Name: UbuntuNet-Connect 2018
Start: 2018-11-18T13:00:00+03:00
End: 2018-11-23T20:00:00+03:00
Location: Hotel Verde Zanzibar

UbuntuNet-Connect 2018

from Sunday 18 November 2018 (13:00) to Friday 23 November 2018 (20:00)

Monday 12 November 2018
Tuesday 13 November 2018
Wednesday 14 November 2018
Thursday 15 November 2018
Friday 16 November 2018
Saturday 17 November 2018
Sunday 18 November 2018
13:00 Day 1
Day 1
13:00 - 17:00
Contributions

13:00 NREN BGP Workshop Introduction - Patrick Okui (NSRC)

13:20 Routing basics - Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ) Patrick Okui (NSRC)

14:00 Lab Setup - Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ) Patrick Okui (NSRC)

15:30 Introduction of IS-IS - Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ) Patrick Okui (NSRC)

Monday 19 November 2018
08:00 Day 1
Day 1
08:00 - 17:30
Contributions

08:30 Session 1.1: Welcome & Introduction - Chris Rohrer

09:00 Session 1.1: Identities - Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)

11:00 Session 1.2: Registries - Scott Koranda

14:00 Session 1.3: Current Status & Outlook in my Country

16:00 Session 1.4: Exercise 'Silos' - Chris Rohrer Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)
Day 1
Day 1
08:00 - 17:00
Contributions

09:00 Introduction to the workshop - Iryna Kuchma (EIFL) Kathleen Shearer (EIFL) Omo Oaiya (WACREN)

09:30 General Overview: the role of repository - Iryna Kuchma (EIFL)

09:40 Current experiences of participants - what works, what doesn't and why?

11:00 Current landscape in Africa: Ubuntunet Alliance region - Pamela Abbott (The University of Sheffield)

13:30 Best practices for managing a repository

15:30 Best practices for managing a repository - Iryna Kuchma (EIFL)
Day 2
Day 2
08:00 - 17:00
Contributions

09:00 Introduction to BGP - Patrick Okui (NSRC)

11:00 iBGP Lab

13:30 BGP Attributes - Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ) Patrick Okui (NSRC)

14:45 eBGP Lab - Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust )

16:30 BGP Policy Control - Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ) Patrick Okui (NSRC)
Tuesday 20 November 2018

08:00 Admin Meeting
Admin Meeting
08:00 - 12:30
Day 2
Day 2
08:00 - 17:30
Contributions

08:30 Session 2.1 - Federations: Introduction - Justin Knight (Jisc )

09:30 Session 2.1 - Federations: Foundation - Scott Koranda

11:00 Session 2.2 - Federations: Implementations - Alex Mwotil (Systems Engineer) Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa) Scott Koranda

14:00 Session 2.3: eduroam: Components & Techniques - Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)

16:00 Session 2.4 Exercise: eduaroam IdP - Chris Rohrer Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)
Day 2
Day 2
08:00 - 17:00
Contributions

09:00 Recap from Day 1 - Omo Oaiya (WACREN)

09:20 Open Science and Next Generation Repositories - Kathleen Shearer (EIFL)

10:05 Discussion

11:00 JPCOAR and JAIRO Cloud - Kazutsuna Yamaji (National Institute of Informatics)

11:30 OpenAIRE - Iryna Kuchma (EIFL)

12:00 DATAD-R - Abednego Corletey (Association of African Universities)

13:30 LaReferencia - Alberto Cabezas (RedCLARA)

14:00 Introduction to an African Harvester - Omo Oaiya (WACREN)

14:30 Discussion

15:30 A framework for collaboration and communication in African countries, regions and across the continent

16:20 Group reports

16:50 Wrap-up - Pasca Hoba (UA)
Day 3
Day 3
08:00 - 17:30
Contributions

09:00 Peering Lab - Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ) Patrick Okui (NSRC)

11:00 Multihoming (Part 1) - Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust )

13:30 Multihoming (Part 2) - Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ) Patrick Okui (NSRC)

16:00 Local Preference Lab - Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ) Patrick Okui (NSRC)
14:00 Forum
Forum
14:00 - 17:00
Day 1
Day 1
14:00 - 17:30
Contributions

14:00 Registration

14:30 Welcoming Remarks: UbuntuNet Alliance, SARUA, and IUCEA, TERNET Leadership

15:00 Keynote Speaker: The DIgital Transformation of African Higher Education - Pasca Hoba (UA)

16:30 Leading a Digital University - Martin Oosthuizen (SARUA)
Wednesday 21 November 2018
08:00 Day 3
Day 3
08:00 - 17:30
Contributions

08:30 Session 3.1: Exercise - eduroam IdP (continued...) - Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)

09:30 Session 3.2: Onboarding an Institution - Alex Mwotil (Systems Engineer) Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)

11:00 Session 3.2: Exercise: SimpleSAMLphp IdP - Chris Rohrer Scott Koranda

14:00 Session 3.3: Governance, Policies & Privacy - Alex Mwotil (Systems Engineer) Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa)

14:45 Session 3.3: Best Practices & Resources - Justin Knight (Jisc )

16:00 Session 3.4: Panel - Alex Mwotil (Systems Engineer) Chris Rohrer Guy Halse (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa) Justin Knight (Jisc ) Scott Koranda

16:30 Session 3.4: Exam/Survey

17:00 Session 3.4: Wrap-up & Farewell
Day 4
Day 4
08:00 - 17:30
Contributions

09:00 AS Prepend Lab

11:00 BGP Best Practices - Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ) Patrick Okui (NSRC)

13:30 BGP Communities - Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ) Patrick Okui (NSRC)

14:30 BGP Community Lab

16:00 Partial Routes Lab

17:00 Summary & Conclusion - Cornelius Achiki (Kenya Education Network Trust ) Patrick Okui (NSRC)
Seminar: Session 2
Seminar: Session 2
08:00 - 11:30
Contributions

08:30 Welcome

09:00 The Current State of ICT in African Higher Education - Louis Fourie (Cape Peninsula University of Technology)

10:00 Research and Innovation in a Digital University - Juliet Stoltenkamp
11:30 Seminar: Session 3
Seminar: Session 3
11:30 - 15:00
Contributions

11:30 Mitigating the Challenges of Emerging Digital Transformation - Idris Rai Michael Legone (Founder and Former Vice Chancellor, Virtual University of Uganda)

12:30 A SMART University Administration - GEORGE KINYERA-APUKE (KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY)
15:00 Seminar: Session 4
Seminar: Session 4
15:00 - 17:30
Contributions

15:00 UbuntuNet Alliance and Services for Digital Transformation - Pasca Hoba (UA)

16:30 Roundtable: General Discussion on Digital Transformation - Madara Ogot (cting Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research, Production and Extension, University of Nairobi)
Thursday 22 November 2018

07:30 Registration
Registration
07:30 - 08:30
08:30 Opening Session
Opening Session
08:30 - 09:40
Contributions

08:30 Introduction and Welcoming Remarks by the CEO of TERNET - Magreth Mushi (Tanzania Education and Research Network)

08:35 Welcome Remarks by the CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance - Pasca Hoba (UA)

08:40 Remarks from the Chairperson of UbuntuNet Alliance - Stephen Simukanga

08:45 Remarks from Diamond Sponsor

08:55 Goodwill Messages - WACREN, ASREN, GEANT, NSRC, XON, WIOCC, ICANN, AFRINIC

09:15 Remarks from Director of ICT - Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication (MWTC) - Mulembwa Munaku (Director of ICT, Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication)

09:20 Remarks from the Chairperson of TERNET - Idris Rai

09:25 Official Opening Remarks from the Guest of Honor - Joyce Ndalichako (Ministry of Education, Science and technology)
09:40 Group Photo, Tour of Exhibitions and Health Break
Group Photo, Tour of Exhibitions and Health Break
09:40 - 10:30
10:30 Session 1: SMART Universities - Concepts, Characteristics and Technologies
Session 1: SMART Universities - Concepts, Characteristics and Technologies
10:30 - 12:30
Contributions

10:30 The Journey to SMART universities - Nicholas Krul (NEC XON Ltd)

10:50 Paradigms in the adoption of Smart Technologies towards Smart University Learnig Spaces: An African context - Attlee M. Gamundani (Namibia University of Science and Technology)

11:10 African Network Information Centre - Madhvi Gokool (AFRINIC Ltd)

11:30 Assessing ICT Readiness of Higher Education in Somalia: Challenges and Opportunities - Yunis Ali Ahmed (SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia)

11:50 Sharing Meaningful, Advanced, Realible Technology - Esther Wilkinson

12:10 Making African Universities Smarter: A Proposed Framework for the Forgotten Dimension - Namatie Traore (Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa)
12:30 Lunch and Exhibition
Lunch and Exhibition
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 Session 2: SMART Teaching and Learning - Services and Tools
Session 2: SMART Teaching and Learning - Services and Tools
13:30 - 15:50
Contributions

13:30 Cape to Cairo and Digital Transformation - Anthony Maina (Liquid Telecom)

14:10 Smart Teaching - The Case of Remote Teaching Project by KENET - Zeinab Mzungu (KENYA EDUCATION NETWORK)

14:30 Critical Success Factors In Adopting E-Learning In Higher Learning Institutions: A Case Study Of St John's University of Tanzania - Shuubi Alphonce Mutajwaa

14:50 Using virtualised laboratory environments to enhance hands-on learning experiences in cyber security courses - Isaac Nhamu (Lecturer, Namibia University of Science and Technology)

15:10 Smart Learning concepts to enhance SMART Universities in Africa - Walter Mambodza (Harare Institute of Technology)

15:30 The United Nations Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries & Digital Access to Research (DAR) - Edda Lwonga (Country Focal Point, UN Technology Bank - DAR)
15:50 Health Break
Health Break
15:50 - 16:20
16:20 Session 3: Roundtable Discussion on SMART Universities
Session 3: Roundtable Discussion on SMART Universities
16:20 - 17:20
Contributions

16:20 Towards the SMART universities - Ellen Ndeshi Namhila (Pro-VC Finance, Admin and Resource Mobilisation, University of Namibia) Gakwaya Ben Ruhinda (Senior Systems Officer @ IUCEA) Louis Fourie (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) Lourino Chemane (CEO, MoRENet) Nthabiseng Kotsokoane (AFLIA)
19:00 Dinner
Dinner
19:00 - 21:00
Friday 23 November 2018

07:00 Day 2
Day 2
07:00 - 08:00
08:00 Parallel Session 4a: smart Governance: Services and tools
Parallel Session 4a: smart Governance: Services and tools
08:00 - 10:00
Contributions

08:00 Disruptive Technology Governance in Higher Education Institutions: A case study of Zimbabwean State Universities - Gladman Jekese (Great Zimbabwe University)

08:20 Research and Education Networks, Development, and the Digital Transformation of the Policy and Practice of African Higher Education - Ane Johnson (Rowan University)

08:40 AARClight - New opportunities for South Atlantic R&E Network collaboration between Africa, Brazil and the US - Heidi Morgan (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA)

09:00 Reducing Costs of Running Universities with Open Source Software - Tendai Marengereke (Harare Institute of Technology, Zimbabwe)

09:20 Enhancing Smart University ICT Community Services for Competitiveness - Wilson OKaka (Kyambogo University)

09:40 A Microservice Approach to Identiy Management - Alex Mwotil (Systems Engineer)
Parallel Session 4b: smart Governance: Services and tools
Parallel Session 4b: smart Governance: Services and tools
08:00 - 10:00
Contributions

08:00 Moving more data, faster - the science DMZ as enabler - Kasandra Pillay (South African National Research Network)

08:20 Institutional Repository as a tool for research data management: A case study of BIUST Library - Winnie Mozila (BLA, BIUST)

08:40 Building the Next African Massive Research Repository - Abdullah Hussein (SomaliREN)

09:00 Dataverse for citing and sharing research data - Obiajulu Odu (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)

09:20 One-Stop-Shops for Researchers to Increase the Non-Academic Impact of Research Outcomes - the Ethiopian Attempt to Link Research Centres with the National Repository - Margareth Gfrerer (Education Strategy Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

09:40 Promoting measurement of research impacts using alternative metrics as a means towards SMART research in African Universities - Andrew Malekani (Sokoine University of Agriculture)
10:00 Health Break
Health Break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 Session 5
Session 5
10:30 - 12:30
Contributions

10:30 Identifier Technology Health Indicators (ITHI) - Yaovi ATOHOUN (ICANN)

10:50 Boosting universities and research centres: NRENs and RRENs are "SMART" - Sabine JAUME-RAJAONIA (RENATER)

11:10 Creating a cold chain Technician Capacity Building Application - Chifundo Chilivumbo (Daeyang University)

11:30 Monitoring and Engagement for Performance Enhancement - Edward Moynihan (Indiana University)

11:50 A National Platform for Augmenting Cyber Security 21st Century Competencies: Namibia National Cyber Security Competition - Mercy Chitauro (Namibian University of Science and Technology)

12:10 SMART Research through Open Data - A way forward for African Universities: University of Swaziland as a case study - John Paul Anbu (UNISWA)
12:30 Closing Plenary
Closing Plenary
12:30 - 13:10
Contributions

12:30 Concluding Remarks from CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance - Pasca Hoba (UA)

12:40 Closing Remarks from CEO of TERNET - Magreth Mushi (Tanzania Education and Research Network)

12:50 Closing Remarks by the Minister of Education and Vocational Training - Zanzibar - Riziki Pembe Juma (Ministry of Education and Vocational Training)
14:30 Communications & Marketing
Communications & Marketing
14:30 - 15:30

16:00 Board Meeting
Board Meeting
16:00 - 19:00

19:00 Meet & Greet Cocktail
Meet & Greet Cocktail
19:00 - 20:00

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