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UbuntuNet-Connect 2017

2–3 Nov 2017
Addis Ababa | Ethiopia
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  1. 65. Registration
    01/11/2017, 08:00
  2. 66. Welcome Remarks from the host, EthERNet
    Mr Zelalem Assefa (EthERNet)
    01/11/2017, 09:00
  3. 67. Welcome Remars from the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences (EAS)
    Prof. Masresha Fetene (Ethiopian Academy of Sciences)
    01/11/2017, 09:10
  4. 68. Welcome Remarks from African Open Science Platform (AOSP)
    Ms Susan Veldsman (Academy of Science of South Africa)
    01/11/2017, 09:20
  5. 69. Welcome Remarks from UbuntuNet Alliance
    Dr Pascal Hoba (UbuntuNet Alliance)
    01/11/2017, 09:30
  6. 70. Introduction and Welcome Remarks by the CEO of EthERNet
    Mr Zelalem Assefa (EthERNet)
    02/11/2017, 08:30
  7. 71. Welcome Remarks by the CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance
    Dr Pascal Hoba (UbuntuNet Alliance)
    02/11/2017, 08:35
  8. 72. Remarks from the Vice Chairperson of UbuntuNet Alliance
    Prof. Hellicy Ngambi
    02/11/2017, 08:40
  9. 73. Remarks from African Union High Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology
    02/11/2017, 08:45
  10. 79. Remarks from Diamond Sponsor
    02/11/2017, 08:50
  11. 74. Goodwill Messages from Partners
    02/11/2017, 09:05
    Academy of Science of Ethiopia, ASREN, GEANT, Internet Society, NSRC, WACREN, World Bank
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  12. 75. Remarks from EU Delegation in Ethiopia
    02/11/2017, 09:15
  13. 76. Remarks from EU DEVCO
    Mr Jonathan van Meerbeek
    02/11/2017, 09:20
  14. 77. Official Opening Remarks from the Ethiopian Minister of Education
    Dr Samuel Kifle Kidane
    02/11/2017, 09:25
  15. 78. Sustainable and effective pathways for International Research Collaboration: Evidence from Mekelle University, Ethiopia
    02/11/2017, 09:35
  16. 38. Building and Strengthen National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in Africa through Intra-African Collaborations
    Mr Benjamin Eshun (Ghana Research and Education Network (GhREN))
    02/11/2017, 10:30
    Stimulating intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 1 - NREN as Facilitators of Intra-African Collaboration
    Abstract A National Research and Education Network (NREN) is both; 1) a high performance communications network owned and operated for and by the education and research community of a country and; 2) the organization that operates that network, constituted as a consortium of members, a dedicated agency, a company, NGO, or other type of body. In World Bank partner countries an NREN may...
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  17. 46. Mapping the research collaboration networks in computer science: The case of central, eastern and southern African Countries. .
    Mr Charles Marwa (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences)
    02/11/2017, 10:50
    Stimulating intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 1 - NREN as Facilitators of Intra-African Collaboration
    Mapping the research collaboration networks in computer science: The case of central, eastern and southern African Countries. Charles Marwa (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences-MUHAS) Raphael Zozimus Sangeda (Muhimbili University of Allied Sciences - MUHAS) Edda Tandi Lwoga (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences - MUHAS) Abstract Purpose: We conducted a...
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  18. 58. MoRENet as a Platform for Intra-country Collaboration in Research and Education: Evidence Based on Analyses of Usage Patterns and Network Data Flows
    Prof. Lourino Chemane (MoRENet)
    02/11/2017, 11:10
    How collaboration works
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 1 - NREN as Facilitators of Intra-African Collaboration
    MoRENet (Mozambique Research and Education Network) has been defined as a technological platform to support the collaboration between national research and education actors within the country, and between these and their peers in Africa and other parts of the world. Focused on this aim and on the government’s policy of facilitating the mobility of researchers, lecturers, and students, the...
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  19. 14. Reorganizing for Efficiency: Framework for National Education and Research Stakeholders Collaboration
    Dr Magreth Mushi (Tanzania Education and Research Network)
    02/11/2017, 11:30
    Stimulating intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 1 - NREN as Facilitators of Intra-African Collaboration
    National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) are involved with diverse activities ranging from core connectivity to simply brokerage. Some of the services are so indispensable to research and education institutions that they must be available in the institutions before NRENs are capable of providing them. While TERNET is restructuring itself for relevance and for efficient service...
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  20. 16. Technical Capacity Building and the Growth of an NREN - Case Study: RENU since 2014
    Mr Nicholas Mbonimpa (Research and Education Network for Uganda (RENU))
    02/11/2017, 11:50
    Technical support required for intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 1 - NREN as Facilitators of Intra-African Collaboration
    An NREN network is an aggregation of member institution networks. Sadly, the state of the member institution networks, and the technical competence of member institution network and systems administrators are, many a time, not considered vital contributors to the growth of an NREN. The member institution technical staff are faced with various hardships in their day to day tasks. Aside from the...
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  21. 17. Forging Meaningful Synergies between NRENs and CSPs - The Case of Uganda’s NREN (RENU)
    Mr Isaac Kasana (Research and Education Network for Uganda (RENU))
    02/11/2017, 12:10
    Stimulating intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 1 - NREN as Facilitators of Intra-African Collaboration
    In the first five years of its existence, when RENU was not able to operate its own network, an ef-fort was made to establish a symbiotic relationship with a then leading commercial service pro-vider (CSP). A consortium of willing Ugandan R&E institutions engaged this CSP under the aus-pices of RENU in a first attempt at collective bargaining to get the maximum possible discount on bandwidth...
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  22. 60. A Pilot Survey on Institutional Enablers and Barriers Affecting the Evolving Role of Librarians in African Higher Educational Institutions
    Dr Pamela Abbott (University of Sheffield Information School)
    02/11/2017, 13:30
    Stimulating intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 2 - Libraries, Access to Information and Research and Collaboration
    Background and Motivation ------------------------- African higher education institutions (HEIs), like many in this sector worldwide, are experiencing a confluence of forces that are set to influence the direction taken by these institutions in the foreseeable future. Among these influences are digitalisation, globalisation, platformisation and continuing digital innovations, all affecting...
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  23. 54. Open Access, Open Science, Open Data: Who will benefit? A user profile
    Dr Margareth Gfrerer (Education Strategy Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
    02/11/2017, 13:50
    The scientific community aspires about unlimited and open access to knowledge and information. Just a click and researchers enter the Nirvana of databases, libraries and communication platforms around the globe. Thanks to governments’ efforts in developing as well as in developed countries National Research and Education Networks (NREN) have been established and provide the technological...
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  24. 30. Without data, science is merely an opinion: the African Open Science Platform project
    Mrs Ina Smith (Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf))
    02/11/2017, 14:10
    Technical support required for intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 2 - Libraries, Access to Information and Research and Collaboration
    The Science International Accord on Open Data in a Big Data World presents an inclusive vision of the need for and the benefits of Open Data for science internationally, and in particular for Lower and Middle Income Countries. In addition to benefiting from Data from the international community, African countries have much to contribute for all to benefit in making progress towards...
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  25. 1. NRENs, library consortia and government: Nexus for democratic access to scholarship
    Mr Alexander Madanha Rusero (Harare Polytechnic Schoool of Media), Dr Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita (Harare Polytechnic School of Library and Information Sciences)
    02/11/2017, 14:30
    Stimulating intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 2 - Libraries, Access to Information and Research and Collaboration
    The propagation of NRENs in Africa is transforming the knowledge infospheres through providing internet connectivity to enhance research collaboration and shareability of research output among researchers irrespective of chronemic and spatial limitations. NRENs serve as special vehicles for facilitating access to scientific research and collaboration for socio-economic development. This ...
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  26. 28. Research driven Innovation: A collaborative approach for developing countries’ research Uptake
    Mr Moses Ismail (Researcher), Ms Zaituni Kaijage (Researcher/Academia)
    02/11/2017, 14:50
    This paper aimed at assessing the impact of the pre-incubation approach to students’ ideas uptake at the University of Dar es Salaam and establishes a framework with which the research uptake can follow suit. The first part of the paper describes the pre-incubation process, achievements and lesson learned. The second part establishes a link between research uptake and the UDICTI pre-incubation...
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  27. 52. Developments in regional SADC Cyberinfrastructure to support Collaboration,Open Data and Open Science
    Dr Tshiamo Motshegwa (University Of Botswana, Computer Science Department)
    02/11/2017, 15:10
    Technical support required for intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 2 - Libraries, Access to Information and Research and Collaboration
    \begin{abstract} There is a convergence of data and compute intensive paradigms and a proliferation of research, and projects in these areas and applications. There also is a global trend in developing distributed and federated high performance data cyberinfrastructure and e-infrastructures to support to research, encourage collaborations and to facilitate data sharing for open science. These...
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  28. 29. The Sci-GaIA project: final results, lessons learnt and opportunities for the African Communities of Practice
    Prof. Roberto Barbera (University of Catania)
    02/11/2017, 16:00
    Stimulating intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 3 - Projects for Intra-African Collaboration
    Sci-GaIA (www.sci-gaia.eu) is an EU funded project that ran from May 2015 to April 2017. Initially set out to create sustainable training to support scientific endeavour through Science Gateways and e-Infrastructures in Africa. To better motivate and to establish a clearer route to impact, the project shifted focus to embrace Open Science to better open up scientific achievements in Africa...
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  29. 11. AFriNIC Updates for improved Engagement with the REN Community
    Mr James Chirwa (AFRINIC Ltd)
    02/11/2017, 16:20
    Technical support required for intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 3 - Projects for Intra-African Collaboration
    AFRINIC LTD is one of the 5 Regional Internet Registry(RIR) and it’s service region covers the entire AFRICA continent and part of the Indian Ocean Islands, and it’s headquartered in Mauritius. AFRINIC’s core business include the distribution and management of Internet Protocol number resources (IPv4, IPv6 and ASN). AFRINIC also provides various services and trainings related to these IP...
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  30. 44. Peoples-uni: public health capacity building through online education
    Dr Marta Minwyelet (Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia)
    02/11/2017, 16:40
    How collaboration works
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 3 - Projects for Intra-African Collaboration
    The mission of Peoples-uni (http://peoples-uni.org) is to build Public Health capacity to meet the enormous needs for improving the health of populations in Low- to Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Open content and open access both facilitate the development of the programme we describe, and will further contribute to education for health professionals. Education is provided fully online, and...
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  31. 80. ICANN: Securing the DNS and the KSK rollover
    Mr Yaovi ATOHOUN (ICANN)
    02/11/2017, 17:00
    Technical support required for intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 3 - Projects for Intra-African Collaboration
    Securing the DNS and the KSK rollover
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  32. 6. Cross-continent collaboration for advanced research
    Dr Ognjen Prnjat (GRNET)
    03/11/2017, 08:00
    We present a case study and lessons learnt in cross-continent collaboration (Europe, Africa, Asia) which covers the whole lifecycle of scientific research: from conception of ideas through collaborative work on large-scale scientific experiments in different scientific fields, through the use of data processing, manipulation and storage services, to joint authorship and publication of research...
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  33. 56. Facilitating content distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa through Software-Defined Exchange Points
    Dr Julio Ibarra (Florida International University)
    03/11/2017, 08:00
    Technical support required for intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 4a - Tools and e-Infrastructure required for Intra-African Collaboration
    Sub-Saharan Africa is the fastest growing region of international Internet capacity in the world. Content in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasing: Microsoft is bringing two new data centers to South Africa, and Google and Akamai have been installing caches. The demand for content distribution within Sub-Saharan Africa is growing as the number of data centers and caches increase. Strategic...
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  34. 18. Collaboration in Academia: Motives, Forms and Impacts on scientific Productivity
    Dr Namatié Traoré (Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa)
    03/11/2017, 08:20
    Namatié Traoréª *, Réjean Landryb ª Telfer School of Management; University of Ottawa, 55 rue Laurier E., 55 Laurier St E. Ottawa, ON, (Canada), K1N 6N5, namatie.traore@gmail.com; namatie.traore@uottawa.ca b Department of Management, Faculty of Business, Laval University, 2325 rue de l’Université, Québec City, QC, (Canada), G1V 0A6, rejean.landry@mng.ulaval.ca * Corresponding author. ...
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  35. 41. Governance model for Educational Roaming (eduroam) in African research institutions
    Mr LLOYD SSENTONGO (Rakai Health Sciences Program)
    03/11/2017, 08:20
    Technical support required for intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 4a - Tools and e-Infrastructure required for Intra-African Collaboration
    Abstract Educational Roaming, “eduroam” is a globally accessible, secure wireless service for members of participating universities and research institutions. eduroam is a widely used example of a technology that uses trust and identity federations to share essential tools for collaboration and research by enabling visiting partners to use the Internet at trusting institutions. Identity...
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  36. 50. Digital Tools for Collaborative Research
    Mr Innocent Mapanga (Amity University Gurgaon)
    03/11/2017, 08:40
    Technical support required for intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 4a - Tools and e-Infrastructure required for Intra-African Collaboration
    Collaboration in research facilitate connecting researchers, exploration of literature, collaborative writing, publishing, evaluation, finding and sharing of data and code amongst a lot many research activities. A collection of digital tools are needed to support collaborative research efforts from research tasks ranging from search to article visualization so as to enhance reading, writing...
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  37. 59. Growing a Data-Ready Continent: Every Contribution Counts
    Ms Anelda van der Walt (TALARIFY)
    03/11/2017, 08:40
    Stimulating intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 4b - Tracking and Contributing to Intra-African Collaboration in Research and Education
    The current acute shortage of computational, data management and analysis skills amongst researchers and practitioners has been described in numerous publications. Programmes have been developed to address this shortage at institutions globally. Interventions aim to provide training in multiple ways, including: short courses, bootcamps, and Massive Open Online Courses. Some “data science”...
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  38. 61. The case for IoT applications in Africa
    Dr Luc Ngend (University of Malawi), Prof. Santhi Kumaran (University of Rwanda)
    03/11/2017, 09:00
    Stimulating intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 4b - Tracking and Contributing to Intra-African Collaboration in Research and Education
    The Internet of things (IoT) refers to the networked interconnection of objects in addition to traditional networked devices. This is starting to happen, as the incessant decrease in size, cost and energy consumption of wireless devices is boosting the number of deployed wireless devices dramatically. The number of mobile objects composing the IoT will be huge: in 2020 between 12 to 50 billion...
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  39. 13. The NEAAR Collaboration: Supporting low-cost PerfSONAR deployments for end-to-end perfomance monitoring
    Mr Edward Moynihan (Indiana University)
    03/11/2017, 09:00
    Technical support required for intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 4a - Tools and e-Infrastructure required for Intra-African Collaboration
    The Networks for European, American, and African Research (NEAAR) collaboration, led by Indiana University and GEANT in partnership with the UbuntuNet Alliance, WACREN, ASREN, SANReN, and TENET, is building a dynamic platform for connecting researchers in the US with their counterparts in Europe and Africa. By providing bandwidth, targeted education and training, and pro-active end-user...
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  40. 55. Blockchain technology: Facilitating collaborative research via Intellectual Property sharing
    Mr Thabiso Mpofu (Non Member)
    03/11/2017, 09:20
    Technical support required for intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 4a - Tools and e-Infrastructure required for Intra-African Collaboration
    Blockchain is the underlying technology on which CryptoCurrencies such as Bitcoin and Etherium are based. Blockchain is implemented via the use of a distributed ledger. Blockchain ensures permanence of information and addition or modification is subject to everyone and the owner of information contained in the ledger agreeing as well thus making it temper proof. Transactions are grouped into...
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  41. 7. Promoting Collaborative Research among State Universities in Zimbabwe through Identity Federation and Researcher Information Management
    Mr Rosenthal T Robert Shoniwa (Harare Institute of Technology)
    03/11/2017, 09:20
    Technical support required for intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 4b - Tracking and Contributing to Intra-African Collaboration in Research and Education
    Normally, the process of applying to universities in Zimbabwe is a generally redundant activity which involves filling in application forms to the multiple local universities using the exact same information on all forms. This paper proposes a platform that not only does away with this redundancy but also reaps great benefits as by-products of its implementation. The solution will streamline...
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  42. 39. Developing A Virtual Computing Lab for REN Community
    Mr Martin Njau (KENYA EDUCATION NETWORK (KENET))
    03/11/2017, 09:40
    Technical support required for intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 4a - Tools and e-Infrastructure required for Intra-African Collaboration
    National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) build and maintain advanced broadband networks that interconnect universities and research institutes. The NRENs not only provide basic Internet and shared services but are also considered part of innovation and capacity development ecosystem of the countries. KENET has embraced the idea of providing online training boot camps including the...
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  43. 8. Research Metrics: Does it matter in the African scholarship and collaboration?
    Prof. Joseph M. Kavulya (The Catholic University of Eastern Africa)
    03/11/2017, 09:40
    Technical support required for intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 4b - Tracking and Contributing to Intra-African Collaboration in Research and Education
    Review of literature reveals that Africa’s contribution to global knowledge and innovations is still rated at low. Scholarly communication in the region is bedeviled by among others, poor discovery and access to local scientific information, low publishing levels, and low funding and collaboration in research enterprise. Scientists in the region are at pains on to remedy situation. One...
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  44. 20. Developing Effective Public Awareness Communication Strategy to Stimulate the Role of NRENs in Intra- African Collaboration Strategies
    Mr George Kinyera-Apuke (Kyambogo University (Uganda)), Prof. Wilson OKAKA (Kyambogo University (Uganda))
    03/11/2017, 10:00
    Stimulating intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 4b - Tracking and Contributing to Intra-African Collaboration in Research and Education
    We explain developing effective public awareness communication strategy will help to stimulate the role of NRENs s well as the regional RENs to spur the current and projected intra- African collaboration strategies for enhanced research and education outputs. The main objectives are to: review the role or benefits of public awareness communication strategy in promoting intra-regional...
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  45. 3. Utilizing Virtual Learning and a Virtual GIS Computer Laboratory in Spatial Sciences Learning for the Expanded Open Distance Education at Mzuzu University
    Mr Donnex Chilonga (Mzuzu University)
    03/11/2017, 10:00
    Technical support required for intra-African collaboration
    Reviewed Presentation
    Session 4a - Tools and e-Infrastructure required for Intra-African Collaboration
    This article describes the application of an emerging virtual learning environment for the teaching of GIS and spatial sciences to open and distance learning (ODL) graduate as well as undergraduate students of Mzuzu University. Focusing mainly on the innovative hybrid architecture of the virtual GIS computer laboratory, benefits and constraints of this mixed architecture are discussed. To...
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  46. 40. Planning and Management of ICT Shared Infrastructure and Services - MoRENet Case Study
    Prof. Lourino Chemane (MoRENet)
    Reviewed Presentation
    The Government of Mozambique, through the Ministry of Science and Technology, Higher and Technical Education, is promoting the establishing of the Mozambique Research and Education Network (MoRENet), to be a technical platform for shared IT infrastructure and data communication services for the research and academic community in Mozambique. MoRENet cover today 91 institutions including higher...
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  47. 64. Welcome Remarks by the CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance
    Dr Pascal Hoba (UbuntuNet Alliance)