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AOSP Frameworks guiding National Governments in Africa

As part of the deliverables of the African Open Science Platform, frameworks are being developed to guide governments in countries in Africa towards trusted and responsible data curation. The timeline for the frameworks:

  • 30 August 2018: Progress report (incl. framework on the framework) 
  • 31 October 2018: Submit final draft framework & roadmap 
  • 3-4 November 2018 (during TAB meeting in Botswana): Testing & reviewing of draft framework & roadmap
  • December 2018: Finalisation of draft framework & roadmap following input
  • 15 January 2019: Submit finalised draft framework & roadmap
  • Feb – Aug 2019: Possible participation in workshop/s to test draft framework, roadmap & recommendations
  • By October 2019: Published OA article in collaboration with AOSP

The draft frameworks will be subjected to various peer-review rounds following 15 January 2019. The developers of the frameworks/coordinators are:

  • Policy – Prof Joseph Wafula (Kenya)
  • ICT Research Data Infrastructure – Prof Benjamin Aribisala (Nigeria)
  • Capacity Building – Ms Ina Smith (South Africa)
  • Incentives – Dr Louise Bezuidenhout (UK)
  • Research Data Management for Librarians – Ms Thembelihle Hwalima (Zimbabwe)
September 17, 2018

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AOSP IDW2018 Session on Skills-development in an increasingly data-driven science environment: an African perspective → ← Advocating for Open Science during the DST/ASSAf Roadshow towards the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

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Data Resources

  • African Countries
    • Botswana
    • Ethiopia
    • Ghana
    • Madagascar
    • South Africa
    • Tanzania
  • Academy of Science of South Africa
  • Capacity Building
  • CODATA
  • CoreTrustSeal
  • European Commission
  • European Open Science Cloud
  • Horizon 2020
  • International Science Council
  • OECD
  • OpenAIRE
  • Research Data Alliance
  • Research Data Canada
  • re3data
  • Science Granting Councils Initiative
  • Science International
  • UNESCO Open Science
  • World Bank Open Data Toolkit
  • World Data Systems
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