1. Presenter: E.N.Nfuka B.Sc(Havana), M.Sc(Barcelona), Deputy Managing Director University Computing Centre(UCC). nfuka@udsm.ac.tz, www.ucc.co.tz UCC, Conference room Awareness of ICT Services at UDSM UDSM System Administrator Workshop 21st Oct, 2006

2. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam2 Outline An overview of UCC Services Offered Infrastructure Issues Information Systems ICT Capacity Building ICT Development Partners Future Plans Conclusion

3. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam3 An overview of UCC The University Computing Centre is an Information Resource Management (IRM) Centre for UDSM It Provides Various ICT Services to the University and to the General Public The Centre has 5 branches in Arusha, Dodoma, Mbeya, Mwanza and Dar es Salaam City Centre

4. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam4 Introduction Services Offered : Information Systems Development, Deployment, and Management Network Design, Installation and Management Internet Services Provision End-User Support Maintenance of Computer Hardware and Peripherals ICT Policy Development and Implementation ICT Planning and Advisory to the University IT Security Management and Awareness Public Access Rooms (PARs) HeadOffice DSM ARUSHA MZA DODOMA City Branch DSM Mbeya The University Computing Centre is an Information Resource Management (IRM) Centre for UDSM It Provides Various ICT Services to the University and to the General Public UCC Branches:

5. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam5 Network Infrastructure VSAT Link – 9Mbps Campus-wide Optical Fibre Backbone extended to UCLAS Campus LANs – about 3000 connected Computers ( excluding HotSpot Users ) LANs at DUCE, MUCE, IJMC Point-to-Point Wireless links to University Colleges (i.e. MUCHS, DUCE) Wireless LAN (HotSpots) within the Campus –E.g. Administration, Library, Engineering, UCC Video Conferencing Facility- –Fixed (Science & Arts), Mobile (UCC) Audio-Visual Facility in Auditoriums

6. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam6 Server room UCC Library COET Science- LAN Arts-LAN UCLAS Network Commerce-LAN Education-LAN CET LANs Admin- LAN Mabibo Halls Law-LAN Internet AVU LAN University/College Backbones Faculty/Institute/Units LANs Internet Connectivity Network Infrastructure… MUCHS Network Campus Halls Network est. & Management Gateway Management FAST LAN DUCE FIVE LAN MUCE Network IJMCVNetwork

7. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam7 Information Systems Academic Registration Information System (ARIS) with 3-Modules –Admission –Academic –Accommodatio n http://aris2.udsm.ac.tz

8. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam8 Information Systems … Online Course Management Systems –Current Blackboard Learning System is in Use (www.teil.udsm.ac.tz)www.teil.udsm.ac.tz –Knowledge Environment for Web-based Learning (KEWL.NextGen) is under testing phase (http://kewl.udsm.ac.tz)http://kewl.udsm.ac.tz –Web Course Tools (WebCT) (http://webct.udsm.ac.tz)http://webct.udsm.ac.tz –Planning to Switch from Blackboard to KEWL

9. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam9 Information Systems … Human Resource Information System (HURIS) –Handling human resources related issues for UDSM Financial Information System (FIS) –Payroll and other related aspects –Financial and Accounting aspects Smart Card –Students cards for various use

10. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam10 Information Systems … Library Information System (LIBIS) –Enabling Online Catalog Access –Access e-books, e-journals etc.

11. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam11 Information Systems … Directory Services System for User –Authentication, Authorization & Accounting (AAA) –http://rdu.udsm.ac.tz:50000http://rdu.udsm.ac.tz:50000

12. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam12 Information Systems … iLab Service Broker –Online Access to the MIT Lab Resources –http://ilab.udsm.ac.tz/ServiceBrokerhttp://ilab.udsm.ac.tz/ServiceBroker

13. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam13 Information Systems … MIT Open Courseware –This is a mirror site for the MIT Course Materials –http://mitocw.udsm.ac.tzhttp://mitocw.udsm.ac.tz

14. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam14 Information Systems … Internet Services Systems –Web-based mail System ( www.uccmail.co.tz)www.uccmail.co.tz –DNS, Intranet, Student e-mail –Web Servers (For Hosting) (www.udsm.ac.tz)www.udsm.ac.tz

15. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam15 ICT Capacity Building End-User Training in Various Computer Applications –UCC, CCE, BICO, UCLAS, MUCHS etc Systems and Network Administrators Training –UCC IT Professional Courses Training –IT Essentials, Cisco Networking, Network Security, MCSE, Oracle etc. Training in Open Source Applications –Linux, MySQL, Open Office etc

16. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam16 ICT development partners NUFFIC - Basic Infrastructure & IS SIDA - LAN, PAR, Professional Development & E-learning VLIR - e-learning dev. & implementation NORAD – ARIS Development & Implementation CARNIGUE –Network infrastructure improvement, Bandwidth & PAR SIDA – Kilinux project ( Open Office and Mozilla Firefox localization) etc

17. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam17 Future Plans Deploying VoIP at the University Campus and its colleges Deploying a highly Scalable e-mail System for the University (for 30,000 users 1GB each) Upgrading Bandwidth to at least 20Mbps Increasing the number of Public Access Rooms in Campuses Fully Implementation of the updated ICT Policy

18. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam18 Distance learning- How will be offered…starting this way HeadOffice DSM ARUSHA MZA DODOMA City Branch DSM Mbeya ARUSHA DODOMA MBEYA MWANZA H/OFFICE M/HOUSE Future Plans…

19. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam19 Conclusion The use of ICT in teaching and learning has positively impacted the pedagogy and enhanced course delivery at UDSM Also it has positively impacted the research at UDSM The role of IRM & System Administrators is vital in developing and sustaining ICT at the University

20. Presenter: E.N.Nfuka B.Sc(Havana), M.Sc(Barcelona), Deputy Managing Director University Computing Centre(UCC). nfuka@udsm.ac.tz, www.ucc.co.tz UCC, Conference room UDSM System Administrator Workshop 21st Oct, 2006 Thank you for listening