WACREN Conference 2019

Session

PLENARY SESSION IV – Paper Presentations

15 Mar 2019, 09:00

Nkrumah Ballroom (Accra Marriott Hotel)

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

Dr Timothy Kelly (World Bank)

NREN Business Models and Use Cases

Presentation

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.

50. Identifier Technology Health Indicators (ITHI)

Yaovi Atohoun (ICANN)

Presentation

51. The AFRINIC update and key services

Keessun Fokeerah (AFRINIC)

Presentation

7. The collaborative role of NREN’s in the provision of Data Services

Ms Nobubele Shozi (CSIR - DIRISA)

NREN Business Models and Use Cases

Presentation

Close collaboration with NREN’s is a key enabler for the provision of data services and research data management. The Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa (DIRISA), as a component of the National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System (NICIS), provides data services to ensure that research data, including big data, is easy to find, access, use and reuse. The National Integrated...