September 3, 2020 WACREN searches for DevOps Engineer WACREN is searching for a capable DevOps engineer on a short-term basis to further develop the eduID.africa platform and move it from its current pilot state to a production-grade system. Please see the Terms of Reference attached. Read More
August 31, 2020 Call for Volunteers - Women-in-WACREN WACREN is seeking collaborators from the NREN community for the implementation of its Women-in-WACREN program.The initiative has developed a community of women in African NRENs promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) curricula and showcasing the opportunities with diversity and... Read More
August 20, 2020 LIBSENSE to Hold Third Community Call on Open Access Publishing Infrastructures LIBSENSE will organise its third Community Call on Co-Designing Open Access Publishing Infrastructures, on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. This third Call is an activity under the AfricaConnect3 project. The focus will be on discussing requirements and areas for collaboration on shared free... Read More
July 31, 2020 AfricaConnect3 – Cluster 2 Request for Quotation for WACREN RFQ for the provision of hyper converged cluster Hardware, Virtualisation Software and licencing package, support plan and training. Read More
July 23, 2020 LIBSENSE Workshop on Skills Profile Development This online workshop taking place on August 19, 2020 at 11:00 - 13:30 UTC is part of the objective in AfricaConnect3 to establish a framework to guide the development of Open Access Repositories (OARs) and Open Access Journals (OAJs).Stakeholders will discuss evolving skills... Read More
July 20, 2020 WACREN Changes Vacancies Application Procedure Due to the numerous calls pointing to error notifications received while applying online for the two advertised positions: NOC Engineer and Project & Procurement Officer, WACREN has changed the procedure.Now, applicants are requested to re-apply to ceo@wacren.net, with the following... Read More
July 20, 2020 CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - Communication and Visibility Support for NRENs In the framework of the AfricaConnect3 (AC3) project funded by the European Union and to leverage the power of communication to meet NRENs operational and organisational needs, WACREN has committed to provide support for NRENs in its region.The task is... Read More
July 17, 2020 AfricaConnect3 – Cluster 2 Request for Quotation for WACREN RFQ for the provision of hyper converged cluster Hardware, Virtualisation Software and licencing package, support plan and training. Read More
June 22, 2020 WACREN is searching for a Project and Procurement Officer to join its team 1. BackgroundWACREN is the West and Central African Research and Education Network which supports interconnections and fosters collaboration between R&E institutions in the region and international peers by building and operating a world class network infrastructure, developing state of the... Read More
June 22, 2020 WACREN is searching for a NOC Engineer to join its team 1. BackgroundWACREN is the West and Central African Research and Education Network which supports interconnections and fosters collaboration between R&E institutions in the region and international peers by building and operating a world class network infrastructure, developing state of the... Read More
June 18, 2020 WACREN to Hold Service Outreach Workshop on REN Services WACREN will hold a Service Outreach Workshop in collaboration with GÉANT (pan-European RREN) and RENATER (French NREN) to create awareness and foster interest in relevant REN services available in the West and Central African region.The Workshop, slated for Tuesday, June... Read More
June 17, 2020 AfricaConnect3 – Cluster 2 Request for Quotation for WACREN RFQ for the provision of hyper converged cluster Hardware, Virtualisation Software and licencing package, support plan and training. Read More