WACREN believes #Research , #Development , and #Innovation (RDI) are part of the key pillars of socio-economic growth. We are collaborating with local stakeholders in Nigeria 🇳🇬 to foster a synergy between these to drive all-round progress #RDIsummitNigeria AfricaConnect3 GÉANT

We are pleased to share a replay of our recent webinar about the Global Participation Fund, complete with perspectives from past awardees about the process and more!

Read the blog ➡️ bit.ly/3Tr9TaI
Catch the replay ➡️ bit.ly/4a4GgmA

Excited to announce the National RDI Coordination Summit this month (25th-27th March) at Bolton White Event Center, Abuja! 🇳🇬

Learn more 👉 rdi-coordination.ng as the LOC finalise the agenda, and join us to work towards a more collaborative & efficient #NigeriaRDI ecosystem!

ONgoing at the National Universities Commission is the #PIDsDay sponsored by ORCID Organization together with WACREN and Eko-Konnect. We are discussing persistent identifiers nuanced for the #African context. #WACREN2024 🇳🇬🇳🇬

The WACREN Members-AWS Meeting is on now. The purpose of the meeting is to explore relevant opportunities in Amazon Web Services services for NRENs and their members in our community . Nigerian REN (NgREN) GARNET SL-REN TogoRERinfo FasoREN Eko-Konnect AfricaConnect3 #WACREN2024

Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) are buzzing in Africa now. Join us on the PIDs Day side-event at #WACREN2024 as we discuss the benefits, perspectives, challenges and local nuances in the African terrain. Proudly sponsored by ORCID Organization in collaboration with WACREN and Eko-Konnect.

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🗣️ On 13 March, Owen Iyoha, CEO of @ekokonnect joins us for Spearheading Change Across the Globe: A showcase of ORCID Global Participation Fund awardees.

Save your spot now! bit.ly/3SUwJZf

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🗣️ On 13 March, Owen Iyoha, CEO of @ekokonnect joins us for Spearheading Change Across the Globe: A showcase of ORCID Global Participation Fund awardees.

Save your spot now! bit.ly/3SUwJZf

WACREN Conferences are like magazines and bouquets of flowers! Rich in content; exciting in feel! Register now - wacren2024.wacren.net and let's 🛫 to #Abuja next month. 🇳🇬🇳🇬 #WACREN2024

#WACREN2024 is 3⃣7⃣ ahead! Enough time to grab your bag 🧳🧳and fill it up, but not enough time to register for early bird and enjoy a discounted fee. Do it here - indico.wacren.net/event/189/regi… 🚀🚀 Nigerian REN (NgREN) AfricaConnect3

Our 1st physical conference post COVID-19 concludes with the R&E community members across Nigeria coming together to deliberate how PIDs, open infrastructures, governance and policy can improve scholarly and research productivity. We're excited to implement the insights in 2024!

We want to thank our speakers ORCID Organization
DataCite CVCNU @UBECnigeria for their contributions to the #Ekokonnect2024 Users Conference as we look to empower the research and education ecosystem with digital and open infrastructures in 2024.

Our august panel from TETFund, NDPC Nigeria, UNIPORT are setting the stage for intelligent breakout discussions on the as-is and should-be practises, policy and governance on #research #data management in #Nigeria 🔍 CVCNU AULNU Official UK in Nigeria🇬🇧🇳🇬 AfricaConnect3 Eko-Konnect

How do we bring more diverse talent to the table? Why should women occupy more seats within the male-dominated STEM ecosystem in #Africa ? The NIGCOMSAT’s MD/CEO, Jane, addressed these questions during her presentation at the Eko-Konnect Conference in Lagos Tuesday.

Today at the Eko-Konnect Users Conference 2024 was remarkable! Our Business Operations Manager, @FlorenceIweha, delivered an excellent presentation on the journey of BonafID from Pilot to Progress. For more info on BonafID visit: bonafid.africa
#IAM #TechInnovation

We're at the @ekokonnect User Conference 2024. Great presentation by Jane Nkechi, CEO of NIGCOMSAT, on how women can take a seat around the team of the male-dominated STEM ecosystem in #Africa . This felt like a prelude to our women's inclusion session #WACREN2024 #WomenInSTEM

Our CSO Omo Oaiya, in this enlightening presentation, shows how WACREN is catalysing a scalable digital education environment using our video capture/streaming mobile kit and video recording and storage platforms. Watch out for more at #WACREN2024 . 43 days ahead! 🇳🇬

#EkoKonnect2024 starts on 23rd Jan 2024. I will discuss how DataCite partnership with Eko-Konnect promotes value added service and best practices for #Research and #scholarly #communications in #Nigeria

At #EkoKonnect2024 with the increasingly familiar mobile lecture capture/streaming kit, which I will discuss in my talk on WACREN Video in #Nigeria , our collaboration with NORDUnet & ACETEL, NOUN and the showcase in Africa Digital Campus