Connectivity Africa has commissioned a few studies on the issue of Promoting African Research and Education Networking.

The PAREN Study, which was presented at the AAU 11th General Conference, proposes possible long term scenarios for the establishment of a continent wide network.

The PAREN Investment Report, profiles the extent of support and commitment for funding potential initiatives for research and education networking in Africa.  It describes over forty organizations and identifies their support for bandwidth management in African universities, for national research and education networks (NRENs), and for regional research networks. This study was presented at The Open Access Conference in Maputo in May 2005.

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