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'''Africa@home''' is a website for volunteer computing projects which allow your computer to contribute to African [[humanitarian]] causes. |
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'''Africa@home''' is a website that allow users to use their home computers to contribute for [[humanitarian]] causes at Africa. This project first went public on 13 July 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Volunteer computing for African humanitarian causes|url=http://africa-at-home.web.cern.ch/africa-at-home/|publisher=Africa@home|accessdate=3 July 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428145908/http://africa-at-home.web.cern.ch/africa-at-home/|archivedate=28 April 2016}}</ref> It partners with [[Swiss Tropical Institute]], the [[University of Geneva]], [[CERN]], and [[ICVolunteers]] (ICV). It is sponsored by the [[Geneva International Academic Network]] (GIAN).<ref name="whoisafrica@home">{{cite web|title=Who is Africa@home?|url=https://africa-at-home.web.cern.ch/africa-at-home/presentation.htm|publisher=Africa@home|accessdate=3 July 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030171807/https://africa-at-home.web.cern.ch/africa-at-home/presentation.htm|archivedate=30 October 2014}}</ref> |
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'''Africa@home''' is sponsored by the [[Geneva International Academic Network]] ([[GIAN]]), having received an initial grant of SFr 46,000. |
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The [[Malaria Control Project]] (MCP) is a [[grid computing]] project run by [[Africa@home]]. |
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Africa@home together with ICVolunteers, recruited volunteers across Africa to help with the project.<ref>{{cite news|last1=V|first1=Krebs|title=Training of trainers on Volunteer Computing for Africa|url=http://www.icvolunteers.org/index.php?what=nws&id=222|accessdate=3 July 2017|publisher=ICVolunteers|date=24 July 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514132555/http://www.icvolunteers.org/index.php?what=nws&id=222|archivedate=14 May 2015}}</ref> The [[Malaria Control Project]] (MCP) was the first and the only [[volunteer computing]] project run by Africa@home.<ref name="whoisafrica@home"/> MCP ran for 10 years and became inactive since 21 June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Maire|title=Status and plans as of June 2016|url=http://www.malariacontrol.net/forum_thread.php?id=1472|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722220548/http://www.malariacontrol.net/forum_thread.php?id=1472|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 July 2016|website=malariacontrol.net|accessdate=10 June 2017|date=21 June 2016}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing]] (BOINC) |
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*[[Grid computing]] |
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*[[Geneva International Academic Network]] |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
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*[http://africa-home4.cern.ch/ Africa@home] |
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*[http://africa-home4.cern.ch/malariaControl/ Malaria Control Project] |
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*[http://www.ruig-gian.org/research/projects/projectlg.php?ID=121 GIAN sponsors Africa@home] |
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[[Category:International development in Africa]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:40, 6 January 2024
Africa@home is a website that allow users to use their home computers to contribute for humanitarian causes at Africa. This project first went public on 13 July 2006.[1] It partners with Swiss Tropical Institute, the University of Geneva, CERN, and ICVolunteers (ICV). It is sponsored by the Geneva International Academic Network (GIAN).[2]
Africa@home together with ICVolunteers, recruited volunteers across Africa to help with the project.[3] The Malaria Control Project (MCP) was the first and the only volunteer computing project run by Africa@home.[2] MCP ran for 10 years and became inactive since 21 June 2016.[4]
See also
[edit]- Malaria Control Project
- List of volunteer computing projects
- Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC)
- Volunteer computing
- Grid computing
- Geneva International Academic Network
References
[edit]- ^ "Volunteer computing for African humanitarian causes". Africa@home. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Who is Africa@home?". Africa@home. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ V, Krebs (24 July 2007). "Training of trainers on Volunteer Computing for Africa". ICVolunteers. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Maire (21 June 2016). "Status and plans as of June 2016". malariacontrol.net. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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