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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| Acceso en línea: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/233231488314835003/The-Role-and-Status-of-National-Research-and-Education-Networks-NRENs-in-Africa https://hdl.handle.net/10986/26258 |
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| author | Foley, Michael |
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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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| language | English en_US |
| publishDate | 2017 |
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| spelling | wb-10986-262582025-04-10T15:28:58Z The Role and Status of National Research and Education Networks in Africa Le rôle et le statut des réseaux nationaux d’éducation et de recherche (NREN) en Afrique 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. Le présent rapport vise à donner des orientations aux gouvernements, institutions et partenaires au développement sur la manière d’aborder la fourniture de services relevant des technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC) à l’enseignement supérieur et à la recherche en Afrique. Le moment est propice, car il coïncide avec la transformation de l’infrastructure et des services de télécommunications sur le continent, à la suite de l’expansion rapide de la connectivité par fibre optique, terrestre ou sous-marine. Le rapport, qui part du principe que les réseaux nationaux d’éducation et de recherche (NREN), organismes dédiés, sont mieux à même de fournir la connectivité et les services TIC, s’appuie sur les meilleures pratiques internationales et les plans actuels des acteurs régionaux. Dans les pages suivantes, nous abordons la nature des NREN et le bien-fondé de leur établissement. Nous décrivons ensuite plus en détail leur développement en Afrique depuis l’origine jusqu’à la situation actuelle. Nous examinons, enfin, les tendances en matière d’utilisation des TIC et leur incidence sur le fonctionnement des NREN en prélude à une note d’orientation sur la création ou le renforcement d’un NREN, suivie de recommandations à l’intention des gouvernements, du secteur public, des institutions et des partenaires au développement. 2017-03-15T15:39:40Z 2017-03-15T15:39:40Z 2016 Working Paper Document de travail Documento de trabajo http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/233231488314835003/The-Role-and-Status-of-National-Research-and-Education-Networks-NRENs-in-Africa https://hdl.handle.net/10986/26258 10.1596/26258 English en_US SABER-ICT Technical Paper Series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank application/pdf text/plain application/pdf World Bank, Washington, DC |
| spellingShingle | NREN governance education consortia higher education tertiary education Foley, Michael The Role and Status of National Research and Education Networks in Africa |
| title | 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 |
| title_short | The Role and Status of National Research and Education Networks in Africa |
| title_sort | role and status of national research and education networks in africa |
| topic | NREN governance education consortia higher education tertiary education |
| url | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/233231488314835003/The-Role-and-Status-of-National-Research-and-Education-Networks-NRENs-in-Africa https://hdl.handle.net/10986/26258 |
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