GÉANT Security Bootcamps: Strengthening Cybersecurity for R&E | GÉANT CONNECT Online
In the summer of 2023, the GÉANT’s Partner Relations and Security teams organised a series of meetings with Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and management representatives from European National Research and Education Networks (NRENs). The primary goal was to gain insights into the NRENs’ security status, challenges and needs. These discussions aimed to provide relevant
The Brazilian NREN #RNP is promoting #innovation by developing new business models.
With the #ConnectedNorthProgram, they launched sub-river cables through the Amazon rivers, and structured a neutral operator model for its sustainability.
With #InternetBrasil, they delivered, free of charge, eSIM Cards to thousands of students in conditions of poverty or extreme poverty.
https://connect.geant.org/2024/07/24/jumping-forward-how-nrens-can-promote-innovation
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#Brazil #Brasil #connectivity #DigitalInclusion #students
“Jumping forward”: how NRENs can promote innovation | GÉANT CONNECT Online
The high jump is one of the most traditional Olympic sports. Since Ancient Greece, athletes jumped forward until 1968 when, at the Olympic Games in Mexico City, the north American Dick Fosbury innovated the sport by jumping backwards, a technique now known as the “Fosbury Jump”. The athlete revolutionised the sport by copying the jump
To tackle challenges associated with offering services for the public sector, the Greek NREN #GRNET developed #AppStack, a #cloud-native platform with an enabling environment for integrating #OpenSourceSoftware components.
Dimitris Mitropoulos (University of Athens) told us more in #CONNECT46, the latest issue of our CONNECT Magazine: https://connect.geant.org/2024/07/17/grnets-platform-for-running-digital-public-services
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#OSS #CloudServices #Greece #DigitalTransformation #OpenSource
GRNET’s Platform for Running Digital Public Services | GÉANT CONNECT Online
Words: Dimitris Mitropoulos, Head of the Reliability Engineering Directorate and Assistant Professor at the University of Athens In 2019, GRNET (National Infrastructures for Research and Technology), the Greek NREN, under the auspices of the Ministry of Digital Governance, became involved with the digital transformation of the Greek public sector. Specifically, it became responsible for the
Global collaboration drives #research, #innovation, and economic growth.
David Patterson, Head of International at Jisc, told us more about Jisc‘s #international strategic priorities and principles: https://connect.geant.org/2024/07/10/establishing-jiscs-international-priorities-and-principles
📰 Read this article on #CONNECT46, the latest issue of the GÉANT CONNECT Magazine: https://connect.geant.org/connect46
Establishing Jisc’s International Priorities and Principles | GÉANT CONNECT Online
Words: David Patterson, Jisc Jisc's four international strategic priorities, aligned with its mission and values, have been distilled into a pragmatic set of principles. These guidelines direct colleagues in how to engage with global partners on projects, enhance collaboration, and realise the breadth of their international work. This unified framework ensures that everyone at Jisc
#WiFiMon is a great tool to help #NetworkAdministrators pinpoint #WiFi issues quickly and take proactive measures to address them, improving the user experience.
Read about the #NRENs and #research institutions adopting it across the world and how they are collaborating with the WiFiMon team on new features: https://connect.geant.org/2024/07/17/wifimon-spreading-across-the-globe
📰 This article is also featured in #CONNECT46, the latest issue of the GÉANT CONNECT Magazine: https://connect.geant.org/connect46
#Campus #eduroam #wifimonitoring
WiFiMon: Spreading Across the Globe | GÉANT CONNECT Online
Words: Elisantila Gaci (RASH), Robert Tadevosyan, (ASNET-AM) and William Kibirango (RENU) If you want to turn your Wi-Fi drama into Wi-Fi nirvana, WiFiMon is the right tool to help network administrators pinpoint issues quickly and take proactive measures to address them, ultimately improving the user experience. WiFiMon has recently attracted significant interest from multiple organisations
If physical and digital worlds are increasingly merging, what will the campus look like in 2040?
To answer this question, the Dutch NREN @SURF launched the Future Campus 2040 project and identified four scenarios providing insights into possible developments: https://connect.geant.org/2024/07/10/beyond-bricks-and-mortar-the-campus-in-2040
📰 This article is also featured in #CONNECT46, the latest issue of the GÉANT CONNECT Magazine. Read the full issue here: https://connect.geant.org/connect46
#Education #Campus #Future #Innovation #onderwijs #University
Beyond bricks and mortar: the campus in 2040 | GÉANT CONNECT Online
Words: Evelyne Hermans, SURF Technological progress is rapidly affecting education. Virtual classrooms are becoming more familiar every day and it won't be long before generative AI plays as big a role in our lives as the smartphone. This raises the question: if physical and digital worlds are increasingly merging, what will the campus look like
🇺🇬🇳🇴 Under the auspices of GÉANT’s NREN #Twinning Programme for GN5-1, the Ugandan and Norwegian National #Research and #Education Networks RENU and Sikt partnered to leverage each other’s strengths and introduce Campus Network as a Service (CNaaS) in #Uganda.
Read about this tale of global collaboration in #networking #innovation: https://connect.geant.org/2024/07/10/introducing-cnaas-to-the-research-and-education-communities-of-uganda-a-tale-of-global-collaboration-in-networking-innovation-by-renu-and-sikt
📰 Also featured in #CONNECT46, the latest issue of our CONNECT Magazine: https://connect.geant.org/connect46
@nordunet #NRENs #Norway #Collaboration
Introducing CNaaS to the Research and Education Communities of Uganda: A Tale of Global Collaboration in Networking Innovation by RENU and Sikt | GÉANT CONNECT Online
Words: Caroline Tuhwezeine and Patience Nagaba, RENU, and Vidar Faltinsen, Sikt In a world increasingly interconnected through digital means, the importance of robust and reliable networks cannot be overstated. Across continents, organisations dedicated to advancing education and research are constantly seeking innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of their communities. In November 2023, the
It’s a Quantum Affair | GÉANT CONNECT Online
Words: Marie Charllotte Søbye, DeiC Danish Government launches ambitious Quantum Strategy and DeiC plays leading role in realising world class Quantum Infrastructure for Danish Research and Innovation. Collaboration is the heart of the matter Martin Bech and Henrik Navntoft Sønderskov are spearheading the DeiC quantum initiatives in close collaboration with the Danish Universities. “We are
Humanitarian IT equipment delivered by Computer Aid in #Ukraine was distributed by #URANassociation to 16 #universities and #research institutions across the war-torn country.
Read how researchers, educators and university staff are benefitting from this #HumanitarianAid, organised by GÉANT through Computer Aid, with funds donated to the Vietsch Foundation by European #NRENs: https://connect.geant.org/2024/06/25/impact-of-computer-aids-humanitarian-equipment-on-ukrainian-researchers-and-educators
📰 #CONNECT46: https://connect.geant.org/connect46
#Education #Science #Academia #EaPConnect #EU4Digital
Impact of Computer Aid’s humanitarian equipment on Ukrainian researchers and educators | GÉANT CONNECT Online
In December 2023, the URAN Foundation (a charitable organisation of the URAN Association, the Ukrainian NREN) received 65 laptops from the UK for distribution to researchers and educators in the war-torn country. This humanitarian aid was organised by the GÉANT community through the Computer Aid charity. Computer Aid prepared and delivered the laptops, GÉANT paid
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