Bridging technology through partnership: ARDC partners with Africa PID Alliance Program of TCC- Africa Draft: Natasha Simons, 3 October 2025 [Note: we could include a photo of Joy Owango that I took at PIDfest – see below] On 30 September 2024, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the ARDC and the Training Centre […]
Nairobi, Kenya – 16th August 2024 – The Africa PID Alliance (APA) is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with the Bugungu Heritage and Information Centre. This five-year collaboration is purposed to drive forward the digitization and preservation of indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage, with a particular focus on the Bagungu Community. The partnership aims[…..]
The Africa PID Alliance, an initiative under the Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa), has officially partnered with the Computer Network Information Center (CNIC) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences to advance international collaboration through the development and use of Persistent Identifiers (PIDs). This partnership highlights the growing importance of effective PID systems in managing[…..]
Free online course aims to strengthen open data capacities for African librarians Open data practices in African research institutions will be bolstered thanks to a new online course for librarians to coincide with International Open Access Week (21-27 October 2024). The Open Data Management Foundational Course – to be offered entirely free over four weeks[…..]
Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning, and welcome to the Annual National Research Data Workshop 2024. We are thrilled to participate here today under the auspices of the Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa (DIRISA). This event marks a significant milestone in South Africa’s research landscape, bringing together minds from diverse fields to exchange knowledge,[…..]
The Africa PID Alliance recently convened a webinar that brought together key stakeholders in the African research ecosystem to discuss the critical role of persistent identifiers (PIDs) in enhancing the visibility of African research funders and their outputs. The event, which was held on 1st July 2024 and attracted over 400 participants, showcased the collaborative[…..]
Monday 17 June 2024
African research is receiving a major visibility boost with the indexing of 10 national funders in Dimensions, the world’s largest linked research database.
This project is a collaboration with Digital Science, the Africa PID Alliance (APA), the Association of African Universities (AAU), the Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa), and the Research Organization Registry (ROR). […]
The Barcelona Declaration underscores the significant impact of unrestricted access to research information, while simultaneously acknowledging the constraints and challenges posed by closed, proprietary infrastructures. The Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information is committed to four main principles: (1) making open research information the standard practice, (2) collaborating with services and systems that promote and[…..]
Nairobi, Kenya – Initiating a notable leap towards advancing the accessibility of African and global research, DataCite, Crossref, and the Africa PID Alliance (APA) have agreed to collaborate through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU, serving as a formal agreement, not only strengthens the collaboration between the organisations but also solidifies[…..]
The African PID Alliance, in partnership with DataCite, is pleased to invite you to join us for a webinar discussing the potential for sample PIDs to augment efforts in African countries to preserve their indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage. In particular, we will present: – Africa PID Alliance’s objective in producing PIDs for Indigenous Knowledge[…..]