eduroam in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorFiore, Silvia
dc.contributor.authorDekkar, Leila
dc.contributor.authorAseda, Kennedy
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-29T17:01:19Z
dc.date.available2024-01-29T17:01:19Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstracteduroam is the secure, worldwide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community to address the increasing need for fast and secure Internet connection everywhere. With over 6.4 billion international authentications to date stretching across 106 countries, eduroam is expanding in Africa, where National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) are going beyond the traditional campus connectivity aiming at bridging the digital divide. Uganda, South Africa and Kenya are leading the way and connecting users off campus at bus stops, libraries, cafes, and hospitals. NRENs are at the helm of Africa’s digital transformation and eduroam is a tangible solution to bridging the digital divide. This paper is, therefore, a guidebook detailing the technology behind eduroam, the benefits and the challenges for its four main target groups in Africa: users, institutions, NRENs and municipalities. The call for action is to further deploy eduroam hotspots and provide connectivity everywhere on the continent, including remote areas and unprivileged communities where students, researchers and teachers are present.
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Commission
dc.identifier.urihttps://africarxiv.ubuntunet.net/handle/1/76
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/54
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIST-Africa Institute and IIMC
dc.subjectAfricaConnect
dc.subjectAfricaConnect2
dc.subjectAfricaConnect3
dc.subjectInternet Connectivity
dc.subjectResearch and Education Community
dc.subjectNRENs
dc.subjecteduroam
dc.subjectdigital divide
dc.subjectinclusion
dc.subjectICT4D
dc.subjecteduGAIN
dc.subjectroaming
dc.subjectstudents
dc.subjectauthentication
dc.subjectfederation
dc.subjecte-learning
dc.subjectCOVID- 19
dc.titleeduroam in Africa
dc.typeArticle

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