …
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September 2015 promises to be an important month for the Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN). Firstly, the network is expected to hold a three day workshop on joining eduroam and Identity federation scheduled to be held at the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University (TAGI-UNI) in Jordan from 8- 10 September, 2015. According to ASREN, the …
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The Malawi College of Medicine (COM), a constituent college of the University of Malawi which is a member institution of the Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN), has been hailed as one of the institutions making significant contribution towards Malawi’s healthcare research system which has been described as ‘the best” in Africa. United Kingdom’s Department …
At least 25 network engineers from 22 member institutions of the Research and Education Network for Uganda (RENU) are expected to participate in a one-week wireless networking training workshop expected to take place in the country in September 2015. The workshop, which will be held from 14 – 18 September 2015 at the Uganda Management …
