Feature Episode: Regional Open Science Dialogue in Southern Africa Day 1 Part 4

Mazungumzo - African Scholarly Conversations

This episode features highlights from the two-day Southern Africa Regional Open Science Dialogue held at the University of Pretoria in April 2023.

This engagement brought together higher education stakeholders from Southern Africa who explored key themes over the two days, such as rethinking research assessment and incentivization in academia with the aim to foster the adoption of Open Science and Open Access principles within the region.

The workshop is part of an ongoing series of high-level Open Science dialogue workshops targeting institutional leadership in AAU member regions and universities with the objective of raising knowledge and awareness on the importance and best practice of Open Science and Open Access, and increase the number of Open Science mandates within higher education institutions.

The Southern Africa Regional Open Science Dialogue was a collaborative effort by ⁠⁠TCC Africa⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Public Library of Science (PLOS)⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Association of African Universities (AAU)⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Africa Open Science Platform (AOSP)⁠⁠,⁠⁠ University of Pretoria⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠University of Cape Town⁠⁠.

Episode Highlights:

(00:03:25) Roheena Anand, the Executive Director of Global Publishing Development at PLOS shares how the organization is increasing equitable participation in Open Science by ensuring fair representation and inclusion of local research communities

(00:24:35) Dr. Rakeshnie Ramoutar-Prieschl the Acting Deputy Director-General Technology Innovation at the Department of Science and Technology South Africa, discusses the establishment of structural equity and inclusion in Open Scholarship and the potential of Open Science in democratizing the scientific process in Africa.

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Owango, J., Kupe, T., Mchunu, N., Wanyenze, R., Veldsman, S., Shahungu, M., … Nxomani, C. (2023). Regional Open Science Dialogue in Southern Africa. TCC Africa. Retrieved from https://tccafrica.pubpub.org/pub/hqzpi08k