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WACREN NRENs UPDATE

Learn about the establishment of WACREN, working groups, action plan, NREN examples, and updates from the workshop held on February 25, 2010. Stay informed about the regional network progress in Africa.

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WACREN NRENs UPDATE

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  1. WACREN NRENs UPDATE WACREN Task Team FEAST WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 25, 2010 FEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 2010

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. NRENs in WACREN-Examples FEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 2010

  9. Fiber Network by Aug 2010 Ghana High Capacity Undersea cable

  10. NRENs in WACREN-Examples FEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 2010

  11. 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

  12. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND FOR THE INVITATION TO COME HERE

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