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WACREN NRENs UPDATE. WACREN Task Team FEAST WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 25, 2010. OUTLINE . What WACREN is Regional Consultative meeting on the establishment of WACREN Conclusions from WACREN Meeting WORKING GROUPS ACTION PLAN NRENs in WACREN-Examples FINALE. WHAT WACREN IS.
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WACREN NRENs UPDATE WACREN Task Team FEAST WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 25, 2010 FEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 2010
OUTLINE • What WACREN is • Regional Consultative meeting on the establishment of WACREN • Conclusions from WACREN Meeting • WORKING GROUPS • ACTION PLAN • NRENs in WACREN-Examples • FINALE FEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 2010
WHAT WACREN IS • WACREN stands for WEST and CENTRAL AFRICAN RESEARCH EDUCATION NETWORK. • AfNOG 2006/2007/2008/2009:Incubation of WACREN • Initiatives at national levels to establish NRENs • Cameroun., Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal. FEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 2010
Regional Consultative meeting on the establishment of WACREN • November 1, 2009 as a pre-event to OAC-09 • Countries Present • - Burkina Faso -Benin • - Cameroon - Côte d’Ivoire • - Ghana - Nigeria • - Senegal - Togo • -Mali - Niger FEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 2010
Conclusions from WACREN Meeting • There are adequate sea and land cables in place and planned. • Cluster strategy • Open and inclusive processes FEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 2010
WORKING GROUPS • Administrative Structure ,Governance and Finance • Connectivity and Infrastructure, Regulatory aspects • Strategies for implementation , Partnership • Capacity building • Content and Applications FEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 2010
ACTION PLAN • AAU given mandate to identify 5 members of Task Team to coordinate activities of working groups to produce a report through discussions online (one for each group) • The 5 members of Task Team same as above charged with furthering the work by the different groups into a report • The deadline for deliverables of the Task Team was set as May 2010 at AfNOG-2010 FEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 2010
NRENs in WACREN-Examples FEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 2010
Fiber Network by Aug 2010 Ghana High Capacity Undersea cable
NRENs in WACREN-Examples FEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 2010
FINALE • A lot of activity on the ground in West and Central Africa • The Task Team presently leading the work of the various working groups to produce core WACREN documents. • Next Update during next AfREN meeting at AfNOG-2010 in Kigali. FEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 2010
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