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Africa PID Alliance
A community of PID enthusiasts in and from Africa aiming to realize a FAIR sharing of access to data
We're thrilled to announce that the registration link for our Open Data Management Foundational Course is live! This free, 4-week online course empowers African librarians and information professionals with essential skills in open data principles, FAIR data management, and open research infrastructures.Register here: ow.ly/FX9e50T9z19📅 Deadline: 12 September 2024This course is a collaborative effort by African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA), Figshare, and the Africa PID Alliance.See our press release on this here: africapidalliance.org/african-research-to-benefit-from-new-open-data-management-course/
In the news: Africa PID Alliance Forges International Partnership with Computer Network Information Center (CNIC) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences to Advance Digital Object Identificationafricapidalliance.org/africa-pid-alliance-forges-international-partnership-to-advance-digital-obj...#PIDS #internationalization
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 S...
We are honored to have our Project Lead Ms Joy Owango as a panelist in the ‘Scientific Data Identifier Practice and Application’ session at the 9th Scientific Data Conference and Scientific Data Centre Development Forum. The 9th Scientific Data Conference and Scientific Data Centre Development Forum, is organized annually by the Chinese National Committee for CODATA of the International Science Council (ISC), will focus this year on "Scientific Data and #OpenScience." The conference will be held in Chengdu, China, from September 19 to 21, 2024.
Africa PID Alliance formally partners with the Computer Network Information Center (CNIC), CAS at the Chinese Academy of Sciences to promote internationalization through the use of PIDs.With the rapid growth in the variety of science and technology resources, the importance of providing PIDs services is increasing. To enhance communication and collaboration with the Africa PID Alliance and CNIC and to promote the cross practical development of both respective PIDs, namely Common Science and Technology Resource Identifierwww.cstr.cn/doc/specification/ (CSTR) and the Digital Object Container Identifier (DOCiD)™️ africapidalliance.org/, a foundation was laid for extensive future international cooperation, on technical development and cross-continental community engagement .Africa PID Alliance is a TCC Africa-Training Centre in Communication #OpenInfrastructure program.
We're thrilled to announce that the registration link for our Open Data Management Foundational Course is live! This free, 4-week online course empowers African librarians and information professionals with essential skills in open data principles, FAIR data management, and open research infrastructures.Register here: ow.ly/FX9e50T9z19📅 Deadline: 12 September 2024This course is a collaborative effort by African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA), Figshare, and the Africa PID Alliance.See our press release on this here: africapidalliance.org/african-research-to-benefit-from-new-open-data-management-course/