UbuntuNet-Connect 2018

18 Nov 2018, 13:00 → 23 Nov 2018, 20:00 Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

Hotel Verde Zanzibar

Pasca Hoba (UA)

UbuntuNet-Connect is the Annual Conference of UbuntuNet Alliance that focuses on research and education networking activities in Africa. It is organised by UbuntuNet Alliance and hosted by member NRENs. The Conference brings together practitioners in the research and education networking community, researchers, policy makers, academicians, connectivity providers, and a pool of expertise from across Africa and beyond. In previous years, the conference has attracted sponsorship from leading commercial companies and service providers.

 This year, UbuntuNet-Connect 2018, the 11th edition of the series of UbuntuNet-Connect conferences will be held in Zanzibar and will be hosted by the Tanzania Education and Research Network (TERNET), the NREN of Tanzania. The conference will take place on 22-23 November 2018.

 For further information and sponsorship opportunities, contact uc2018@ubuntunet.net

 

Guidelines for preparing Papers for UC2018-Updated.doc

Sunday 18 November

13:00 → 17:00 Network Training: Day 1

Conveners: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ), Patrick Okui (NSRC)

13:00 NREN BGP Workshop Introduction

Speaker: Patrick Okui (NSRC)

13:20 Routing basics

Speakers: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ), Patrick Okui (NSRC)

14:00 Lab Setup

Speakers: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ), Patrick Okui (NSRC)

15:00 Tea / Coffee Break

15:30 Introduction of IS-IS

Speakers: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ), Patrick Okui (NSRC)

Monday 19 November

08:00 → 17:30 Identity Training: Day 1

Conveners: Alex Mwotil (Systems Engineer), Mr Chris Rohrer, Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa), Mr Justin Knight (Jisc ), Scott Koranda

08:30 Session 1.1: Welcome & Introduction

Speaker: Mr Chris Rohrer

09:00 Session 1.1: Identities

Speaker: Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)

10:30 Tea / Coffee Break

11:00 Session 1.2: Registries

Speaker: Scott Koranda

13:00 Lunch break

14:00 Session 1.3: Current Status & Outlook in my Country

To be participated by all...

15:30 Afternoon Break

16:00 Session 1.4: Exercise 'Silos'

Speakers: Mr Chris Rohrer, Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)

08:00 → 17:00 LIBSENSE Repository Workshop: Day 1

Conveners: Omo Oaiya (WACREN), Tiwonge Banda (UbuntuNet Alliance)

09:00 Introduction to the workshop

Getting to know each other and expectations

Speakers: Iryna Kuchma (EIFL), Kathleen Shearer (EIFL), Omo Oaiya (WACREN)

09:30 General Overview: the role of repository

Speaker: Iryna Kuchma (EIFL)

09:40 Current experiences of participants - what works, what doesn't and why?

Insights into attitudes of scholars and academics (focus on Southern and East Africa)
Presentations from countries in the UbuntuNet Alliance region

10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 Current landscape in Africa: Ubuntunet Alliance region

Presentation of results of LIBSENSE survey and discussion

Speaker: Pamela Abbott (The University of Sheffield)

12:30 Lunch break

13:30 Best practices for managing a repository

15:00 Coffee Break

15:30 Best practices for managing a repository

Speaker: Ms Iryna Kuchma (EIFL)

08:00 → 17:00 Network Training: Day 2

Conveners: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ), Patrick Okui (NSRC)

09:00 Introduction to BGP

Speaker: Patrick Okui (NSRC)

10:30 Tea / Coffee Break

11:00 iBGP Lab

12:30 Lunch break

13:30 BGP Attributes

Speakers: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ), Patrick Okui (NSRC)

14:45 eBGP Lab

Speaker: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust )

16:00 Afternoon Break

16:30 BGP Policy Control

Speakers: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ), Patrick Okui (NSRC)

Tuesday 20 November

08:00 → 12:30 AfricaConnect2: Admin Meeting

08:00 → 17:30 Identity Training: Day 2

Conveners: Mr Chris Rohrer, Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)

08:30 Session 2.1 - Federations: Introduction

Speaker: Mr Justin Knight (Jisc )

09:30 Session 2.1 - Federations: Foundation

Speaker: Scott Koranda

10:30 Tea / Coffee Break

11:00 Session 2.2 - Federations: Implementations

Speakers: Alex Mwotil (Systems Engineer), Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa), Scott Koranda

13:00 Lunch break

14:00 Session 2.3: eduroam: Components & Techniques

Speaker: Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)

15:30 Afternoon Break

16:00 Session 2.4 Exercise: eduaroam IdP

Speakers: Mr Chris Rohrer, Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)

08:00 → 17:00 LIBSENSE Repository Workshop: Day 2

Conveners: Omo Oaiya (WACREN), Tiwonge Banda (UbuntuNet Alliance)

09:00 Recap from Day 1

Speaker: Omo Oaiya (WACREN)

09:20 Open Science and Next Generation Repositories

Speaker: Kathleen Shearer (EIFL)

10:05 Discussion

10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 JPCOAR and JAIRO Cloud

Speaker: Kazutsuna Yamaji (National Institute of Informatics)

11:30 OpenAIRE

A case study from Europe

Speaker: Iryna Kuchma (EIFL)

12:00 DATAD-R

Database of African Theses and Dissertations

Speaker: Abednego Corletey (Association of African Universities)

12:30 Lunch break

13:30 LaReferencia

A case study from Latin America

Speaker: Alberto Cabezas (RedCLARA)

14:00 Introduction to an African Harvester

Speaker: Omo Oaiya (WACREN)

14:30 Discussion

15:00 Coffee Break

15:30 A framework for collaboration and communication in African countries, regions and across the continent

Breakout session to identify next steps towards cohesive network(s) of repositories in Africa, including harvester(s), interoperability of repositories and support frameworks

16:20 Group reports

16:50 Wrap-up

Speaker: Dr Pasca Hoba (UA)

08:00 → 17:30 Network Training: Day 3

Conveners: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ), Patrick Okui (NSRC)

09:00 Peering Lab

Speakers: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ), Patrick Okui (NSRC)

10:30 Tea / Coffee Break

11:00 Multihoming (Part 1)

Speaker: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust )

12:30 Lunch break

13:30 Multihoming (Part 2)

Speakers: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ), Patrick Okui (NSRC)

15:30 Tea / Coffee Break

16:00 Local Preference Lab

Speakers: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ), Patrick Okui (NSRC)

14:00 → 17:00 NREN CEO: Forum

14:00 → 17:30 Vice Chancellor ICT Forum: Day 1

Convener: Stephen Simukanga (Chairperson, ubuntuNet Alliance)

14:00 Registration

14:30 Welcoming Remarks: UbuntuNet Alliance, SARUA, and IUCEA, TERNET Leadership

15:00 Keynote Speaker: The DIgital Transformation of African Higher Education

Speaker: Dr Pasca Hoba (UA)

16:00 Tea / Coffee Break

16:30 Leading a Digital University

Speaker: Prof. Martin Oosthuizen (SARUA)

Wednesday 21 November

08:00 → 17:30 Identity Training: Day 3

Conveners: Mr Chris Rohrer, Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)

08:30 Session 3.1: Exercise - eduroam IdP (continued...)

Speaker: Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)

09:30 Session 3.2: Onboarding an Institution

Speakers: Alex Mwotil (Systems Engineer), Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)

10:30 Tea / Coffee Break

11:00 Session 3.2: Exercise: SimpleSAMLphp IdP

Speakers: Mr Chris Rohrer, Scott Koranda

13:00 Lunch break

14:00 Session 3.3: Governance, Policies & Privacy

Speakers: Alex Mwotil (Systems Engineer), Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)

14:45 Session 3.3: Best Practices & Resources

Speaker: Mr Justin Knight (Jisc )

15:30 Afternoon Break

16:00 Session 3.4: Panel

Speakers: Alex Mwotil (Systems Engineer), Mr Chris Rohrer, Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa), Mr Justin Knight (Jisc ), Scott Koranda

16:30 Session 3.4: Exam/Survey

17:00 Session 3.4: Wrap-up & Farewell

08:00 → 17:30 Network Training: Day 4

09:00 AS Prepend Lab

10:30 Tea / Coffee Break

11:00 BGP Best Practices

Speakers: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ), Patrick Okui (NSRC)

12:30 Lunch break

13:30 BGP Communities

Speakers: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ), Patrick Okui (NSRC)

14:30 BGP Community Lab

15:30 Tea / Coffee Break

16:00 Partial Routes Lab

17:00 Summary & Conclusion

Speakers: Mr Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ), Patrick Okui (NSRC)

08:00 → 11:30 Vice Chancellor ICT Forum: Seminar: Session 2

Convener: Prof. Hellicy Ng'ambi (UbuntuNet Alliance)

08:30 Welcome

09:00 The Current State of ICT in African Higher Education

Speaker: Prof. Louis Fourie (Cape Peninsula University of Technology)

10:00 Research and Innovation in a Digital University

Speaker: Dr Juliet Stoltenkamp

11:00 Tea / Coffee Break

11:30 → 15:00 Vice Chancellor ICT Forum: Seminar: Session 3

Convener: Prof. John Kalenga Saka (Vice Chancellor, University of Malawi)

11:30 Mitigating the Challenges of Emerging Digital Transformation

Speakers: Prof. Idris Rai, Prof. Michael Legone (Founder and Former Vice Chancellor, Virtual University of Uganda)

12:30 A SMART University Administration

Speaker: GEORGE KINYERA-APUKE (KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY)

13:30 Lunch break

15:00 → 17:30 Vice Chancellor ICT Forum: Seminar: Session 4

Convener: Prof. Martin Oosthuizen (SARUA)

15:00 UbuntuNet Alliance and Services for Digital Transformation

Speaker: Dr Pasca Hoba (UA)

16:00 Tea / Coffee Break

16:30 Roundtable: General Discussion on Digital Transformation

Speaker: Prof. Madara Ogot (cting Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research, Production and Extension, University of Nairobi)

Thursday 22 November

07:30 → 08:30 UbuntuNet-Connect: Registration

08:30 → 09:40 UbuntuNet-Connect: Opening Session

Convener: Mr Hastings Ndebvu

08:30 Introduction and Welcoming Remarks by the CEO of TERNET

Speaker: Magreth Mushi (Tanzania Education and Research Network)

08:35 Welcome Remarks by the CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance

Speaker: Dr Pasca Hoba (UA)

08:40 Remarks from the Chairperson of UbuntuNet Alliance

Speaker: Prof. Stephen Simukanga

08:45 Remarks from Diamond Sponsor

08:55 Goodwill Messages - WACREN, ASREN, GEANT, NSRC, XON, WIOCC, ICANN, AFRINIC

09:15 Remarks from Director of ICT - Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication (MWTC)

Speaker: Mr Mulembwa Munaku (Director of ICT, Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication)

09:20 Remarks from the Chairperson of TERNET

Speaker: Prof. Idris Rai

09:25 Official Opening Remarks from the Guest of Honor

The minister for Education, Science and Technology

Speaker: Prof. Joyce Ndalichako (Ministry of Education, Science and technology)

09:40 → 10:30 Group Photo, Tour of Exhibitions and Health Break

10:30 → 12:30 UbuntuNet-Connect: Session 1: SMART Universities - Concepts, Characteristics and Technologies

10:30 The Journey to SMART universities

Speaker: Mr Nicholas Krul (NEC XON Ltd)

The Journey to SMART Universities.pptx

10:50 Paradigms in the adoption of Smart Technologies towards Smart University Learnig Spaces: An African context

Speaker: Attlee M. Gamundani (Namibia University of Science and Technology)

Paradigms in the adoption of SAMRT technologies towards SMART university learning sPpaces An African context.pptx

11:10 African Network Information Centre

Speaker: Madhvi Gokool (AFRINIC Ltd)

AFRINIC's services to Universities_RENs in AFRICA.pptx

11:30 Assessing ICT Readiness of Higher Education in Somalia: Challenges and Opportunities

Speaker: Dr Yunis Ali Ahmed (SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia)

ASSESSING ICT READINESS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOMALIA CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.pptx

11:50 Sharing Meaningful, Advanced, Realible Technology

Speaker: Esther Wilkinson

Sharing meaningful, advanced, reliable technology.pptx

12:10 Making African Universities Smarter: A Proposed Framework for the Forgotten Dimension

Speaker: Dr Namatie Traore (Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa)

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch and Exhibition

13:30 → 15:50 UbuntuNet-Connect: Session 2: SMART Teaching and Learning - Services and Tools

13:30 Cape to Cairo and Digital Transformation

Speaker: Mr Anthony Maina (Liquid Telecom)

Cape to Cairo and the Cloud In Between.pptx

14:10 Smart Teaching - The Case of Remote Teaching Project by KENET

Speaker: Ms Zeinab Mzungu (KENYA EDUCATION NETWORK)

Joy_Smart Teaching - The case of Remote Teaching Project by KENET-UbuntuNet Presentation 22 Nov 2018.pptx

14:30 Critical Success Factors In Adopting E-Learning In Higher Learning Institutions: A Case Study Of St John's University of Tanzania

Speaker: Shuubi Alphonce Mutajwaa

Shuubi_St John's University of Tanzania.ppt

14:50 Using virtualised laboratory environments to enhance hands-on learning experiences in cyber security courses

Speaker: Isaac Nhamu (Lecturer, Namibia University of Science and Technology)

Walter Mamboza_Smart Learning concepts to enhance SMART Universities in.ppt

15:10 Smart Learning concepts to enhance SMART Universities in Africa

Speaker: Walter Mambodza (Harare Institute of Technology)

Walter Mamboza_Smart Learning concepts to enhance SMART Universities in.ppt

15:30 The United Nations Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries & Digital Access to Research (DAR)

Speaker: Dr Edda Lwonga (Country Focal Point, UN Technology Bank - DAR)

DAR UN TECHNOLOGY BANK.pptx

15:50 → 16:20 Health Break

16:20 → 17:20 UbuntuNet-Connect: Session 3: Roundtable Discussion on SMART Universities

Convener: Tiwonge Banda (UbuntuNet Alliance)

16:20 Towards the SMART universities

The panel is composed of representatives the two sub-regional university associations, an NREN CEO, a Vice Chancellor, and a Librarian

Speakers: Dr Ellen Ndeshi Namhila (Pro-VC Finance, Admin and Resource Mobilisation, University of Namibia), Gakwaya Ben Ruhinda (Senior Systems Officer @ IUCEA), Prof. Louis Fourie (Cape Peninsula University of Technology), Prof. Lourino Chemane (CEO, MoRENet), Nthabiseng Kotsokoane (AFLIA)

19:00 → 21:00 UbuntuNet-Connect: Dinner

Friday 23 November

07:00 → 08:00 UbuntuNet-Connect: Day 2

08:00 → 10:00 UbuntuNet-Connect: Parallel Session 4a: smart Governance: Services and tools

Conveners: CECILE OUATTARA EPSE COULIBALY (UNIVERSITE VIRTUELLE DE CôTE D'IVOIRE), Gakwaya Ben Ruhinda (Senior Systems Officer @ IUCEA)

08:00 Disruptive Technology Governance in Higher Education Institutions: A case study of Zimbabwean State Universities

Speaker: Mr Gladman Jekese (Great Zimbabwe University)

Gladman_Disruptive Technology Governance in HEIs Presentation.pptx

08:20 Research and Education Networks, Development, and the Digital Transformation of the Policy and Practice of African Higher Education

Speaker: Ane Johnson (Rowan University)

Johnson_NREN RESEARCH_UC 2018.pptx

08:40 AARClight - New opportunities for South Atlantic R&E Network collaboration between Africa, Brazil and the US

Speaker: Dr Heidi Morgan (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA)

H_Morgan_UbuntuNetConnect_AARCLight2018_nn.pptx

09:00 Reducing Costs of Running Universities with Open Source Software

Speaker: Tendai Marengereke (Harare Institute of Technology, Zimbabwe)

Tendai_Reducing Costs of Running Universities with Open Source Software.pptx

09:20 Enhancing Smart University ICT Community Services for Competitiveness

Speaker: Wilson OKaka (Kyambogo University)

Okaka_Enhancing Smart University ICT University Community Services for Competitiveness (2).ppt

09:40 A Microservice Approach to Identiy Management

Speaker: Alex Mwotil (Systems Engineer)

Alex Mwotil.pdf

08:00 → 10:00 UbuntuNet-Connect: Parallel Session 4b: smart Governance: Services and tools

Conveners: GEORGE KINYERA-APUKE (KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY), Nthabiseng Kotsokoane (AFLIA)

08:00 Moving more data, faster - the science DMZ as enabler

Speaker: Kasandra Pillay (South African National Research Network)

Kasandra Pillay_Moving Data Faster_Ubuntunet Presentation.pptx

08:20 Institutional Repository as a tool for research data management: A case study of BIUST Library

Speaker: Winnie Mozila (BLA, BIUST)

Institutional Repositoy as tool for Research Management A case of BIUST Library 09112018.pptx

08:40 Building the Next African Massive Research Repository

Speaker: Abdullah Hussein (SomaliREN)

Building the Next African Massive Research Repository.pptx

09:00 Dataverse for citing and sharing research data

Speaker: Mr Obiajulu Odu (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)

Obiajulu_Sonia_Dataverse_UbunutuConnectZanzibar2018.pptx

09:20 One-Stop-Shops for Researchers to Increase the Non-Academic Impact of Research Outcomes - the Ethiopian Attempt to Link Research Centres with the National Repository

Speaker: Dr Margareth Gfrerer (Education Strategy Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

GFRERER_One-Stop-Shop for Researchers.pptx

09:40 Promoting measurement of research impacts using alternative metrics as a means towards SMART research in African Universities

Speaker: Andrew Malekani (Sokoine University of Agriculture)

Malekani_Promoting measurement of research_Presentation_23_Nov_2018.ppt.pptx

10:00 → 10:30 Health Break

10:30 → 12:30 UbuntuNet-Connect: Session 5

Conveners: Isaac KASANA (RENU), Jasper Maenzanise (ZULC)

10:30 Identifier Technology Health Indicators (ITHI)

Speaker: Yaovi ATOHOUN (ICANN)

ITHI-ICANN_ubuntunet_connect2018.pdf

10:50 Boosting universities and research centres: NRENs and RRENs are "SMART"

Speaker: Sabine JAUME-RAJAONIA (RENATER)

Sabine_20181114Ubuntunet-final.pptx

11:10 Creating a cold chain Technician Capacity Building Application

Speaker: Chifundo Chilivumbo (Daeyang University)

Chilibvumbo_Presentation UbuntuAlliance BullCity.pptx

11:30 Monitoring and Engagement for Performance Enhancement

Speaker: Edward Moynihan (Indiana University)

Moynihan - UA18.pptx

11:50 A National Platform for Augmenting Cyber Security 21st Century Competencies: Namibia National Cyber Security Competition

Speaker: Mrs Mercy Chitauro (Namibian University of Science and Technology)

Chitauro_NNCSC_UbuntuNet_2018.ppt

12:10 SMART Research through Open Data - A way forward for African Universities: University of Swaziland as a case study

Speaker: John Paul Anbu (UNISWA)

John_Zanzibar_presentation.pptx

12:30 → 13:10 UbuntuNet-Connect: Closing Plenary

Convener: Mr Hastings Ndebvu

12:30 Concluding Remarks from CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance

Speaker: Dr Pasca Hoba (UA)

12:40 Closing Remarks from CEO of TERNET

Speaker: Magreth Mushi (Tanzania Education and Research Network)

12:50 Closing Remarks by the Minister of Education and Vocational Training - Zanzibar

Speaker: Riziki Pembe Juma (Ministry of Education and Vocational Training)

14:30 → 15:30 AfricaConnect2: Communications & Marketing

16:00 → 19:00 UbuntuNet Alliance: Board Meeting

19:00 → 20:00 UbuntuNet-Connect: Meet & Greet Cocktail