UbuntuNet-Connect 2017

Session

Session 4a - Tools and e-Infrastructure required for Intra-African Collaboration

3 Nov 2017, 08:00

Hilton Hotel (Addis Ababa | Ethiopia)

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...