Feasibility study for AfricaConnect

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2009

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Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, SE

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This paper discusses the current conditions for the development of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs). FEAST is a one-year feasibility study (2009) for the joint AU-EU AfricaConnect Initiative to explore the feasibility of deploying a regional backbone connecting dedicated NRENs to each other and to similar resources on other continents. The markets for broadband links are with few exceptions not yet competitive. Policy and regulation are mostly in principle permissive, but the awareness of the importance of NRENs and their needs is low. And the regulatory frameworks are often underdeveloped or poorly enforced, leading to lengthy implementation processes.

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Meeting: International Open Access Conference, 2-3 November, 2009, Accra, GH

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE, BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY, AFRICACONNECT, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, NETWORK BACKBONES, NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORKING (NREN), CONNECTIVITY, ACCESS TO ICT, RESEARCH NETWORKS, NREN, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/41933

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2000-2009 / Années 2000-2009
Research Results (ACACIA) / Résultats de recherches (ACACIA)