AfNOG-­‐15	
  
Regency	
  Hotel,	
  Tunis,	
  Tunisia	
  
	
  2	
  June,	
  2015	
  
GhNOG Report
Evolution
•  ghNOG	
  was	
  among	
  first	
  NOGs	
  in	
  Africa	
  
•  Inaugurated	
  July	
  2009	
  @	
  University	
  of	
  Cape	
  
Coast	
  
•  CommunicaCon	
  mainly	
  by	
  a	
  mailing	
  list	
  
•  Focus	
  on	
  capacity	
  building	
  of	
  network	
  
operators	
  
	
  
6/2/15	
   2	
  GhNOG	
  Report	
  
Activities
•  Organize	
  one	
  or	
  two	
  technical	
  workshops	
  in	
  a	
  year	
  code	
  
named	
  ghNOG-­‐X	
  	
  
•  At	
  the	
  onset	
  there	
  was	
  only	
  one	
  track,	
  System	
  
AdministraCon,	
  SA-­‐E	
  
•  Based	
  on	
  AFNOG	
  Training	
  Model	
  
•  Currently	
  there	
  are	
  three	
  track:	
  SA	
  –	
  E,	
  MN-­‐E	
  and	
  CERT	
  
•  Soon	
  addiConal	
  tracks	
  will	
  be	
  added,	
  that	
  is	
  SS-­‐E	
  and	
  
SI-­‐E	
  
•  Annual	
  ghNOG	
  MeeCngs	
  
•  Focus	
  on	
  themaCc	
  issues	
  on	
  IT	
  in	
  Ghana	
  
	
  
6/2/15	
   3	
  GhNOG	
  Report	
  
6/2/15	
   GhNOG	
  Report	
   4	
  
Our objective
Cover all the 10 regions
in Ghana
The Story So Far….
Eight	
  Workshops	
  (ghNOG-­‐1,	
  2,	
  3,	
  4,	
  5,	
  6,	
  7,	
  8)	
  
•  First	
  workshop	
  @	
  University	
  of	
  Cape	
  Coast	
  
•  Ghnog-­‐2:University	
  of	
  EducaCon,	
  Winneba	
  
•  Ghnog-­‐3:	
  Ghana	
  Telecom	
  University,	
  Accra	
  
•  Ghnog-­‐4:	
  University	
  of	
  Cape	
  Coast,	
  	
  
•  Ghnog-­‐5:	
  Kwame	
  Nkrumah	
  Univ.	
  of	
  Science.	
  and	
  
Technology,	
  Kumasi,	
  
•  Ghnog-­‐6:	
  Central	
  University	
  College,	
  Miotso,	
  
•  Ghnog-­‐7:	
  University	
  of	
  Professional	
  Studies,	
  Accra	
  
•  Ghnog-­‐8:	
  Tamale	
  Polytechnics,	
  Tamele	
  
	
  6/2/15	
   5	
  GhNOG	
  Report	
  
The Story so far…
ghNOG-­‐8	
  
– Host	
  Tamale	
  Polytechnics	
  
– 54	
  ParCcipants	
  
•  SA-­‐E	
  –	
  22	
  ParCcipants	
  
•  MN-­‐F	
  had	
  18	
  parCcipants	
  
•  CT-­‐E	
  had	
  14	
  parCcipants	
  
– Four	
  of	
  the	
  parCcipants	
  are	
  not	
  Ghanaian	
  
– Sponsorship	
  from	
  ISOC	
  
6/2/15	
   6	
  GhNOG	
  Report	
  
Upcoming Event
•  ghNOG-­‐9	
  in	
  Accra	
  	
  
•  AddiConal	
  Tracks	
  (SSI-­‐E	
  and	
  SS-­‐E)	
  
•  Planned	
  back	
  to	
  back	
  with	
  Ghana	
  IGF	
  in	
  
September	
  2015	
  
•  All	
  parCcipants	
  to	
  abend	
  Ghana	
  IGF	
  meeCng	
  
•  The	
  second	
  one	
  will	
  be	
  in	
  Ho,	
  in	
  the	
  Volta	
  
Region.	
  
6/2/15	
   7	
  GhNOG	
  Report	
  
Challenges
•  Event	
  PreparaCons	
  
•  Funding	
  for	
  Workshops	
  and	
  MeeCngs	
  
– More	
  local	
  sponsorship	
  being	
  sort	
  
– Move	
  towards	
  cost	
  recovery	
  
•  LogisCcs	
  (People	
  and	
  Infrastructure)	
  
•  AcCve	
  Mailing	
  List	
  parCcipaCon	
  
6/2/15	
   8	
  GhNOG	
  Report	
  
Acknowledgements
6/2/15	
   9	
  GhNOG	
  Report	
  
Thank You

GHnog 2015 report

  • 1.
        AfNOG-­‐15   Regency  Hotel,  Tunis,  Tunisia    2  June,  2015   GhNOG Report
  • 2.
    Evolution •  ghNOG  was  among  first  NOGs  in  Africa   •  Inaugurated  July  2009  @  University  of  Cape   Coast   •  CommunicaCon  mainly  by  a  mailing  list   •  Focus  on  capacity  building  of  network   operators     6/2/15   2  GhNOG  Report  
  • 3.
    Activities •  Organize  one  or  two  technical  workshops  in  a  year  code   named  ghNOG-­‐X     •  At  the  onset  there  was  only  one  track,  System   AdministraCon,  SA-­‐E   •  Based  on  AFNOG  Training  Model   •  Currently  there  are  three  track:  SA  –  E,  MN-­‐E  and  CERT   •  Soon  addiConal  tracks  will  be  added,  that  is  SS-­‐E  and   SI-­‐E   •  Annual  ghNOG  MeeCngs   •  Focus  on  themaCc  issues  on  IT  in  Ghana     6/2/15   3  GhNOG  Report  
  • 4.
    6/2/15   GhNOG  Report   4   Our objective Cover all the 10 regions in Ghana
  • 5.
    The Story SoFar…. Eight  Workshops  (ghNOG-­‐1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8)   •  First  workshop  @  University  of  Cape  Coast   •  Ghnog-­‐2:University  of  EducaCon,  Winneba   •  Ghnog-­‐3:  Ghana  Telecom  University,  Accra   •  Ghnog-­‐4:  University  of  Cape  Coast,     •  Ghnog-­‐5:  Kwame  Nkrumah  Univ.  of  Science.  and   Technology,  Kumasi,   •  Ghnog-­‐6:  Central  University  College,  Miotso,   •  Ghnog-­‐7:  University  of  Professional  Studies,  Accra   •  Ghnog-­‐8:  Tamale  Polytechnics,  Tamele    6/2/15   5  GhNOG  Report  
  • 6.
    The Story sofar… ghNOG-­‐8   – Host  Tamale  Polytechnics   – 54  ParCcipants   •  SA-­‐E  –  22  ParCcipants   •  MN-­‐F  had  18  parCcipants   •  CT-­‐E  had  14  parCcipants   – Four  of  the  parCcipants  are  not  Ghanaian   – Sponsorship  from  ISOC   6/2/15   6  GhNOG  Report  
  • 7.
    Upcoming Event •  ghNOG-­‐9  in  Accra     •  AddiConal  Tracks  (SSI-­‐E  and  SS-­‐E)   •  Planned  back  to  back  with  Ghana  IGF  in   September  2015   •  All  parCcipants  to  abend  Ghana  IGF  meeCng   •  The  second  one  will  be  in  Ho,  in  the  Volta   Region.   6/2/15   7  GhNOG  Report  
  • 8.
    Challenges •  Event  PreparaCons   •  Funding  for  Workshops  and  MeeCngs   – More  local  sponsorship  being  sort   – Move  towards  cost  recovery   •  LogisCcs  (People  and  Infrastructure)   •  AcCve  Mailing  List  parCcipaCon   6/2/15   8  GhNOG  Report  
  • 9.
    Acknowledgements 6/2/15   9  GhNOG  Report  
  • 10.