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Call for Proposals: Research and Innovation Grants in Computational Modelling and Materials Science 2024/2025

Posted on: 19 December 2024
By: admin

Kenya Education Network (KENET) is committed to catalyzing collaboration in research and education across its member universities and research institutions. By facilitating Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in priority academic areas, KENET promotes collaboration, fosters discovery among active researchers and faculty, and provides essential grants to support innovative research and educational initiatives. KENET also offers travel grants to faculty and graduate students to advance research in SIG areas.

Disaster Recovery at AIC Kijabe Hospital

Disaster Recovery (DR) involves processes that prepare an organization's crucial IT infrastructure to effectively recover from disasters, ensuring the resumption and restoration of essential services. Setting up a DR site is part of the business continuity plan of an organization within institutions ensuring minimal interruptions in case of a disaster.

Updated features in KENET Web Conference Platform V2.7

Posted on: 15 February 2024
By: admin

a)Managing Layouts

In a session, the default view is designed to provide a comprehensive and intuitive layout, incorporating both webcam feeds and the whiteboard/presentation area.

As a moderator, you can manage layout of the participants by selecting “manage layout” in the action menu located at the bottom left of the presentation screen.

Safe Exam Browser (SEB) for Remote Exams

Posted on: 23 January 2024
By: admin

Safe Exam Browser (SEB) is a specialized application designed to create a secure and controlled environment for online exams. It achieves this by restricting browser access and monitoring user activity during examinations.

UPDATED FEATURES IN KENET WEB CONFERENCE PLATFORM V2.6

Posted on: 1 November 2023
By: admin

The KENET web conference platform runs on BigBlueButton open-source software and supports real-time sharing of audio, video, slides (with whiteboard controls), chat, and the screen. The platform is interactive as it allows instructors to engage remotely with students using polls, emojis, multi-user whiteboard, and breakout rooms. The platform can also be used for group collaboration and remote teaching. KENET is currently offering this service to its members at no additional cost.

Call for Proposals for Research and Innovation Grants in Computer Science and Information Systems 2023/2024

Posted on: 25 May 2023
By: KENET

The Computer Science and Information Systems (CS/IS) Research and Innovation Grants is intended to promote early stage CS/IS research and development in current and emerging research areas, as well as strengthen the CS/IS SIG. The Research and Innovation grants target early stage research, enabling researchers to undertake proof-of-concept work to support R&D ideas and concepts.

Call for Proposals for Research and Innovation Grants in Engineering 2023/2024

Posted on: 25 May 2023
By: KENET

Research and Innovation are important pillars in the development of any society. For Kenya to industrialise and improve the wellbeing of her people, increasing investment in research and development within Engineering is a must. This call seeks to fund research in engineering with great potential for impact in Kenya.

Call for Proposals for Research and Innovation Grants in Computational Modelling and Materials Science Grants 2023/2024

Posted on: 25 May 2023
By: KENET

The Computational Modeling and Materials Science (CMMS) is a special interest group supported by KENET to enhance research capacity development in the use of computational modeling in science and technology. Research work is expected to involve university faculty and graduate students in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and the Environmental sciences but strongly welcomes those from other basic and applied sciences.

RAFIKI: The First Kenya Identity Federation

Posted on: 13 March 2023
By: KENET

Identity and Access Management (IAM) remains a significant challenge within the Research and Education (R&E) community in Africa greatly hindering collaboration within the region. The idea of having a Kenyan Identity dederation was originated in 2016 to help solve this problem. The aim was to provide easy access and facilitate Single Sign-On (SSO) for KENET and its member institutions to research materials and services globally.

KENET Awarded $200,000 BOLT Internet Access Gap Grant

Posted on: 3 March 2023
By: KENET

KENET has been awarded the Building Opportunities/Leveraging Technologies (BOLT) grant worth $200,000 by the Internet Society Foundation. The BOLT Grant Program is designed to support teams of innovators, technologists and researchers in relevant non-profit organizations working to expand the possibility of Internet connectivity and access globally (see BOLT Grant Website for further details).

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