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Tanzania Education & Research Network (TERNET)

Tanzania Education & Research Network (TERNET). RENU, UbuntuNet Alliance, and IEEAF Workshop. 16th – 17th October 2007, Kampala, Uganda. Tanzania Team: Prof. John W. A. Kondoro Prof. Ephata E. Kaaya Dr. Jabiri K. Bakari Mr. Zachariah I. Magabe. Agenda. Tanzania existing OFC infrastructure

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Tanzania Education & Research Network (TERNET)

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  1. Tanzania Education & Research Network (TERNET) RENU, UbuntuNet Alliance, and IEEAF Workshop 16th – 17th October 2007, Kampala, Uganda Tanzania Team: Prof. John W. A. Kondoro Prof. Ephata E. Kaaya Dr. Jabiri K. Bakari Mr. Zachariah I. Magabe

  2. Agenda • Tanzania existing OFC infrastructure • Effort on creating national OFC infrasructure • TERNET status and implementation challenges • National policy and implementation - issues and challenges

  3. Tanzania Existing OFC Infrastructure • There is no full National OFC Infrastructure • There are few exiting OFC segments owned by public institutions: -Tanzania and Zambia Railway Associoation (TAZARA) -Tanzania Railway Coperation (TRC) -Songas - gas company -Tanzania Utility company (TANESCO) -Tanzania Telecommunication Company (TTCL)

  4. Existing OFC Infrastructure

  5. Efforts on Creating National OFC Infrastructure In March 2004,Tanzania (Ministry of Infrastructure Development) + Chinese government formed a technical team to study & propose National ICT infrastructure.

  6. Proposed soln • Total backbone length => 6000km • The backbone make use of excess capacity of the existing links owned by different pubic institution • Terminating at each district (totaling127) in Tz mainland • The project financial requirements amounts at US $ 170 million (excluding taxes + excise duties) • Local Management, and Labour costs estimated at US 30 million • Implementation schedule was set to be within 18 months period The proposal is being worked on

  7. PROPOSED OFC BACKBONE

  8. TERNET Status • The idea came in year 2000 • In January 2002, 16 HEI signed MoU to establish TENET– did not bear fruits • In March 2007, 21 HEI signed MoU to establish TERNET - others are joining slowly • Leadershirp + provisional secretariat is in place • Board of trustees – 5 members is in place • Being registered as a Trust • Currently the World bank is working with the Government of Tanzania to build a National Research and Educational Network (NREN), E-library capacity, E-learning Capacity and EMIS. • TERNET is in the Process of building its capacity in order to be able to sustainably manage the NREN after commissioning.

  9. TERNET Members Clustered on Existing and Planned OFC Expect to make use of the existing infrastructure and build its own in the missing links and last mile connectivity to the institution

  10. Challenges and Way Forward • Financial constraints • Establishing TERNET secretariat (Staff, offices, and assets) • TERNET staff capacity bulding • Infrastructure/equipment

  11. National policy and implementation - issues and challenges • ICT policy exist since 2003 – lacks implementation strategies • Adhoc and uncordinated initiatives in various areas (e-gov, e-school, e-health, infrastructure • Financial constraints

  12. Thanks

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