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Message from the Chairperson, Prof. Zimani Kadzamira
Established and emerging NRENs (National Research and Education Networks) in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda and South Africa came together as the Founders of a new grouping: the UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking. The vision of delivering very high speed - gigabits (Gb/s) connectivity instead of the current kilobits (kb/s) between African Universities and Research Institutions is driving the Alliance forward at a rapid pace. The founding NRENs have been joined by DRC, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and most recently Ethiopia and SomaliREN. In addition several NRENs in construction are working with the Alliance in capacity building. The UbuntuNet Alliance is registered as a non-profit association of NRENs in the Trade Register of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Amsterdam. UbuntuNet Alliance is a partner in the EU FP7 e-Infrastructures project, GLOBAL and ERINA4AFRICA |
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