african national research and education networks the rwanda case:
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AFRICAN NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORKS THE RWANDA CASE:. Bayingana Moses RWANDA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY. OUTLINE. Background Some of ICTs in Education Objectives Current Status Challenges & Constraints Activities Anticipated to Compliment RARN(REDNET) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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AFRICAN NATIONAL RESEARCH AFRICAN NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORKS AND EDUCATION NETWORKS
THE RWANDA CASE:THE RWANDA CASE:
Bayingana Moses
RWANDA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY
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OUTLINEOUTLINE
BackgroundSome of ICTs in Education ObjectivesCurrent StatusChallenges & ConstraintsActivities Anticipated to Compliment
RARN(REDNET)Expectations from the Workshop
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BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND
The National Information Communication and Infrastructure Policy and Plan(2001-05) envisaged the Rwanda Academic and Research Network – Linking all Institutions of Higher Education into a Wide Area Network with an International Gateway
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SOME OF ICTs in Education SOME OF ICTs in Education OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES
To promote R&D work in the Universities and Colleges.
To facilitate promotion of academic and research collaboration and twining arrangements with International Centers of Excellence.
To improve and upgrade the ICT resources and Infrastructure of Higher Educational Institutions
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CURRENT STATUSCURRENT STATUS
KIST & NUR have Campus Fibre Networks and both use Campus Vsats for their International Gateway. KIE is implementing Electronic Distance Education and Learning in the Country.
They are yet to be linked into a Wide Area Network
National Fibre Network is 100km from Kigali (KIST Location) and 50 km short to reach Butare (NUR Location)
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CHALLENGES & CHALLENGES & CONSTRAINTS CONSTRAINTS
Costly Infrastructure Technical Capacity Organization IssuesFinancial Resources
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Activities Anticipated to Activities Anticipated to Compliment RARN(REDNET) Compliment RARN(REDNET)
National Fibre Network Operationalization of the EASSy Project in
2007It’s anticipated that Universities will
subscribe for bandwidth capacity from EASSy through RITA/RINEX
ICT Capacity Building
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Expectations from the Workshop Expectations from the Workshop
• To Learn on benefits experienced by existing NRENs
• To Discuss on Challenges facing emerging or existing NRENs
• Proposition of Way Forward for NRENs in Africa
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THANK YOUTHANK YOU