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Building Campus level capacity and infrastructure

EC Support to Research and Education Networking in Southern and Eastern Africa Association of African Universities March, 2006 Promoting African Research and Education Networking context. Building Campus level capacity and infrastructure. § Building capacity and staff retention § Infrastructure

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Building Campus level capacity and infrastructure

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  1. EC Support to Research and Education Networking in Southern and Eastern AfricaAssociation of African UniversitiesMarch, 2006Promoting African Research and Education Networkingcontext

  2. Building Campus level capacity and infrastructure §Building capacity and staff retention §Infrastructure §Regulatory framework §Intra-university management systems §Leadership at the executive level Bandwidth issues

  3. Actors §Universities: Vice-chancellors §Heads of IT department

  4. National Level Actions §National Regulatory and ICT policy §NREN: Creation, Connectivity (bandwidth consortium) Criteria membership (constitution inclusively)

  5. AAU role National §Form a national research entity to be able to influence the government if one does not already exist (Research communities) AAU to play a role to promote the creation of this to give a hand to those where need is required. Help them start and then step away when they start developing them. AAU therefore needs a cooperation programme that will facilitate universities, scientists to form their network

  6. Regional Networks §Regional university associations to support establishment of NRENs and RRENs Regional Networks §Such us Ubuntunet AAU to advocate and promote the role of RRENs throughout Africa and internationally at geo-political forums e.g. AU/NEPAP

  7. Pan African Level Information exchange and learning §Identify all the activities and actors §Annual meetings §Policy Change and lobbying activities to push agenda of open access and low cost bandwidth §Need for capacity building support for these groups to be effective

  8. Pan African Level §Develop a strategy with clear identification of needs and plan for long-term sustainability §Hold a donor forum involving all stakeholders including local and national stakeholders §AAU is the appropriate vehicle to facilitate the three activities raison why have create a special unit for that

  9. Conclusion • Legality: Formal continental level positioning/ influence; mandate • Authority and recognition to act in this domain; •  AFUNET project • Avoid fragmentation • Holistic approach for sustainability

  10. Thank you

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