This article was originally published at ela-newsportal.com “Academic Research and knowledge from and about Africa should be freely available to all who wish to access, use or reuse it while at the same time being protected from misuse and misappropriation.” This is the first out of “Ten African Principles for Read more…
The following interview was originally published at zbw-mediatalk.eu and licensed under Creative Commons BY 4.0. Enjoy the read! Fostering transparency, open access and global dialogue in research are crucial to deal with local as well as with global challenges like the ongoing climate change. Practiced open science allows for more Read more…
Vienna, Austria & Cotonou, Benin Open Knowledge Maps and AfricArXiv are partnering to advance Open Science and Open Access for African researchers and across the African continent. Peter Kraker, founder of Open Knowledge Maps, says: “At Open Knowledge Maps, our goal is that everyone can benefit from scientific knowledge, regardless Read more…
We proudly announce that AfricArXiv has entered a strategic partnership with the Institute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education (IGDORE) – the independent research institute dedicated to improve the quality of science, science education, and quality of life for scientists, students and their families. IGDORE is committed to open Read more…
AfricArxiv was presented at the International Open Science Conference (#osc2019) in Berlin, Germany by Jo Havemann on the theme: “What role can Open Science play in enabling South-North dialogues?“ Preceding the conference was the Barcamp Open Science (#oscibar) – where we hosted a session about the importance of language diversity Read more…
Justin Ahinon and Jo Havemann (both founders of AfricArXiv) talk in this article about the development of Open Science Services in Africa, initiatives, the current situation and chances in the future. [Originally published at elephantinthelab.org] Open Science is becoming increasingly popular globally and provides unprecedented opportunities for scientists in Africa, Read more…
Participants of AfricaParticipants of African Open Science Platform Strategy Workshop, March 2018; Advisory Council, African Open Science Platform Project; Technical Advisory Board, African Open Science Platform; Boulton, Geoffrey; Hodson, Simon; Serageldin, Ismail; Qhobela, Molapo; Mokhele, Khotso; Dakora, Felix; Veldsman, Susan; Wafula, Joseph doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1407488 This document presents a draft strategy and Read more…