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A survey of investment in education & research networking in Africa

A survey of investment in education & research networking in Africa. Program for African Research and Education Networking (PAREN) IDRC May 2005. Who, what, where?. to identify support for connectivity for education and research networking in Africa

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A survey of investment in education & research networking in Africa

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  1. A survey of investment in education & research networking in Africa Program for African Research and Education Networking (PAREN) IDRC May 2005

  2. Who, what, where? • to identify support for connectivity for education and research networking in Africa • Part of IDRC effort to build synergies among programs: • Bandwidth subsidy • Content • Capacity building • Support to national networks • Support to regional networks

  3. 60+ Organisations, Initiatives, Projects • Africa Commission • Consortium - AAU, PHEA, AVU • Multilaterals – WBG, UNESCO, NEPAD, ITU/UNU, AfDB • Bilaterals – SIDA, CIDA, USAID, NORAD etc • EU – Geant, Dante, EUMEDConnect • La Francophonie – AIF, AUF, INTIF, AFD

  4. 60+ Organisations, Initiatives, Projects • Infrastructure – sat, fiber, projects (NSF) • Content – HINARI, AGORA, INASP etc • Technical support & capacity – NSRC • Private sector – CISCO, Geo, GVF • Global Scientific collaboration – MSI, NMI, NSF, Internet2, GUS

  5. Findings/gaps and countries of concentration • In 6 countries no discernible activity • Congo (Rep), Equatorial Guinea, Libya Mauritius, Seychelles, Sudan • In 10 countries 5 or more programs are active • Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda • Focus on metropolitan areas

  6. Findings/spread of programs • Cisco networking academies in 40 countries • AVU – 20 countries • INASP (content) – 14 • AUF - 15 • GDLN, MIMCom, SIST – 12

  7. Connectivity/different approaches • EUMedConnect • 4 N African countries; 34 – 45 mbps - NRENs • WB-Global Development Learning Network • 11 + 1 countries – 384kbps – collaborative programs in own centres • AUF • 15 countries – 128 kbps – 2 mbps – African science • PHE/AVU • 5 countries – bandwidth consortium

  8. Networks/relatively limited support from regional perspective • National: North Africa, MALICO, TENET (SA), TENET (Tanzania), KENET, Nigeria • EU, OSISA, USAID, Carnegie • Regional: EUMEDConnect; SARUA; campus numerique • IDRC, WBI; AUF • User networks: Codesria, RIA, AERC – potential drivers?

  9. Lessons – success factors • Firm links to program needs of universities • Involvement of top university mgmt as well as IT mgmt • Synchronisation of network expansion with regulation and applications • Long term planning cycles & financial commitment

  10. Lessons – the bigger picture • Link the connectivity agenda to: • University programs • Higher education agenda • Science and technology policy • National development goals • NREN outreach program

  11. Findings – overall picture • a wide spectrum of initiatives – disjointed • exciting initiatives – fast changing • many players, few core donors making significant ($) investments over time • no single model for support – content, connectivity, capacity • Lack of information sharing & collaboration • Complications for national partners • limits program impact

  12. Signs of more collaborative future • AAU AGM Cape Town, Feb 2005 • Internet2 Washington, May 2005 • Maputo Open Access workshop, May 2005 • Internet2, Philadelphia September 2005 • ITU, UNU, (AFUNET), CERN, September 2005 • Broad spectrum of African and devt partners • Growing momentum towards collaboration

  13. AAU Conference on African Research and Education Network Infrastructure • Tunis Nov 14, 15 • WSIS parallel event • Bring together many African stakeholders and international partners • Foundation for future collaboration • www.aau.org/tunis, www.idrc.ca

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