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UbuntuNet-Connect 2020

18–20 Nov 2020
Virtual Conference
UTC timezone

Hastings Ndebvu

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  1. 24. Introduction and Welcome Remarks
    Hastings Ndebvu (UbuntuNet Alliance)
    18/11/2020, 07:00
  2. 25. Welcome Remarks by UbuntuNet Alliance CEO
    18/11/2020, 07:10
  3. 26. Welcome Remarks by UbuntuNet Alliance Chairperson
    Prof. Stephen Simukanga (Chairperson, ubuntuNet Alliance)
    18/11/2020, 07:20
  4. 34. Remarks from EU DG DEVCO
    Mr Fabio Di Stefano (European Commission – DG DEVCO)
    18/11/2020, 07:30
  5. 27. Goodwill Messages
    18/11/2020, 07:40
  6. 28. Covid-19 and NRENs: Counting the Cost
    Duncan Greaves (TENET)
    18/11/2020, 07:50
  7. 29. Opening Keynote Speech
    18/11/2020, 08:10
  8. 30. Plenary Discussion on Positioning Research and Education
    Mr Tiwonge Banda (UbuntuNet Alliance)
    18/11/2020, 08:40
  9. 1. Off-campus eduroam to support secure remote learning: The case for RENU during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Hellen hnakawungu Kabuubi (RENU)
    18/11/2020, 12:00

    eduroam (education roaming) is a world-wide trusted and secure Wi-Fi network for researchers, students and staff of education and research institutions. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, globally, most NRENs typically deployed eduroam only in the networks of their member institutions, whereby users could only access eduroam when they visited any campus that had deployed eduroam. However, that...

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  10. 2. NKN: Key enabler for creating a paradigm shift for knowledge sharing during COVID
    seema khanna
    18/11/2020, 12:20
  11. 3. Supporting Resilient Off-Campus Access in a Disrupted Environment
    KENNEDY ASEDA (KENYA EDUCATION NETWORK)
    18/11/2020, 12:40

    Teaching & Research has largely been based on on-campus models where researchers, faculty and
    students have traditionally conducted their core business primarily from within their home
    institutions with remote or off-campus access only initiated whenever there is collaboration with
    other institutions.
    The COVID-19 pandemic resulted to closure of all educational institutions in Kenya...

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  12. 4. Advances in Collaboration in R&E Networking between Africa, Latin America and the U.S.
    Heidi Morgan (USC-ISI)
    18/11/2020, 13:00
  13. 5. eduVPN and how to deal securely with generalised remote working
    Tangui Coulouarn (DeiC)
    18/11/2020, 13:20

    eduVPN is a VPN solution targeting the research and education community. The purpose of the solution is to provide secure access both to private institutional networks as well as public networks. eduVPN is one of the very few fully free software solution for VPN, both on server and client server sides. Different client apps have been created for Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS; the...

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  14. 6. The NEA3R Collaboration: Expanding Support for Global Science
    Edward Moynihan (Indiana University)
    19/11/2020, 07:00
  15. 7. The Impact of COVID-19 on STEM and Practical-oriented Degree Programmes in Higher Education: Challenges and Solutions
    Nyasha Thusabantu (Harare Institute of Technology)
    19/11/2020, 07:20
  16. 8. PRIDA: An AU-EU-ITU project fostering universally accessible and affordable broadband across the African continent
    Oscar Rodriguez (ITU)
    19/11/2020, 07:40
  17. 9. Commercial Cloud and other consumable Digital Services
    David Heyns (GÉANT)
    19/11/2020, 08:00

    Research indicates that the global R&E community is already heavily dependent on the consumption of commercial cloud services and other related digital services providing for platform and software solutions in support of teaching, learning and research activities. The NREN is already providing bandwidth in support of this consumption, but what is our role in further supporting our community’s...

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  18. 10. AfricaConnect3: Connecting Africa to Unlimited Possibilities
    Salem Alagtash (ASREN)
    19/11/2020, 08:20

    Since 2011, the European Union has been co-funding the development of pan-African Research and
    Education Network (REN) through the AfricaConnect project. The third phase of AfricaConnect
    (AC3) started in November 2019 with GÉANT, ASREN, UbuntuNet Alliance, and WACREN
    regional RENs 1 as the main coordinators. The main objective of AC3 is to contribute to the human
    capital development of...

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  19. 35. Feedback From NREN User
    Fabrice MOUTTE
    19/11/2020, 08:40

    As a heavy user of communication networks, Sorbonne University provides feedback on why NRENs matters and how its IT department has managed lockdowns.
    After a little background on Sorbonne University and research and education networks in Europe, a review of the successes and failures of the first lockdown in March 2020 and the lessons learned to address the current one.

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  20. 11. Moodle for e-learning: A Case Study of the Zambia Research and Education Network
    Stein Mkandawire (ZAMREN)
    19/11/2020, 12:00
  21. 12. eduID.africa - Identity and Access Management as an enabler for digital migration in research and education
    Omo Oaiya (WACREN)
    19/11/2020, 12:20
  22. 13. Open-Source-Based Communication-System for R&E Community. The Case for SomaliREN VC.
    Mohamed Ali Ahmed (SomaliREN)
    19/11/2020, 12:40

    Educational institutions - schools and universities in Somalia are based only on traditional learn-ing; they follow the conventional face-to-face classroom lectures. The sudden outbreak of a pan-demic called COVID-19 caused by a Corona Virus shook the entire world. To help contain the pandemic, the ministry of Education, Culture, and Higher Education(MOECHE) of Somalia or-dered the closure of...

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  23. 14. InAcademia and eduGAIN: new Trust & Identity services in GÉANT
    Klaas Wierenga (GÉANT)
    19/11/2020, 13:00
  24. 15. The LIBSENSE Research Agenda - Reporting on Past Activities and Plans for AC3
    Pamela Abbott (The University of Sheffield)
    19/11/2020, 13:20
  25. 33. Online Student Support in Crotia
    Marin Režić (CARNET)
    19/11/2020, 13:40

    This presentation will show how CARNET arranged VLE and infrastructure for conducting online essay in Moodle simultaneously for more than 13.000 secondary school students during the COVID-19 pandemic. CARNET provided technical support for the online essay, which was a part of a trial graduation exit exam. The goal was to test system capability and adequacy of particular Moodle tools for the...

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  26. 16. The Dragon has Destroyed the Data Center
    Brian Nisbet (HEAnet)
    20/11/2020, 07:00
  27. 17. e-learning and student engagement at Universities in the digital era
    Rebecca Kangabe
    20/11/2020, 07:20
  28. 18. Reflection on remote working and E-learning practice beyond COVID-19: Experiences from Makerere University
    Michael Walimbwa (Makerere University)
    20/11/2020, 07:40
  29. 19. Implementing Open Access Multi-Institutional Digital Repository - The Case for SORER/SomaliREN)
    Ahmed Siyad (SomaliREN)
    20/11/2020, 08:00
  30. 32. Massive Online Education in Croatia 2020
    Mrs Jasna Tingle (Croatian Academic and Research Network - CARNET)
    20/11/2020, 08:20

    In an attempt to control the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 the Government of Croatia decided to close all educational institutions in the country and transfer all teaching and learning online. This was a big challenge for organisations and individuals as there was very little time left for the preparation of such transition or for ensuring that everybody involved had access to the...

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  31. 39. eSymposia Virtual Meeting Initiative: Democratizing Science
    Nick Dua
    20/11/2020, 08:40

    Keystone Symposia’s eSymposia virtual meetings bring together global research leaders and rising stars in a particular field to discuss the latest research advances and directions, while broadcast live to global audiences.

    Altogether, eSymposia virtual meetings, and associated resources, help to connect the global research community with the latest biomedical advances, tools and...

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  32. 20. Closing Keynote: Supporting Africa’s Digital Transformation: The Role of Universities and NRENs
    Dr Sajitha Bashir (World Bank)
    20/11/2020, 12:00
  33. 21. Women in STEM: To see a world in a grain of sand - Experiences of a woman in STEM
    Ann Harding (SWITCH)
    20/11/2020, 12:20
  34. 36. Women in STEM: My journey, my story
    Dr Magreth Mushi (Tanzania Education and Research Network)
    20/11/2020, 12:35
  35. 38. Women in STEM: Plenary Discussion
    Leila Dekkar (GÉANT)
    20/11/2020, 12:50
  36. 23. Closing Remarks from UbuntuNet Alliance CEO
    Dr Matthews Mtumbuka
    20/11/2020, 13:10
  37. 37. Closing Remarks from the Chairperson of UbuntuNet Alliance
    Prof. Stephen Simukanga (Chairperson, ubuntuNet Alliance)
    20/11/2020, 13:20
  38. 31. Session Closing
    Hastings Ndebvu (UbuntuNet Alliance)
  39. 22. UbuntuNet Alliance Community Awards