Berlin10/Workshop 5

Open Access advocacy through Academies of Sciences and other National Scientific Organisations (max. 20)

 * Speakers: Vincent Wintermans, Boubakar Barry, Wieland Gevers, Jonathan Harle, Rüdiger Klein, John Marks, Jackie Olang, Kay Raseroka


 * Venue: Wallenberg Research Centre, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), 10 Marais Street, Stellenbosch (Google Maps)


 * Duration: 08h30 - 13h00


 * About this workshop

This workshop will explore how National Academies in the Global South and in particular in Africa see their role in promoting Open Access - in the broad sense, including publications, data, open software and open educational resources; identify specific barriers to introducing OA; discuss ways to influence national policy to the benefit of the optimal sharing of scientific publications and data; and how UNESCO can play a part in this.

The experts are invited to discuss the following questions:


 * 1) How can academies, public funders and other scientific organizations contribute to the development of an open science culture in their countries?
 * 2) To what extent can good practices of promoting for Open Access by National Academies elsewhere inspire sister organisation in the global south?
 * 3) How can UNESCO strengthen the promotional activities for Open Access of Academies in the global south in the framework of its Open Access Strategy?


 * References

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