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<DIV>congratulations to everybody,</DIV>
<DIV>for the continuous progress</DIV>
<DIV>in establishing NRENs sin West Africa.</DIV>
<DIV>In particular I congratulate with Boubakar</DIV>
<DIV>and his collaborators for their constant work.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I think also thay Italy could establish </DIV>
<DIV>some kind of twinship between</DIV>
<DIV>the italian GARRnet and the ghanese GARNET!</DIV>
<DIV>Regards and best wishes to you all,</DIV>
<DIV>Enzo Valente</DIV>
<DIV>director of GARR.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=barry@aau.org href="mailto:barry@aau.org">Boubakar Barry</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=afren@afnog.org
href="mailto:afren@afnog.org">afren@afnog.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 05, 2008 1:40
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [afren] NREN news from West
Africa</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Dear
All,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Some
news from West Africa:</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Cote
d'Ivoire:</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">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.</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">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. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN> </P>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Ghana:</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">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.</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">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.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>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.</SPAN></P>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Regards</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">B.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN> </DIV></DIV>
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