HAL, the French national open archive within the global Open Science ecosystem, an African perspective
We hosted Bénédicte Kuntziger as our guest in this session. Bénédicte is the support, trainer, and community engagement lead at […]
Building a Trustworthy Research Environment: Challenges and Solutions to Predatory Publishing
Susan Veldsman, the Director of the Scholarly Publication Unit at the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), spoke on
The Role of COAR in Advancing Open Access in Africa
The Executive Director of the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), Kathleen Shearer, shared insights on how COAR supports open
Empowering African Researchers: Building Data and Coding Skills with The Carpentries
Angelique Trusler, community manager at The Carpentries in Africa, shared insights on how researchers can start their data and coding
Open Peer Review, Collaborative Preprint Review and Opportunities to Learn and Teach Others
This session’s discussion centered on the benefits of open peer review and how researchers can work together to review preprints. Vanessa Fairhurst and Chad Sansing from PREreview also shared opportunities for learning and teaching within the research community.
A Research Funder’s Open Access Policy
We were joined in this session by Ashley Farley from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, who shared insights into
Securing the future of African Innovation, Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Heritage.
In this session, we welcomed Joy Owango, Project Lead at Africa PID Alliance, who gave her presentation on the role
The African Open Science Platform (AOSP) – Facilitating and coordinating the adoption and implementation of Open Science practices across Africa
We had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Nokuthula Mchunu from the African Open Science Platform (AOSP). She shared valuable insights
Figshare – Enabling global reach and discoverability of African research data
Mark Hahnel and Maria Cotera discussed how Figshare enables global reach and discoverability of African research data. They shared insights
The African Reproducibility Network (AREN) – Building gateways to open science in Africa
Emmanuel Boakye talked about the African Reproducibility Network (AREN) and their activities, which are directed towards bridging the gaps in