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e-Infrastructure Acceptance in e-Health, e- Learning and e-Agriculture in Zimbabwe: The Quest for the User Acceptance Variable
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)One of the best ways to achieve global literacy is through communication, collaborative learning, research, and problem solving. Technology helps tremendously in these areas, so it is a great tool to use in this process. ... -
Use of Subfluvial Optical Cable in a Region Without Land-Based Infrastructure – a Project to Deploy Advanced Communications in the Amazon Region
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)For several years, terrestrial optical cable has been deployed along highways, railways and electric power transmission lines. These land routes have been used to support national and regional backbones of telecommunications ... -
A Software-Based Solution for Distributing and Displaying UHD Video Content over Packet Networks with Applications to Telemedicine and Culture
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)Since 2009, RNP has participated in demonstrations related to streaming ultra-high-definition (UHD) content over packet networks. However, working UHD media requires the use of specialized equipment that usually is ... -
The CHAIN-REDS Semantic Search Engine
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)e-Infrastructures, and in particular Data Repositories and Open Access Data Infrastructures, are essential platforms for e-Science and e-Research and are being built since several years both in Europe and the rest of the ... -
Content Alert System Using Short Message Service (SMS): A Testimony of two Collaborative Projects in Africa and Asia
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)This paper is a case study of a semi-automated Content Alert System implemented at two university libraries; The university of Swaziland, Swaziland, Southern Africa and Bundelkhand University Library at Jhansi in India. ... -
Gleaning from Pro-Poor ICT Experiences to Address Challenges Faced by Uganda’s Nascent Research and Education Network
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)Research and Education Network for Uganda (RENU), was started by the forum for Vice Chancellors of Universities and heads of Research organisations, in January 2006. In its first seven years it laid an operational foundation ... -
Health sciences faculty perception and practices on OA scholarly communication
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)This study sought to investigate the faculty’s awareness, attitudes and use of open scholarly communication in Tanzanian health sciences universities. Based on a questionnaire survey, 415 faculty members were selected ... -
A Strategy for Developing High-end ICT talent for Emerging African NRENs – The case of KENET
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)Emerging African National Research and Education build and maintain advanced broadband networks that interconnect universities and research institutes. In order to achieve their mandates, emerging NRENs must attract and ... -
SCIFI – A Software-Based Controller for Efficient Wireless Networks
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)SCIFI is an open source software wireless controller. Large scale wireless networks that use low cost (SOHO) Access Points are hard to install and run due to the complexity of configuring and monitoring many APs with a ... -
South Africa's Federated Identity Management Initiative
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)An overview of the concepts involved with identity federation, focusing specifically on it as a means to complement the existing digital identity management infrastructure for research and educational institutions in ... -
Mobile Applications to Enhance Versatility of Mobile Learning in Higher Education
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)In recent times, despite the fact that Mobile learning or m-learning is a relatively new concept, it has become a buzz word in academic, researchers and companies developing learning systems and instructional materials. ... -
Security: A Necessary Piece of the Collaboration Puzzle
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)Educational Institutions have always been known to be the heart of complex computing systems in any region they exist especially in Africa. The existence of high end computing power often connected to the Internet and ... -
Use of Electronic Medical Records System to Enforce Adherence to Maternal and Infant Health Treatment Protocol in Malawi: A Pilot Case Study at at Bwaila Maternity Hospital
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)Technology continues to present opportunities of being used in different settings to meet information needs. Healthcare has been an emerging area in which this need has manifested itself with several initiatives being ... -
On the Development of Climate Data Visualization tool for Interpretation of Empirical Results from Climate Model: Does it add Value to Different Stakeholders?
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)In time of climate change there is a lot of interest in communicating detailed information and knowledge pertaining to climate to different stakeholders. In order to aid informed decision making related to changing climate ... -
Piloting White Spaces for DSpaces in Malawi
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)In this paper, the author describes a potential application that exploits the White Spaces identified in the UHF television band in Malawi to be the channel to connect to University digital repositories based on the ... -
Distributed Computing Services on top of a Research and Education Network: GARR
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)Since the beginning of 2013 the Italian National Research and Education Network GARR has started a new Distributed Computing and Storage Department (DCSD). The new DCSD in the Italian NREN, follows the new mission of ... -
Interoperable Multi Conferencing Technology as a Basis for an Open, Global Web Conferencing Network
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)Mconf is an open source, distributed, scalable and federated global web conferencing system, interoperable with SIP and mobile devices. The base for the system is an open source application called “Mconf: Multi conferencing ... -
Survival of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in a competitive market of Africa: A Case Study of the Zambia Research and Education Network (ZAMREN)
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)The proliferation of not for profit associations called National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) on the African market particularly in the area of Broadband Internet provision has made commercial Internet Service ... -
NREN Network Security: A case study of Uganda Christian University ICT Infrastructure
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)The long wait for high-speed access to the Internet is finally coming to an end. National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) are being connected to the rest of the world through high-speed fiber optic cables. This ... -
The Case of Learning by Doing and its Applications in Tanzania
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2013-11)The Communication System Design (CSD) Course offered at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden is a problem oriented, project-driven environment integrating development and learning. It is a framework for ...