14–15 Mar 2019
Accra Marriott Hotel
Africa/Accra timezone
Beyond Networks: Applications and Services

How the World Bank is assisting RENs in Ghana, Malawi and Somalia

Not scheduled
18m
Nkrumah Ballroom (Accra Marriott Hotel)

Nkrumah Ballroom

Accra Marriott Hotel

Liberation Road, Airport City, Accra, Ghana
Presentation NREN Business Models and Use Cases PLENARY SESSION IV – Paper Presentations

Speaker

Dr Timothy Kelly (World Bank)

Description

The World Bank Group is assisting Research and Education Networks (RENs) in a number of African economies through its lending programs, usually as part of broader programs focused on Digital Development. This paper will look at the objectives and structure of these lending programs in three countries -- Ghana, Malawi and Somalia -- and will examine how the model could be applied in other countries.

Summary

World Bank Group technical assistance and lending programs for RENs in Africa.

Primary author

Dr Timothy Kelly (World Bank)

Presentation materials