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Digital transformation for Kenyan education

The project meets the evolving needs of education ensuring learners are equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in a digitally driven world.

Citizens help monitor disease outbreaks in Kenya

Web platforms and mobile applications allow Kenyan citizens to report health symptoms, enabling national research and education network KENET and partners to spot disease outbreaks.

South Africa: lean design for digital libraries

A minimalistic approach to repository architecture provides a solution for universities that reduces costly dependencies, particularly network and storage.

Boosting connectivity to support international partnerships for Moroccan scientists

This development facilitates increased traffic to various global research and education networks and is part of the EU-funded AfricaConnect3 initiative.

Blended learning on the rise in South Africa

The boost for e-learning initiated by the COVID pandemic has given birth to a new trend for education. While students have returned to lecture halls, educators keep the digital momentum going in new blended formats.

Enhancing weather monitoring in Africa: Ghana first

Weather monitoring and forecasting is crucial for sectors such as agriculture, energy, transportation, and disaster management.

South Africa: coping during power outages

How an NREN is intensifying its efforts to mitigate the consequences of scheduled, rolling electricity outages for its connected institutions.

Extending the reach of eduroam to more airports: Bangladesh and South Africa

eduroam - the free Wi-Fi roaming service for the international research and education community - is available at more than 30 airports around the globe, with deployments at airports in Bangladesh and South Africa among the latest.

Bridging the digital divide in Uganda

Solar-powered internet routers will deliver an internet access solution like no other and create new opportunities for research and education.

Space tech assists environmental efforts in the Arab region

Simulations of sand dune movements is just one of many examples of how space technology can help the region to protect its environment.

High-speed internet during medical training

Eduroam is being deployed in hospitals and clinics in South Africa, providing health sciences students and staff with easy access to the internet at off-campus and on-campus training locations

Open WiFi for research and education in Kenya

KENET, the national research and education network of Kenya, and its partners have established the first cloud-based Open WiFi architecture in Africa.