WACREN annual conference brings MAGIC, TANDEM and Sci-GaIA Projects under one roof

MAGIC, Sci-GAIA, TANDEM, WACREN / By / September 22, 2016

A second joint TANDEM, MAGIC and Sci-GaIA workshop on ‘Promotion of Open Science in Africa’ was  held in Senegal, Dakar on March 15, 2016. The workshop came as  one of the pre-conference events of the second annual conference of West African Countries Research and Education Network (WACREN) which held on 17-18 March 2016 under the …

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CHAIN-REDS final conference promises big

CHAIN-REDS / By / September 21, 2016

The CHAIN-REDS EU FP7 funded project is organising its final conference titled ”Open Science at the Global Scale: Sharing e-Infrastructures, Sharing Knowledge, Sharing Progress” taking place on March 31, 2015 at Marivaux Hotel, Congress and Seminar Centre in Brussels, Belgium. The event will be held under the aegis of the European Commission (DG CONNECT). The …

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Experts discuss an open access programme for Africa

Open Access / By / September 21, 2016

The consultative forum, which was first in a series, discussed the agenda and programmes to investigate, develop, and evaluate the relevant technical infrastructure, policy implications, and sustainability models. The idea was to come up with interventions that can best serve the strategic and policy goals of the scholars, institutions and governments in the countries of …

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MoRENet has new leadership

MoRENet / By / September 21, 2016

There is new leadership in the Mozambican NREN, MoRENet. Salvador Inácio Marques Adriano took the helm of the Mozambican NREN from Ludmila Maguni at the close of 2014.  An Electronic Engineer by profession, Mr Adriano has worked in the Telecom Industry since 2000. Mr Adriano takes over a growing NREN that has enjoyed tremendous government …

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African research community increases uptake of e-Infrastructure development

eLearning / By / September 21, 2016

Mahatma Ghandi once said, “We have to be the change we want to see.” Likewise, when we build e-Infrastructures to enable scientists across the world to work collaboratively, this could significantly assist Africa to drive the innovation and development that the continent wants to see. A recent study published in Palgrave Communications, conducted by members …

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Why Gastric cancer experts are opting for remote education

Education, eLearning, Video Conference / By / September 21, 2016

Gastric Cancer expert Yao Fang Lu MD, Associate Professor Department of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing China says demand for remote education system is on the rise among teaching hospitals. “Remote teleconference has obvious advantages as compared to traditional meetings which meets the demands of increasing communication of endoscopists, pathologists and …

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NUANCE – December 2014

eInfrastructure, Network, Open Access, Security, Services, SudREN / By / September 19, 2016

More NREN involvement needed in public service delivery using e-infrastructures – EU Research and Education Networks are key actors in transforming developing economies into knowledge societies, spearheading technological and service innovation. They therefore deserve high political visibility towards governments, regulators and academia.  These were the words of Anni Hellman, Deputy Head of e-Infrastructures Unit, DG …

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NUANCE – December 2014

Stories / By / September 15, 2016

More NREN involvement needed in public service delivery using e-infrastructures – EU Research and Education Networks are key actors in transforming developing economies into knowledge societies, spearheading technological and service innovation. They therefore deserve high political visibility towards governments, regulators and academia.  These were the words of Anni Hellman, Deputy Head of e-Infrastructures Unit, DG …

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NUANCE – November 2014

AfricaConnect, Health Science, UbuntuNet Connect, ZAMREN / By / September 19, 2016

Pan-African research and education network to be realized soon “We are convinced that working together, the dream of a pan-African research and education network will be fulfilled soon, through the junction of the UbuntuNet Alliance, West and Central Africa Research and Education Network (WACREN) and Arab States Network  (ASREN) in North Africa,” Said Dr Boubakar …

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