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KENET conducted a four (4) day in-person training for TVET Systems Administrators from October 16-19, 2023, at the KENET Training room. The training which was attended by 23 participants from 17 institutions focused on mastering Unix/Linux administration through a practical and hands-on approach. The course covered all aspects on Linux/Unix System administration including an introduction to Linux system administration, familiarization with the Unix and Linux shell scripts, command line tools and user management.
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The Annual ICT Directors Forum for Tertiary Colleges was held in Nairobi between August 31 - September 1, 2023. The One and half-day - in person event was attended by ICT Directors from Tertiary Colleges or their representatives, Trainers and invited guests with 80 participants. The theme of the forum was , "Readiness for digitalization of tertiary colleges".
The key topics discussed during the forum include how educational technology and high-speed internet connectivity enhances learning outcomes in tertiary colleges, ERP deployment, Digitalization and Capacity...
One of key roles of KENET as an organization is to catalyze collaboration in research and education among member institutions. KENET promotes collaboration through the facilitation of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) academic areas namely Engineering, Computer Science and Information Systems and Computer Modelling and Material Science, Medicine, Agriculture and Education Technology. The travel grants are awarded to participants presenting papers in conferences whose proceedings are indexed by Elsevier's Scopus or Web of Science.
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One of KENET's mandates as an organization is to catalyze collaboration in research and education areas through facilitation of special interest groups (SIGS) and provision of innovation grants to researchers and member institutions.
In 2019, KENET awarded a total of $60,000 Computer Science, Information Systems and Engineering Multi-Discplinary grant to four (4) research projects in the areas of Internet of Things (IoT) in Agriculture and Health. The grants were awarded to the four (4) lead researchers and extended to 15 other researchers ( team members) to the projects from six...
KENET held five (5) half day research outreach forums from May 26 - June 16, 2023 in Nyeri, Kisumu, Mombasa, Nakuru and Nairobi regions. The fprums were attended by 856 participants from over 400 institutions countrywide. The aim of the outreach forums was to create awareness on the availability of KENET research services and to publicize the call for proposals for Research and Innovation Grants in Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS), Computer Modelling and Material Science (CMMS) and Engineering for the Financial Year 2023/2024.
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