Powering Ghana's
Research and
Education Network
From high-speed connectivity to capacity building, GARNET provides the infrastructure and support Ghanaian tertiary institutions need to teach, research, and collaborate globally.
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Capacity building
Capacity building is valuable and important because of its many long-term impacts. GARNET provides training services to its member institution to enable them to improve on their campus network and efficiently utilize the services offered by GARNET.
Eduroam
GARNET facilitates education services in members institutions as a key strategic theme geared towards providing value addition to the education sector. In this respect, the role of GARNET will be to fund-raise through grant proposals to support capacity building and local educational content development programmes for universities, tertiary institutions and schools.
Connectivity
GARNET provides broadband internet services by connecting member institutions to national and global internet. We provide members with a secure, fast, reliable, and dedicated internet connection that promotes research, education, innovation, and collaboration among institutions and helps them accomplish their educational and research mandates
Federated Identity Services
Federated identity allows staff, students, and researchers to use a single set of institutional credentials to securely access resources across GARNET member institutions and international partner networks, no separate logins needed for every service.
Video Conferencing
GARNET provides member institutions with a reliable, cloud-hosted video conferencing platform for lectures, meetings, and collaborative research sessions, reducing dependence on costly or inconsistent third-party tools.
Tertiary Data Bundle
A dedicated internet data package designed for tertiary institutions, giving staff and students affordable, high-capacity access tailored to the demands of academic research, e-learning, and campus operations.
Direct Engineering Assistance
GARNET's technical team works directly with member institutions to design, troubleshoot, and optimize campus networks helping IT staff resolve issues quickly and build in-house capacity over time.
Security Advisory
GARNET offers guidance and threat intelligence to help member institutions protect their networks, identify vulnerabilities, and respond to cybersecurity incidents affecting the academic and research community.
Managed DNS
GARNET manages Domain Name System services on behalf of member institutions, ensuring reliable, secure, and properly maintained domain infrastructure without requiring in-house DNS expertise.