What is eI4Africa?
eI4Africa was a FP7 project funded by the European Commission (DG CONNECT) with the aim of boosting the Research, Technological Development and Innovation (RTDI) potential of African e-Infrastructures and to support policy dialogues and Euro-African cooperation in the framework of the joint Africa-EU Strategic Partnership. The project ended in October 2014.
eI4Africa main outcomes
eI4Africa produced important outcomes for supporting the developments of e-Infrastructures in Africa:
- An extensive state of the art of e-Infrastructure applications in Africa.
- The eI4Africa Project Wall showcasing 34 e-Infrastructure projects in Africa.
- Studies assessing the economic, societal and environmental impacts of e-infrastructures.
- Recommendations to application developers along an empirical 5-step approach.
- The first ever Africa Grid Science Gateway, a portal for researchers to access a wealth of e-Infrastructures applications in an easy and user-friendly way.
- Technical support to deploy certification authorities (CAs) and Identity Federations (IdFs) across Africa.
- The identification and support to flagship demonstrators.
- Demonstration of a new paradigm for broadband rural deployment through the Serengeti Broadband Network (Tanzania).
- The reinforcement of Africa-EU cooperation through four major workshops in Malawi, Rwanda, Nigeria and Tanzania.
- 44 recommendations to policy makers for speeding up the development of impactful e-Infrastructures in the continent.
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05/11/14
WACREN 2015 Annual Conference (March 12-13, 2015) – CA...[ March 12, 2015 9:00 am toto March 13, 2015 9:00 am] WACREN is organizing... |
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08/10/14
Next e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) open workshop...The next e-IRG open workshop will take place in Rome, Italy, under under the auspices... |
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07/10/14
Release of the third issue of the MED-Dialogue project e-New...The MED-Dialogue project is very pleased to announce the release of its e-Newsletter Issue #3.... |
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25/9/14
RENATER becomes the first “international member”...West-African and French Research and Education Networks, WACREN and RENATER, have announced that they have... |
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17/9/14
AfricaConnect: new associated organisation – eI4Africa/iME...The eI4Africa and iMENTORS partnerships are very pleased to welcome a new associated organisation to... |
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10/9/14
Agenda unveiled! e-Infrastructures for Africa Conference (29...The Agenda of the “e-Infrastructures for Africa: Gateways to the Future” Conference has just been... |
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