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Internet Connectivity in African Universities: Findings from the 2nd IHY-Africa Workshop

This document summarizes the findings from the IHY Questionnaire on Internet Connectivity conducted during the 2nd IHY-Africa Workshop held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from November 11-16, 2007. Responses were gathered from representatives of major universities in 19 African countries, with significant insights into internet access and bandwidth. Key results indicate that many leading universities struggle with slow internet speeds, with substantial disparities in connectivity across different nations. Recommendations for improvement include boosting competition and addressing reliable power supply issues.

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Internet Connectivity in African Universities: Findings from the 2nd IHY-Africa Workshop

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  1. IHY Questionaire on Internet Connectivity LesCottrellSLAC& Monique PetitdidierCNRS 2nd IHY-Africa Workshop 11-16 November 2007, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  2. Questions • Who do you represent • Internet coverage in country • Size of University • Bandwidth to Internet for University • NREN? • % Universities in country with Internet • Instrument • What is it used for • Suggestions

  3. Sent to • Representatives of major universities in 19 countries • Answers from 17 Countries • Benin, Cameroun, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Libya, Liberia, S. Africa (3), Algeria, Burkina Faso (2), Mozambique,. Ivory Coast, Congo DR, Congo R, Niger, Ethiopia, Uganda • Await answers from Senegal and Namibia • See me afterwards • 50% of responders use commercial email (e.g. yahoo.fr)

  4. Main results • Typical leading university with tens of thousands of students has a couple Mbps or less. • In some cases it is DSL at 128kbps or even dial up at 56kbps (c.f. typical US or European University with >= 1Gbps) • Often only faculty are allowed to use the Internet. • Only in 7 countries (Egypt, Cameroun, S. Africa, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Ethiopia) are all universities connected. • For other countries it varies from 5% to 50% of universities have Internet access. • Only S. Africa (TENET), Burkina Faso (RENER) and Egypt (Internet Village IV) have an NREN. • Four countries have Internet connectivity in capital only (Ivory Coast, Niger, Congo DR, Congo Rep). • South Africa has access almost anywhere people can afford it. • Most want more bandwidth and reduced costs. Suggestions to increase competition, remove monopolies, open markets to international companies. Reliable power is often cited as a problem.

  5. African Attendee Country Statistics

  6. Next steps • Add remaining countries who contact me • Post results • Accept corrections improvements • Consider a follow up questionaire • Make questions clearer/simpler • New questions?

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