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Kenya Education Network (KENET) is a National Research and Education Network that promotes the use of ICT in Teaching, Learning and Research in Higher Education Institutions in Kenya.
KENET aims to interconnect all the Universities, Tertiary and Research Institutions in Kenya by setting up a cost effective and sustainable private network with high speed access to the global Internet.
KENET also facilitates electronic communication among students and faculties in member institutions, share learning and teaching resources by collaboration in Research and Development of Educational content.
KENET Mission To drive the integration of ICT in research and learning through quality, cost effective and efficient provision of ICT services and to be a key partner in the development of the ICT society Feature Stories |
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Internet2 Spring Meeting - April 22-25, 2012
Internet2 is an advanced networking consortium led by the U.S. research and education community. A revolutionary-class IP and optical network. Advanced technologies that enable services and achievements beyond the scope of individual institutions. ...
System Administration and Network Services Training
KENET conducted a one week training based on our services requests from institutions and our daily interactions with techies. This was after determining that some advanced systems administration and network services training was required. KEN...
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ICT Forums and Student Internships
KENET offers internships to at least three university students every three months. It also works with student bodies and universities to organize or support student ICT forums. For example, during the UN IGF Forum in October 2011, KENET organized a forum attended by over 200 University students that was addressed by Professor Vint Cerf, the father of the Internet.
UN IGF Public Lecture for University Students panelists (Prof. Vint Cerf is second from left)
KENET has also in the past organized forums for Kenyan University faculty and the inventor of the World Wide Web Sir Prof. Tim Berners-Lee at Serena Hotel on 20th November 2008. In attendance were over fifty faculty and student representatives from different Kenyan Universities which included Moi, Baraton, Egerton, University of Nairobi, Kenyatta University, United States International University, and Strathmore University among Others. The breakfast was kindly sponsored by the Kenya ICT Board.
Sir Tim introduced his new foundation (http://www.webfoundation.org) that aims to ensure that the web is used by the 80% of humanity that does not yet have access. He also introduced the new multi-disciplinary area of research that the foundation is promoting called Web Science research (see http://www.w3.org/2009/Talks)
Sir Tim Berners-Lee (third from right) in a Breakfast Meeting organized by KENET and Kenya ICT Board
ICT Directors’ Forum
Every year, KENET organizes an ICT director’s forum that discusses both commercial and technical matters that affect the operations of a national education network. The forums also allow experienced university ICT directors to help newer and younger ICT directors. This year, the forum will be attended by over 60 ICT directors from different universities and university colleges as part of the pre-conference activities of UbuntuNet Connect 2011 conference.
Picture taken during the 2010 annual ICT director‘s forum
Annual Vice Chancellors Forum
In addition to the ICT directors’ forum, KENET organizes an annual Vice Chancellors’ that discusses ICT leadership and financing matters in a private and open environment. The idea is to show that ICT is a proxy to the quality of higher education and is an essential component of the learning environment of modern universities. Through these forums, there has been significant improvement in ICT usage in Kenyan universities.
A Panel of Vice Chancellors during the annual Vice Chancellors forum
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