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[…..]
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[…..]
[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[…..]
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[…..]