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| Publication Date: 07/31/2024Greetings 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. Reflecting on the Latest Open Science Webinar: A Research Funder’s Open Access Policy By Martha Chikuni on Jul 31, 2024 10:23 am  On Thursday, July 18th, 2024, the UbuntuNet Alliance and Access 2 Perspectives hosted an enlightening webinar session as part of the ORCID Global Participation Program. This session focused on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s updated Open Access Policy, which will take effect on January 1, 2025. Guest Speaker Ashley Farley provided valuable insights into …Reflecting on the Latest Open Science Webinar: A Research Funder’s Open Access Policy Read More » AfricArXiv Continues to Unlock Opportunities for African Researchers By Martha Chikuni on Jul 31, 2024 10:05 am  AfricArXiv is a community-led open-access digital library dedicated to creating an African-owned open scholarly repository. It enables African researchers across all disciplines to showcase their research findings, boost their discoverability, and connect with other researchers on the continent and globally. In late 2023, Access 2 Perspectives and UbuntuNet Alliance jointly began hosting AfricArXiv on UbuntuNet …AfricArXiv Continues to Unlock Opportunities for African Researchers Read More » Utafiti Africa, the Alliance’s research opportunities funding portal, crosses 1,100 active users milestone By Madara Ogot on Jul 31, 2024 09:56 am  Utafiti Africa, UbuntuNet Alliance’s research funding opportunities portal, has reached the key milestone of 1,100 active users across Africa. The portal aims to catalyze increased funding and impactful research across Africa. It has a continuously updated, searchable database of funding opportunities. The Swahili word Utafiti means “research,” reflecting the platform’s core mission to support and …Utafiti Africa, the Alliance’s research opportunities funding portal, crosses 1,100 active users milestone Read More » UbuntuNet Alliance, Redington and AWS to Advance Education and Research in Africa By Madara Ogot on Jul 29, 2024 04:55 pm  Redington, the leading technology aggregator and innovation powerhouse across emerging markets and Amazon Web Services (AWS), announced on July 25, 2024, a strategic partnership with UbuntuNet Alliance. The collaboration empowers UbuntuNet Alliance to provide its member NRENs with seamless access to a comprehensive suite of AWS cloud solutions. NRENs and their member institutions will benefit …UbuntuNet Alliance, Redington and AWS to Advance Education and Research in Africa Read More » RwedNet Roars Back to Life By Madara Ogot on Jul 29, 2024 01:43 pm  On July 1, 2024, the Rwanda Education Network (RwedNet) took its rightful place as the National Research and Education Network of Rwanda after a six-year rebuilding period. A founder member of UbuntuNet Alliance since 2005, RwedNet collapsed as an NREN in 2018. Since then, the Alliance has been supporting the Rwanda Ministry of Education’s rebuilding …RwedNet Roars Back to Life Read More » ZAMREN Gears up for ZAMREN Week 2024 and Annual General Meeting. By Harold Bowa on Jul 22, 2024 05:05 pm  Zambia Research and Education Network (ZAMREN) is all set to hold their 2024 ZAMREN Week and Annual General Meeting, this is ZAMREN’s premier event of the year where academia, technology, and innovation converge! This 2024 ZAMREN Week is a unique opportunity for leaders in education, research, and technology to explore the future of learning management …ZAMREN Gears up for ZAMREN Week 2024 and Annual General Meeting. Read More » |
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