[IRTalk] African NRENs

Tue Jan 2 17:06:58 SAST 2018

Thank you for the links Ina. Will come in handy for my current study on
e-research.
Kind regards,

On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 4:19 PM, Ina Smith <Ina at assaf.org.za> wrote:

> During the past UbuntuNet Connect 2018 conference
> <https://events.ubuntunet.net/indico/event/10/overview>, it was clear
> that more and more NRENs are becoming geared to host Software as a Service
> (SaaS) or Platform as a Service (PaaS). This can be services such as
> identity management, data management, cloud services, security
> certificates, repositories, and more. See the List of African NREN
> Partners
> <https://www.africaconnect2.net/Partners/African_NRENs/Pages/Home.aspx>
> to find the NREN in your country, and to inquire about services offered.
>
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>
> NRENs can and in some instances already play an important role in  making
> open science and the sharing of research data (incl. Big Data) a success.
>
>
>
> An NREN Capability Maturity Model
> <https://repository.ubuntunet.net/bitstream/handle/10.20374/69/NREN_Capability_Maturity_Model.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y>/Duncan
> Greaves
>
> *Level 6 (Elaborated service offering)* marks a fully mature NREN of the
> kind that characterises Europe, North America and comparable contexts. The
> NREN is richly connected at high speed to many other networks and
> resources. Numerous value-added services are available, such as grid and
> cloud computing resources, user-controlled lightpaths, videoconferencing,
> and federated identity services. The NREN’s value proposition lies
> primarily in these services, since bandwidth pricing in such contexts is
> transparently cost-related. Many institutions will purchase commodity
> bandwidth from a commercial provider in addition to NREN-specific
> bandwidth. A culture of collaboration is deeply established.
>
>
>
> *Levels of African NRENs* according to the following studies:
>
> The Role and Status of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in
> Africa
> <http://africanopenscience.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/WB-Report-Role-and-Status-NRENs-Africa.compressed.pdf>/Michael
> Foley (World Bank Study)
>
> Riding the National Research and Education Networking Train in Africa: A
> Policy Brief for Stakeholders
> <http://africanopenscience.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AAU-Riding-the-NREN-Train-final-draft-.pdf>/Association
> of African Universities
>
>
>
> *More reading:*
>
> List of African NREN Partners
> <https://www.africaconnect2.net/Partners/African_NRENs/Pages/Home.aspx>
>
> Educational Technology Debate: Exploring ICT and Learning in Developing
> Countries <http://edutechdebate.org/research-and-education-networks/>
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