Africa PID Alliance Joins the DOI Foundation as an Affiliate Member

Nairobi, Kenya– The Africa PID Alliance is pleased to announce its new affiliation with the DOI Foundation as an Affiliate Member. This affiliation connects the Africa PID Alliance with the global persistent identifier community, providing crucial support for the development of sustainable digital infrastructure across the African continent. Jonathan Clark, Managing Agent of the DOI […]

Africa PID Alliance and North West University Partner to Strengthen Indigenous Knowledge Preservation

Building on ongoing efforts to enhance the documentation and sharing of African indigenous knowledge, North West University (NWU) and the Africa PID Alliance (APA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance the integration of indigenous knowledge systems into the digital research ecosystem. This collaboration leverages North West University’s indigenous and cultural knowledge systems[…..]

Africa PID Alliance Partners with Kigulu Cultural Museum to Preserve Indigenous Knowledge Through Digital Innovation

The Africa PID Alliance (APA) is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with Kigulu Cultural Museum aimed at preserving and digitizing indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage across Africa. This collaboration advances APA’s core mission to secure the future of African innovation, indigenous knowledge, and cultural heritage through digital infrastructure development. Kigulu Cultural Museum, renowned for[…..]

Africa PID Alliance Forms Strategic Partnership with Stellenbosch University to Strengthen African Research Infrastructure for Indigenous Knowledge

The Africa PID Alliance (APA) is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service focused on developing open research infrastructure to digitize and preserve indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage across Africa. This collaboration will support the Library’s efforts in improving data management systems for indigenous knowledge while providing the technical[…..]

AfricaPID Alliance Partners with ARK Alliance to Strengthen Persistent Identifier Infrastructure in Africa

The Africa PID Alliance is delighted to announce its partnership with the ARK Alliance, a global community initiative guiding the future of ARK infrastructure and the ARK specification. The partnership brings together AfricaPID Alliance’s regional expertise with ARK Alliance’s established persistent identifier (PID) infrastructure towards strengthening PID infrastructure in Africa, supporting open research and digital[…..]

Bridging technology through partnership: ARDC partners with Africa PID Alliance Program of TCC- Africa

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[…..]

The Africa PID Alliance and Bugungu Heritage and Information Centre Forge Strategic Partnership to Enhance Digital Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Heritage

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[…..]

Africa PID Alliance Forges International Partnership with Computer Network Information Center (CNIC) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences to Advance Digital Object Identification

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[…..]

African research to benefit from new open data management course

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[…..]

Africa PID Alliance’s Project Lead Mr.Nabil Ksibi invited as a keynote speaker at the Annual National Research Data Workshop 2024, in South Africa

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,[…..]

How Effective FAIR Data Management Aids in the Visibility of African Funding Output

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[…..]

African research funders in global spotlight through Dimensions indexing project

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 Africa PID Alliance has signed The Barcelona Declaration

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[…..]

DataCite Crossref and the Africa PID Alliance sign agreement to strengthen research accessibility in Africa

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[…..]

Using PIDS to Ensure Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Heritage Preservation

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[…..]

Crossref Event in Nairobi Fosters Collaboration Between Africa PID Alliance and Scholarly Community

On February 22nd, 2024, The Africa PID Alliance (APA) took part in an immersive day-long gathering organized by Crossref, at Fairmont the Norfolk in Nairobi, Kenya. The event, which brought together librarians, editorial teams, researchers, and scholarly communication professionals, served as a platform for discussions on enhancing scholarly communication in the region. At the heart[…..]

Africa PID Alliance at Viz Africa Conference 2024: Harnessing data for scientific and socio-economic development

[Nairobi, Kenya]- From February 5th to 7th, 2024, the African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD) held the VizAfrica Conference 2024 at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). This event served as a forum for encouraging discussions and advancements in the fields of data management, artificial intelligence, and open science. Over the course of[…..]

Africa PID Alliance Launched at International Data Week 2023, Pledging to Transform African Research Landscape

In a pivotal moment at the International Data Week 2023 (IDW 2023) in Salzburg, Austria, a diverse global community of data scientists, researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers witnessed the unveiling of the Africa PID Alliance (APA) by Joy Owango, Executive Director of TCC Africa. This initiative, introduced under the overarching theme of “A Festival of[…..]