Findings of the Feasibility study for AfricaConnect FEAST

A new FEAST PROJECT brochure - A feasibility study on the interconnection of African research and education networks to each other and to global research and education resources via GÉANT - giving an overview of the results and outlook from the project has been published. The brochure provides a summary of the highlights.

The FEAST project was a one-year feasibility study to prepare a roadmap for the AfricaConnect Initiative, one of the nineteen projects of the EU-Africa Partnership for Science, Information Society and Space. FEAST explored the options of deploying sustainable and extensible regional backbone networks in Africa, exclusively dedicated to research and education, to connect National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) to each other, and to global research and education resources via the GÉANT backbone network.

The FEAST partners announced the publication of the ROADMAP of the work to be carried out and the issues to be dealt with in establishing a sub-Saharan regional research and education network (REN) between the NRENs of the countries identified to be in a position to participate in such a regional network.

An updated readiness table has been prepared since the publication of the roadmap.

The countries identified to be in a position to participate in such a regional network are Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

Related:
12 – 13 November 2009 Kampala, Uganda Opening New Frontiers for Research and Education Networking in Africa
Blogpost of FARA West and Central African Research Education Networks