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    Supportive regulation for research and education networking in Africa
    (UCC, 2010) Nampewo, Joanita
    The Association of East African Communications Organisations (EACO) is concerned with network development and regional inter-connectivity, while promoting the development and application of Information Communication Technologies (ICT). One of the key functions of the Uganda Communications Commission, for instance, is to collaborate with educational institutions including National Research and Education Networks. There are no legal or regulatory impediments to granting licence/ authorisations to NRENs; however, because a level playing field has to be maintained, all applicable terms and conditions would be applicable.
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    Regulations and RENs
    (Zambia ICT Authority (ZICTA), 2010) Mukelabai, Garry
    The Communications Regulators' Association of Southern Africa (CRASA) works towards mainstreaming ICT into National and Regional Policy and Regulatory Framework and Implementation Strategies. The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA), member of CRASA, is the focus of this presentation. It reviews activities and regulatory initiatives of ZICTA.
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    Regulation environment in Africa
    (African Union Commision, 2010) Bayingana, Moses
    The African Union Commission reports on Africa’s Information and Communication Technology programmes and the need for a policy and regulatory harmonization framework. The presentation focuses on activities and aims related to development of regulatory guidelines at regional and continental levels; developing models of legislation at regional and continental level; and establishing mechanisms to encourage and strengthen stakeholders’ participation in the process.
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    Strategic communication 101
    (UbuntuNet Alliance, 2010) Tusubira, F.F.
    This brief presentation focuses on the development of research and education networking, and strategies and stages of maturity of National Research and Education Networks (NREN).
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    Future of bandwidth
    (Cisco, 2010) Clauberg, Axel
    This brief presentation illustrates mechanisms and strategies for managing networks and network “traffic” as well as the need for optimizing network architecture. IP over DWDM (IPoDWDM) is a technology used in telecommunications networks to integrate IP routers and network switches in the OTN (Optical Transport Network).
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    Overview over the GÉANT network
    (DANTE, 2010) Stöver, Cathrin
    GÉANT is the high-bandwidth, high-performance pan-European communications infrastructure serving Europe’s research and education community. The presentation reviews the project management structure and partner organizations. GÉANT fosters collaborative research and education offering liaison and support to GN3 partners to ensure best possible uptake; as well it offers specific technical support to pan- European and international user groups. It is a model for global research connectivity.
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    Internet2 update : maximizing university-community partnerships through broadband development
    (Internet2, 2010) Fox, Louis
    The presentation advocates for “a people network that makes the technical network useful” in higher education and economic development. Broadband links would be non-profit, public purpose and facilitate an active community of users as important as the network itself, for instance in terms of self help, virtual help desk, experiments, collaboration, problem solving, and training. At this point (2010) over 66,000 anchor institutions are connected (schools, colleges, universities, libraries, museums). The presentation reviews advances and applications in interoperable networks.
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    What kinds of organisations may NRENs serve?
    (NREN, 2010) Martin, Duncan
    Tertiary Education & Research Network (TENET) is a founding member of the UbuntuNet Alliance. This presentation at the UbuntuNet Connect conference (2010) provides an overview of the benefits of National Research and Education Networks (NREN), and offers suggestions and recommendations to those considering creating and implementing new NRENs, including policy ideas.
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    West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) Initiative : a change agent for improved connectivity and bandwidth in West and Central Africa
    (TELECOMMUNICATIONS, 2010) Oaiya, Omo
    West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) is the largest most homogeneous and demanding user group in the regional telecoms sector. This presentation provides a breakdown of the organizational structure of WACREN and its activities and policies in the telecom sector in Africa.
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    Adding academic networks as an external KML map layer to the web version of the Africa Telecom Transmission Map
    (Hamilton Research, 2010) Hamilton, Paul
    The 2010 edition of the Africa Telecom Transmission Map and Datasets shows the region’s terrestrial fibre and microwave, satellite and submarine cable networks. The presentation shows maps and related information. Hamilton Research (United Kingdom) is a specialist provider of research, analysis and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) cartographic services for telecom markets, and maintains a quarterly updated database of Africa’s transmission networks. “kml” or kmz (compressed) file endings point to a KML file as data source type.
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    Enhancing ICT development in Africa : a framework for collaboration between NEPAD and RENs
    (TELECOMMUNICATIONS, 2010) Nyirenda Jere, Towela
    The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) was adopted by African Heads of State and Governments of the African Union in 2001. The presentation provides an overview of NEPAD activities and policies. The goal is to increase socioeconomic benefits afforded by the Internet and ICTs in Africa. A collaborative framework brings together academia, private sector, government and civil society organizations as stakeholders.
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    Developing the NREN research index model for information sharing
    (2010) Mulira, Nora
    Study findings show that radio remains the favourite medium for information among rural communities compared with other mass-media. Given the diversity of interests in agricultural biotechnology and the influence of radio convergence with new communication technologies, the study provides insights on how media can be better employed to promote accurate and fair understanding of newly emerging scientific innovations. Participatory discussions identified how different stakeholders were served or affected by sources of information, the extent to which their information needs and expectations were realized, and the role of radio as a source of biotechnology information.
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    New models for NREN’s and universities in era of broadband and web 2.0 applications and innovations
    (2010) Patel, Ashraf
    The presentation reviews models for open-source applications in National Research and Educational Networks (NREN) in Africa. For Sub- Saharan African universities and education providers, open educational resources (OER) offers a new frontier for expanding knowledge by developing mixed models of course delivery (Internet and web-learning as a platform).
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    UbuntuNet Connect 2010 : the role of broadband networks for the social and economic development
    (Alcatel-Lucent, 2010) Khosrow, Alireza
    This brief presentation locates and illustrates where and how National Research and Educational Networks (NREN) operate within the Global Research Community, along with aims and benefits of inclusion.
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    CHAIN project and prospects for Sub Saharan Africa
    (Co-ordination & Harmonisation of Advanced e-INfrastructures (CHAIN), 2010) Msulira Banda, Tiwonge; Becker, Bruce
    Co-ordination and Harmonisation of Advanced e-INfrastructures (CHAIN) supports widely geographically distributed communities. The presentation provides aims and steps in outreach with other research networks: Conduct a state-of-the-art analysis regarding current solutions for European Grid interfacing with other world regions; Produce a set of guidelines for operational and organisational interactions, customised for the type of region; Provide support for communities that have already approached the Grid technology but are interested in collaborating with other continents; Discover and attract new scientific communities or merge similar ones actually operating within separate e-Infrastructures worldwide.
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    Welcome address by Prof. Z.D. Kadzamira, Chairman, UA, at the UbuntuNet Connect 2010
    (2010) Kadzamira, Z.D.
    These are opening remarks at the UbuntuNet Connect conference (2010). Tertiary Education and Research Network (TENET) is a founding member of the UbuntuNet Alliance. Other guests of the conference presented details of their research networks operations and policies.
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    IPv6 deployment
    (Cisco, 2010) Clauberg, Axel
    Due to the huge number of systems on the Internet and the lower number of available addresses on IPv4, transition from IPv4 to IPv6 is necessary. The migration from IPv4 to IPv6 must be implemented node by node (Network Address and Port Translation) by using autoconfiguration procedures. It can not be done in the instant. The presentation discusses the how and the why of IPv6 deployment, and includes the BitTorrent phenomenon.
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    New initiative uses environmental lens to promote government transparency in key African countries
    (World Resources Institute, Washington, DC, US, 2011) World Resources Institute
    The press release introduces The Access to Information in Africa: Transparency Models and Lessons Learned (ATI in Africa) which aims to promote government transparency and increase people’s access to information in Ghana, Uganda and South Africa. The project is designed to improve access to information on the environment and high-value natural resources by identifying and testing sectoral approaches that will increase citizens’ and civil society organizations' ability to access information.
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    Avoiding the resource curse : spotlight on oil in Uganda
    (World Resources Institute, Washington, DC, US, 2011) Veit, Peter G.; Excell, Carole; Zomer, Alisa
    Uganda has made significant progress in codifying the rights of access to information (ATI) and participation and toward putting in place the institutional infrastructure, including a regulatory framework for the oil sector. Political roll-backs that are re-concentrating power in the executive branch of government and the growing scale of known oil reserves however, may jeopardize these advances. This paper reviews the Petroleum Bill in terms of exemptions to ATI. The government has not released to the public, or even to Parliament, important information regarding the oil sector, including the five Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) with oil exploration companies.
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    Uganda’s access to information regulations : another bump in the road to transparency; comments
    (2011) Larsen, Gaia; Excell, Carole; Veit, Peter G.
    The paper reviews Access to Information (ATI) legislation and regulation and their effects in Uganda. While the release of the ATI Regulations is a welcome development, there is concern that a number of the provisions create obstacles. Current ATI Regulations continue a downward trend of limiting the right of Ugandan citizens to access government-held information. The Regulations affect three areas of particular significance: the cost of accessing information; the procedures that citizens must follow to request information; and the guidance provided for implementing public agencies.