The Role and Status of National Research and Education Networks in Africa

The aim of this report is to provide guidance to governments, institutions, and development partners on how to approach the provision of advanced information and communication technology (ICT) services to the higher education and research community...

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Main Author:	Foley, Michael
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	NREN governance education consortia higher education tertiary education
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/233231488314835003/The-Role-and-Status-of-National-Research-and-Education-Networks-NRENs-in-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26258

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spelling	okr-10986-262582021-05-25T08:58:20Z The Role and Status of National Research and Education Networks in Africa Foley, Michael NREN governance education consortia higher education tertiary education The aim of this report is to provide guidance to governments, institutions, and development partners on how to approach the provision of advanced information and communication technology (ICT) services to the higher education and research community in Africa. The timing is appropriate as it coincides with a transformation in the telecom infrastructure and services on the continent as fiber optic connectivity, both undersea and on land, is expanding at a rapid pace. The premise of the report that the organization of ICT services and connectivity is best provided by a dedicated organization called the National Research and Education Network (NREN) is based on international best practice and the current plans of the stakeholders in the region. In the following pages, the nature of NRENs and the case for their establishment is outlined and the story of their development in Africa up to their current status is described in operation of NRENs are discussed as a prelude to a guidance note on how to go about establishing or strengthening an NREN, with recommendations to the government, the private sector, institutions, and development partners. 2017-03-15T15:39:40Z 2017-03-15T15:39:40Z 2016 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/233231488314835003/The-Role-and-Status-of-National-Research-and-Education-Networks-NRENs-in-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26258 English en_US SABER-ICT Technical Paper Series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Kenya Nigeria
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description	The aim of this report is to provide guidance to governments, institutions, and development partners on how to approach the provision of advanced information and communication technology (ICT) services to the higher education and research community in Africa. The timing is appropriate as it coincides with a transformation in the telecom infrastructure and services on the continent as fiber optic connectivity, both undersea and on land, is expanding at a rapid pace. The premise of the report that the organization of ICT services and connectivity is best provided by a dedicated organization called the National Research and Education Network (NREN) is based on international best practice and the current plans of the stakeholders in the region. In the following pages, the nature of NRENs and the case for their establishment is outlined and the story of their development in Africa up to their current status is described in operation of NRENs are discussed as a prelude to a guidance note on how to go about establishing or strengthening an NREN, with recommendations to the government, the private sector, institutions, and development partners.
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author	Foley, Michael
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title	The Role and Status of National Research and Education Networks in Africa
title_short	The Role and Status of National Research and Education Networks in Africa
title_full	The Role and Status of National Research and Education Networks in Africa
title_fullStr	The Role and Status of National Research and Education Networks in Africa
title_full_unstemmed	The Role and Status of National Research and Education Networks in Africa
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url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/233231488314835003/The-Role-and-Status-of-National-Research-and-Education-Networks-NRENs-in-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26258
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The Role and Status of National Research and Education Networks in Africa

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