The first four RBER sites were officially brought into service on 16 and 17 December 2020.
The first sites of the Beninese Education and Research Network (RBER) were officially brought into service on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 December 2020 by the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Ms Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU. This was done through a roadshow with her colleague the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Ms Éléonore YAYI LADEKAN, which took them to four university sites: the Faculty of Health Sciences (FSS) in Cotonou and the National School of Applied Economics and Management (ENEAM), the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Porto-Novo and the Institute of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (IMSP) in Dangbo.
The main mission of this project, implemented by the Digital Development Agency (ADN) under the supervision of the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, with the active participation of all the stakeholders of the Ministry of Higher Education and Universities, is to provide Higher Education and Scientific Research with advanced digital services, enabling university institutions to interconnect with the networks and resources of other institutions both nationally and internationally, thanks to its membership of WACREN (West and Central African Research and Education Network).
Minister Éléonore YAYI LADEKAN stressed how timely the commissioning of the RBER is, as it provides a solution to the connectivity problems raised by members of the academic community since the Government set up an e-learning platform in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, outlined the three benefits that the RBER brings beyond the availability of broadband internet:
- Interconnection of Benin's university sites: IP telephony for administrative staff and videoconferencing available in dedicated rooms at certain sites.
- Interconnection of Benin's university sites to WACREN
- Interconnection to regional and global networks
The two Ministers urged students to make “intensive and responsible use” of the network made available to them.
Find all the official photos of the roadshow in the dedicated Flickr album at the following address =>
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmSVgTKD