1st TANDEM National Policy Development Workshop

Friday 6 Nov 2015, 09:00 → 17:00 Africa/Accra

Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, East Wing (Balme Library)

With a particular focus on specific thematic topics (health, food security, environment), TANDEM National workshops present the opportunity to: (i) spread awareness and (ii) debate with national and regional stakeholders (governmental authorities, regulatory bodies, deciders of research and education institutions, donors).

09:00 → 11:00 Session 1

Convener: Nii Quaynor (WACREN)

09:00 Welcome addresses

09:15 GARNET Update

Speaker: Benjamin Eshun (GARNET)

Slides update_on_GARNET.pdf

10:00 WACREN Update

Speaker: Omo Oaiya (WACREN)

Slides WACREN_Update_TANDEM_Accra.pdf

10:30 Coffee break and Group photograph

11:00 → 14:00 Session 2

Convener: Mumuni Dakubu (GARNET)

11:00 The TANDEM Project and related H2020 projects

Speaker: Damien Alline (IRD)

Slides 20151106-NatWorkshop-TANDEM.pdf

11:30 Promoting Regional Connectivity in Africa – the role of the World Bank

Speaker: Mavis Ampah (World Bank)

Slides nren_presentation_final_11-5-2015.pdf

12:00 UK’s JANET Establishment – Lessons for GARNET

Speaker: Francis Boachie (University of Ghana)

Slides UK’s_JANET_Establishment_–_Lessons_for_GARNET.pdf

12:30 Building a Regional Research and Education Network: Lessons from UbuntuNet Alliance

Speaker: Tiwonge Msulira Banda (Ubuntunet Alliance)

Slides Building_Regional_REN.pdf

13:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:30 Session 3

Convener: Lucas Chigabatia (University of Ghana)

14:00 Advanced Networks Case Studies: Activities for the collaboration

Speaker: Sabine Jaume-Rajaonia (RENATER)

Slides renater_presentation_TANDEM.pdf

14:30 National Research and Education Networks in LA: creating value for the development of science, technology and education

Speaker: Carmen Gloria Labbe (RedCLARA)

Slides NRENs_LA_Ghana_2.pdf

15:00 Advanced Networks at regional and global level: Infrastructure, services, opportunities, benefits

Speaker: Thomas Fryer (GÉANT)

Slides THF-15-092_Accra-Workshop-Slides.pdf

15:30 → 17:00 Session 4

Convener: Nii Quaynor (WACREN)

15:30 GARNET and its Community: Way forward

16:00 Closing

16:15 Refreshments and Networking