Transcript Presentation by K . S. SURESH Acting IT Manager 10 September 2004 ICT IN NAMIBIA and UNAM An African university should not be a “Transplanted tree, but.

Presentation by
K . S. SURESH
Acting IT Manager
10 September 2004
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ICT IN NAMIBIA and UNAM
An African university should not be
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“Transplanted tree, but a Tree
growing in an African soil”
Common vision should be
shared with stakeholders.
“Nothing is impossible to a Willing
Mind”
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0verview
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Facts and Figure about Namibia
National ICT Strategy and Policy
Birds eye view of UNAM
ICT strategy for UNAM
Technology Update
Conclusion
Open discussion
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Facts and Figure about Namibia
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Geographical Location
Population and Culture
Urban and Rural
Political Stability and Economy
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Geographical Location
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Geographical Location (cont…)
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Population and Culture
Total: 1,954,033
0-14 years: 42.4% (M 419,700; F 409,156)
15-64 years: 54% (M 527,553; F 528,386)
65 years and over: 3.5% (M30,427; F 38,811)
Ethnic Groups:
black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5%
note: about 50% of the population belong to the
Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other
ethnic groups are: Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%,
Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%
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Population and Culture
Capital City: Windhoek, (Semi desert)
Majority: 800,000 Northern Part
Culture: Multicultural
Official Language: English
Other: Afirikan, German,Ovombo, Herero, Oshivombo
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84%
male: 84.4%
female: 83.7%
Season: Summer -> September – April
Winter -> May - August
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Urban and Rural
Urban: Access to most of things but
standard of living is very high
Rural: Limited access but living condition is
very poor
Huge gap between Rich and Poor
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Political Stability and Economy
Political stability : Yes (Democratic)
Economy: Natural resources (Diamond,
copper, zinc, uranium etc.), Fishing,
Tourism and Agriculture
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National ICT Strategy and Policy
National Development Plan – Vision 2030
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By 2030 people in Namibia should enjoy
prosperity ,peace, good health, education and
political stability.
ICT Strategy and Policy
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By 2010 all schools in Namibia should have
access to computer, Internet and email facility.
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Birds eye view of UNAM
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UNAM was established in 1992
First decade was characterised by the :
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setting up of the infrastructure;
design and establishment of the faculty;
expansion of undergraduate programmes.
This was also a period of laying out
administrative structures and policies.
Extensive links were also initiated in this
period.
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Birds eye view of UNAM (cont…)
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Birds eye view of UNAM (cont…)
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Birds eye view of UNAM (cont…)
Achievements to date:
 Design and establishment of managerial,
administrative and physical infrastructure.
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Design and establishment of academic
structures and programmes.
Programmes offered increased from about 20 in
1992 to 82 in 2004.
Most of the policies and procedures are in place.
UNAM has presence in all regions of the country
consisting of 4 campuses, 8 Centres and one
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campus in the making.
Significant expansion in student enrollment
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Birds eye view of UNAM (cont…)
On Campus students: 4800
Female: 45%, Male: 55%
Foreign Students: 900
Off Campus: 4400
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Birds eye view of UNAM (cont…)
Faculties:
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Agriculture and Natural Science
Economics and Management Science
Education
FHSS
Law
Science
Medical and Health Science
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Birds eye view of UNAM (cont…)
Independent centres and units:
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Computer Centre
Centre for External Studies
Henties Bay Marine and Coastal Research
Centre
MRCC
Language Centre
Human Rights and Documentation centre
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Birds eye view of UNAM (cont…)
Faculty of Science:
Department of Computer Science:
Undergraduate Degree:
Major Computer Science
Economics and Computer Science
Mathematics and Computer Science
Education and Computer Science
M.Sc in Information Technology
Industry Certified IT Courses
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Birds eye view of UNAM (cont…)
Strengths:
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English official language
Quite good computing facility
Access to Email and Internet (low bandwidth)
Good curriculum
Small classes
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Birds eye view of UNAM (cont…)
Weakness:
 Poor background knowledge in Science
and Maths
 computer literacy is very poor
 lack of IT books in library
 students doesn’t have own computer
 education is expensive
 lack of qualified and experienced staff
 different priorities
 weak motivation towards study
 lack of industry collaboration
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Birds eye view of UNAM (cont…)
Computer Centre:
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Leader in IT infrastructure for University
Four Technical Units
Full Technical support and Maintenance
Regular IT training for University
Community
Regional centres are connected by VPN
lines
On line and on site support
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Birds eye view of UNAM (cont…)
CC Existing Structure
Manager
Mr. K. S. Suresh (Acting)
Help Desk
Snr Help Desk Officer/Secretary (1)
Mrs. G. Beukes
Assistant Help Desk Officer
Mrs. R.I Engelbrecht
Software Support
Senior Programme Analyst
Mr. K.S. Suresh
(VACANT)
Systems Coordinator
(VACANT)
Never Filled
Assistant Help Desk Officer
Mr. G. U. Kaunatjike
Infrastructure/Technical Support
Snr Hardware Technician
Mr. M.R. Beukes
Assistant Hardware Technician (2)
R. Jantjies
Computer Assistant
Mr. R. Toromba
Assistant Hardware Technician
Mr. M.D. Richter
Instructural Technology & Networking
Snr Network Administrator
DF Hagemann
Assistant Network Administrator
Mr. S. Shilongo
Assistant Network Administrator
Mr. F. Silumesi
Cabling Technician
VACANT
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Birds eye view of UNAM (cont…)
CC Proposed Structure
Director
Executive Secretary
General Assistant
Software Development
Manager
Application & System
Graphics Designer
Manager
Infrastructure & Network
Facilities
Manager Help Desk &
Marketing
Web Master
Training Officer
System & Network
Administrator
Sr H/W Engineer
Sr. Help Desk
Officer
Programmer (Sr)
System Analyst
System Operator
PC Technician
Ass. Help Desk Officer
Programmer (Jr)
Network Cable Technician
PC Technician
Control Stock Assistant
ITS System Co-ordinator
Printer Technician
Workshop Assistant
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Birds eye view of UNAM (cont…)
Computer Centre:
Project:
Infodev Incubator Project for
SME’s and formerly disadvantaged people
Funded by World Bank and EU
Duration: 2 years
Project cost: USD 230,000.00 (World Bank)
USD 22,000.00 (InWent Germany)
Period: October 2004 – September 2006
For More details: http://www.infodev.org
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ICT strategy for UNAM
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Objectives:
Enhancing Flexible and Effective Teaching and
Learning
Adding Impetus to the Research Function
Increasing Efficiency in Management and
Administration
Providing Easy and Wider Access to
Information Resources
Managed Learning Environment
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ICT strategy for UNAM (cont…)
Need for Knowledge Economy:
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Become an agent of change in the transition of
the country’s economy to a knowledge-based
economy
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Leverage the use of Information Technology
(IT) by bringing all IT Units under one
umbrella.
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Link University research with industry through
UNAM-Public/Private Partnerships through:
 an industrial park
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joint ventures.
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ICT strategy for UNAM (cont…)
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Propitiate attachment programmes for
UNAM students to acquire hand-on
experience.
Develop focused programmes on
knowledge management through ILRC.
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Technology Update
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Desktop
Intel Pentium® 4 Processor
with Hyper-Threading technology
Intel Desktop Boards
Intel Pentium® 4 Processor
Intel Celeron™ Processor
Server
Intel Xeon™ Processor
Intel Pentium® 4 Processor
Server Chassis
Server Boards
RAID cards
Mobile
Intel Centrino™ Mobile
Technology
Intel Mobile Pentium® 4
Processor -M
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Market Growth and Usage Models
Wireless Has Gone Public
Airports
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Local Retail
Hotels
Cafés
Worldwide network of wireless hotspots
Your customers connect when and where they want
70,000 hotspots worldwide in 20031
Forecasted to grow to >160,000 by 20081
Find Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology-verified hotspots2: http://intel.jiwire.com/
Find hotspots around the world: http://www.jiwire.com/
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Gartner Dataquest*, May 2003
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Wireless connectivity and some features may require you to purchase additional software, services or external hardware. Availability
of public wireless LAN access points limited. System performance measured by MobileMark* 2002. System performance, battery life,
wireless performance and functionality will vary depending on your specific hardware and software configurations. See
http://www.intel.com/products/centrino/more_info for more information.
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All computers will communicate
[ CONVERGENCE]
All communications devices will compute
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Vision of Computing…
TODAY +
YESTERDAY
PAST
Anytime/Anywhere
Computing
eMail
Office applications
Games
Entertainment
Natural Interface
Extended PC
Great Tool –
Productivity
& Gaming
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Internet access
Rich multi-media
Instant messaging
eBusiness analysis
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• Intuitive, easy to use
• Natural input
• Personal agent
Personal server
Communications hub
Wireless connectivity
Instant access
eBusiness
without borders
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Wireless: More than 802.11…
WLAN
802.11
Single to
multi-band
WMAN
802.16
Production in ’04
WWAN
Extending to EDGE in ’04
then WCDMA
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MEGA Trends …
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Universities goes Hotspot!
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Notebook - best tool for Students
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Notebook - best solution for
Universities
Intel runs University IT day’s
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Internet Scratching the Surface
Worldwide Internet Traffic
60,000
PetaBytes /
Month
30,000
WE ARE
HERE
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Source: RHK 12/01 and Intel Market Analysis
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Conclusion
“To develop UNAM to a responsive and
Centre of Excellence institution served by
professional, motivated and quality staff,
who are supported with appropriate
facilities, in order to provide capacity
building, quality service in an efficient and
cost-effective manner.”
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END OF PRESENTATION
Let Us All Work Together to realise the
Dream of this Great Exchange Programme
I THANK YOU
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Contact details
K . S . Suresh
Tel: +264 - 61 - 206 3041, 3725, 3274
Fax: +264 - 61 - 206 3199
Mobile: +264 -(0) 81 277 5037
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.unam.na
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Tourist Attractions
game drives
hunting
fishing
sand dunes sports
hiking
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She is beautiful… She welcomes
one and all
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She is beautiful… She welcomes
one and all
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She is beautiful… She welcomes
one and all
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She is beautiful… She welcomes
one and all
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Open for discussion
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