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2011

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10th Call for Proposals – (FP7 Research Infrastructures Programme) (0)

The European Commission has published on July 20, 2011 the 10th call for proposal, detailed in the Research Infrastructures Work Programme 2012 and published under the e-Infrastructures topic of the FP7 “Capacities” Specific Programme (FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2012-1).

Jul

2011

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e-IRG releases White Paper 2011 (0)

The 7th White Paper of the e-Infrastructure Reflection Group is now released!

Jun

2011

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New broadband cable to boost internet (0)

A new undersea telecommunications cable has recently landed in South Africa: the 14 000km West Africa Cable System (WACS) fibre optic line links the Western Cape province to London, giving African internet providers a direct connection to servers in Europe, WACS is the latest in a series of submarine cables that hold the promise of an internet boom for Africa, where only 9.6% of people are web users, compared to 65% of Europeans.

Jun

2011

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Google Android Developer Challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (0)

Google has announced a Android Developer Challenge inviting talented and creative developers in sub-Saharan Africa to design and build original Android applications for mobile phones that will delight users.

May

2011

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Africa-Europe research collaboration to be transformed by EC-funded research infrastructure (0)

DANTE, the international research network operator, and the European Commission’s EuropeAid Cooperation Office today announce the signature of a €14.75M contract for support to a sub-Saharan African intra-regional research networking infrastructure which is already interconnected to the pan-European research network, GÉANT.

May

2011

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Call for papers – UbuntuNet-Connect 2011 (0)

The Alliance invites Papers that address the broad topic of research and education networking in Africa, under (but not limited to) the following sub-themes.

May

2011

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The eI-Africa Conference Outputs are now online! (0)

The “2010 Euro-Africa e-Infrastructures Conference” – the 1st of its series – was held in the capital city of Finland on December 9-10, 2010 with the aim of providing a forum for discussions and debates on recent developments and perspectives in the field. It was really an honour for the eI-Africa Partnership to host this very important meeting and to give its upmost support to those who are engaged in fostering cooperation between the two regions.

Apr

2011

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SUIN Universities connected by fiber optics from Sudatel (0)

The Sudanese Universities Information Network (SUIN) has the key objective of securing broadband connectivity between the Sudanese research and educational institutions, and with other NRENs in both Africa and globally. Since its founding in 2004, the Network has constantly progressed: one of its greatest success was in early March, when the completion of [...]

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2011

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