[afren] NREN news from West Africa

[Mumuni Dakubu]

Boubakar Barry wrote:
> Dear All,
>  
> Some news from West Africa:
>  
> Cote d'Ivoire:
> Representatives of Ivoirian higher education and research institutions 
> met on 1 August 2008 in Abidjan for a one-day workshop on the 
> establishment of a NREN in Cote d'Ivoire. The workshop was hosted by 
> Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet Boigny.
>
> At the end of the workshop, the participants (IT Directors) agreed to 
> continue the discussion on a list to be set up and to work on a 
> document to be submitted to their respective heads of institution for 
> approval.
>
>  
>
> Ghana:
> Two weeks before the Abidjan meeting, IT Directors of Ghanaian higher 
> education and research institutions met for a one-day workshop on 
> GARNET; the workshop was hosted by University of Ghana, Legon.
>
> A decision to form GARNET Forum was made, a platform for collaboration 
> for all Ghanaian higher education and research institutions (with 
> Nigeria ICT Forum as model). A group with representatives of public 
> and private higher education institutions, research institutions and 
> library associations was tasked to follow up and spearhead the process 
> of making GARNET be a reality.
>
>  Two smaller technical groups were formed to work on architecture and 
> costing, and on policy and administrative issues for the drafting of 
> documents to be presented to the heads of institutions and the 
> Ministry of Education.
>
>  
> Regards
> B.
>  
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Hi Boubakar!
Great the way you have summarised the proceedings of the two meetings. 
(Cote d,Ivoire and Ghana)
We shall keep you informed as we progress.
Regards
Mumuni
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