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| Publication Date: 04/30/2024Greetings from UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking. Please receive our NUANCE Newsletter, detailing our activites and annoucements for the past month. Feel free to share the newsletter with your colleagues who may find it useful but are not on our mailing list. “NRENs – Connecting Africa to Unlimited Possibilities”: UbuntuNet Alliance and World Bank Hold Session at Connected Africa Summit 2024 By Harold Bowa on Apr 29, 2024 08:52 am  The 2024 Connected Africa Summit, held at the Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi, Kenya from April 21st to 25th, was a vibrant gathering of African leaders, investors, and innovators. Against the backdrop of harnessing the vast opportunities presented by the digital economy, this summit addressed barriers and pressing issues affecting the African economy. The summit also …“NRENs – Connecting Africa to Unlimited Possibilities”: UbuntuNet Alliance and World Bank Hold Session at Connected Africa Summit 2024 Read More » Kusha: Empowering Researchers through Social Media for Knowledge Dissemination By Harold Bowa on Apr 24, 2024 09:31 am  Kusha, an innovative ICT solution aimed at empowering researchers in Eastern and Southern Africa by leveraging the power of social media to promote their research findings to a wider audience. It came to light at the Women Hackathon which was co-funded by the European Union under the AfricaConnect3 project and held alongside UbuntuNet-Connect 2023 conference. …Kusha: Empowering Researchers through Social Media for Knowledge Dissemination Read More » Strengthening Disaster Recovery Services: A Collaboration Between KENET and AIC Kijabe Hospital By Harold Bowa on Apr 17, 2024 11:33 am  In today’s interconnected digital landscape, the resilience of crucial IT infrastructure stands as a cornerstone for organizations across various sectors. Particularly in vital institutions like hospitals, ensuring uninterrupted access to critical data is paramount for delivering seamless healthcare services, especially in emergencies. A testament to this commitment is the collaborative effort between KENET and AIC …Strengthening Disaster Recovery Services: A Collaboration Between KENET and AIC Kijabe Hospital Read More » Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports Joins eduroam By Harold Bowa on Apr 17, 2024 11:02 am  The Research and Education Network of Uganda (RENU) has recently announced that the Ministry of Education and Sports in the country has now joined eduroam and is making use of the service. This follows Uganda’ government vision 2060, in which the ministry developed a 5-year Digital Agenda Strategy for Education and Sports to facilitate the …Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports Joins eduroam Read More » Collaboration for Advancing Research and Education Networking: Insights from MAREN’s Twinning Program with ASNET-AM By Harold Bowa on Apr 16, 2024 04:44 pm  In a significant stride towards enhancing research and education networking, the Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN) recently launched its NREN Twinning Programme in collaboration with the National Research and Academic Network of Armenia (ASNET-AM). This initiative, facilitated by UbuntuNet Alliance and GÉANT through the AfricaConnect 3 project and co-funded by the European Union, aims …Collaboration for Advancing Research and Education Networking: Insights from MAREN’s Twinning Program with ASNET-AM Read More » EthERNet Launches the Ethiopian Federation Identity System (EFIS) By Harold Bowa on Mar 25, 2024 02:53 pm  In March 2024, the Ethiopian Education and Research Network (EthERNet) established its Identity federation: Ethiopian Federation Identity System, an initiative aimed at enhancing resource access and security for its users. The move was motivated by several key factors: This identity federation has been admitted to eduGAIN which expands the possible services that can be accessed …EthERNet Launches the Ethiopian Federation Identity System (EFIS) Read More » Empowering Ethiopian Universities: Inside EthERNet’s High-Performance Computing Journey By Harold Bowa on Mar 25, 2024 02:40 pm  In 2019, EthERNet unveiled its High-Performance Computing (HPC) facility, a groundbreaking initiative designed to revolutionize research capabilities across Ethiopia. This state-of-the-art facility was established to cater exclusively to higher education institutions and research centers, providing them with unparalleled access to advanced computing technologies. Just as well, it is meant to be a reference case for …Empowering Ethiopian Universities: Inside EthERNet’s High-Performance Computing Journey Read More » The NREN Community Converges in Abuja, Nigeria for the WACREN 2024 Conference By Harold Bowa on Mar 25, 2024 02:36 pm  It was another exciting year for the researchers and education networks across the world as they converged in Abuja, Nigeria to celebrate the West and Central African Research and Education Network conference (WACREN 2024). The conference themed ‘Charting the Course: Forging Future-Ready Higher Education and Research Communities’ was on March 7 and 8, 2024 at …The NREN Community Converges in Abuja, Nigeria for the WACREN 2024 Conference Read More » Women for STEM: Spotlighting the Heroines Behind the Scenes through the CONNECT Magazine By Harold Bowa on Mar 20, 2024 03:37 pm  In previous years UbuntuNet Alliance’s partner organization through the AfricaConnect3 project, GÉANT, has championed women in the research and education community with a focus on women in STEM fields. Various interviews and spotlight articles are published in their CONNECT magazine to showcase their contributions and encourage young women to get involved in STEM fields to …Women for STEM: Spotlighting the Heroines Behind the Scenes through the CONNECT Magazine Read More » Grow Your User Base in Africa through the UbuntuNet-Connect 2024 Conference. By Harold Bowa on Mar 18, 2024 10:52 am  The premier research and education networking conference of Eastern and Southern Africa is coming up on 31st October and 1st November 2024 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Hosted by the Tanzania Research and Education Network (TERNET), UbuntuNet-Connect 2024 is set to bring together 150 to 200 participants under the theme: Maximizing Technological Advancements in Research …Grow Your User Base in Africa through the UbuntuNet-Connect 2024 Conference. Read More » |
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