Conveners
SA NREN
- Chair: Dr Renier van Heerden (SANReN, CSIR)
E-learning has been adopted by many institutions as a means by which to foster an effective teaching and learning environment. Namibian institutions of higher learning have not been left behind and are also using e-learning systems. Use of e-learning brings about many benefits like that of students being able to access learning material anywhere and anytime but implementation of e-learning has...
he BRICS Network University (BRICS NU) is a network of 60 universities, 12 each from the five BRICS countries. The BRICS NU is aimed at developing partnerships and exchange programmes in six thematic areas (ITGs) determined by the BRICS Ministries responsible for education. This project forms part of the University Capacity Development Programme (UCDP), an umbrella imitative developed and...
Moving masses of data is a challenge. It can be slow and frustrating to transfer vast quantities of data from the many places it can be stored or generated over general-purpose computer networks.
When scientists attempt to run data intensive applications over campus networks, it often results in slow transfers - in many cases poor enough that the science mission is significantly impacted....
The convergence of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT) gave birth to the now Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT). These innovative initiatives have both envisaged benefits and concerns. Among the grey areas around these emerging technologies is how to regulate and address ethical issues that may arise as a result of their adoption and use thereof. This research will...
