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WACREN NRENs UPDATE

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OUTLINE What WACREN is Regional Consultative meeting on the

establishment of WACREN Conclusions from WACREN Meeting WORKING GROUPS ACTION PLAN NRENs in WACREN-Examples FINALE

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WHAT WACREN IS WACREN stands for WEST and CENTRAL

AFRICAN RESEARCH EDUCATION NETWORK.

AfNOG 2006/2007/2008/2009:Incubation of WACREN

Initiatives at national levels to establish NRENs Cameroun., Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal.

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Regional Consultative meeting on the establishment of WACREN

November 1, 2009 as a pre-event to OAC-09 Countries Present

- Burkina Faso -Benin - Cameroon - Côte d’Ivoire - Ghana - Nigeria - Senegal - Togo -Mali - Niger

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Conclusions from WACREN Meeting There are adequate sea and land cables in

place and planned. Cluster strategy Open and inclusive processes

WORKING GROUPS1. Administrative Structure ,Governance and

Finance2. Connectivity and Infrastructure, Regulatory

aspects3. Strategies for implementation , Partnership4. Capacity building5. Content and Applications

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ACTION PLAN

AAU given mandate to identify 5 members of Task Team to coordinate activities of working groups to produce a report through discussions online (one for each group)

The 5 members of Task Team same as above charged with furthering the work by the different groups into a report

The deadline for deliverables of the Task Team was set as May 2010 at AfNOG-2010

NRENs in WACREN-Examples

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Fiber Network by Aug 2010 Ghana

High Capacity Undersea cable

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NRENs in WACREN-Examples

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FINALE A lot of activity on the ground in West and

Central Africa The Task Team presently leading the work

of the various working groups to produce core WACREN documents.

Next Update during next AfREN meeting at AfNOG-2010 in Kigali.

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