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Conférence WACREN 2022

25–29 Apr 2022
Hybride (face à face et participation à distance)
Africa/Abidjan timezone

Coordinateur Général

Contribution List

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  1. 23. Welcome Remarks - CEO, WACREN
    Dr Boubakar Barry (WACREN)
    28/04/2022, 09:00
  2. 24. Welcome Remarks - DG, UVCI
    Prof. Tiemoman Kone (RITER)
    28/04/2022, 09:05
  3. 25. Opening Remarks: Chair, WACREN
    Dr Eyouléki T. G. Venant PALANGA (WACREN)
    28/04/2022, 09:10
  4. 26. Goodwill Messages: AAU, BOAD, UA, ASREN, GEANT, RENATER, NORDUnet
    28/04/2022, 09:15
  5. 27. Address of Ambassador of the European Commission to Côte d’Ivoire
    28/04/2022, 09:25
  6. 28. Opening Address: Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Côte d’Ivoire
    Prof. Adama Diawara
    28/04/2022, 09:35
  7. 29. Sponsors’ videos (Liquid Telecom, MainOne, ISOC)
    28/04/2022, 09:50

    Includes Liquid Telecom's Sponsor's minute (3")

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  8. 30. Keynote Address: Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Côte d’Ivoire to UNESCO
    Prof. Ramata Bakayoko-Ly,
    28/04/2022, 10:00
  9. 31. Panel: Open Science in Africa. How to connect the dots?
    28/04/2022, 10:20
    Panel
    Opening

    Panellists:
    - HE Professor Ramata Bakayoko-Ly, Permanent Delegate of Côte d’Ivoire to UNESCO
    - Dr Nokothula Mchunu, African Open Science Platform, South Africa
    - Mr David Bukenya, Country Coordinator of EIFL Programmes, Consortium of Uganda University Libraries, Kampala
    - Prof Conrad Omohinmwin, Covenant University, Nigeria

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  10. 32. Une mise à jour du symposium national sur la science ouverte en Côte d'Ivoire
    Prof. Tiemoman Kone (RITER)
    28/04/2022, 12:00
    Open Science Strategies - Policy, Governance and Leadership | Stratégies de science ouverte - politiques, gouvernance et leadership
    Presentation
    Policy
  11. 14. Update from the 2nd LIBSENSE Regional Policy Development Workshop
    Pamela Abbott (Information School | The University of Sheffield)
    28/04/2022, 12:20
    Open Science Strategies - Policy, Governance and Leadership | Stratégies de science ouverte - politiques, gouvernance et leadership
    Presentation
    Policy
  12. 15. Update from the Regional Workshop on High Performance Computing (HPC)
    Prof. Gaoussou Camara, Prof. Maissa Mbaye (Université Gaston Berger de St-Louis)
    28/04/2022, 12:40
    Open Science Strategies - Policy, Governance and Leadership | Stratégies de science ouverte - politiques, gouvernance et leadership
    Presentation
    Policy
  13. 13. Panel: The role of African university associations in Open Science Implementation
    28/04/2022, 13:00
    Open Science Strategies - Policy, Governance and Leadership | Stratégies de science ouverte - politiques, gouvernance et leadership
    Panel
    Policy

    Panellists:

    • Prof Mohammed Abdulkadir, Association of West African Universities (AWAU)
    • Dr Saturnin ENZONGA YOCA, Conseil Africain et Malgache pour l’Enseignement Supérieur (CAMES)
    • Prof Abiba TIDOU, Conférences des Recteurs des Universités Francophones d’Afrique et d’Océan Indien (CRUFAOCI)
    • Prof Yakubu Ochefu, Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU)
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  14. 33. Keynote Address: Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in ICT4D at Royal Holloway, University of London.
    Prof. Tim Unwin
    29/04/2022, 09:00
  15. 3. Defining a Persistent Identifier (PID) Strategy for Africa
    Ms Jill Claassen (University of Capetown), Ms Iryna Kuchma (EIFL)
    29/04/2022, 09:20
    Science communication infrastructure - tools, platforms and services | Infrastructure de communication scientifique - outils, plateformes et services.
    Presentation
    Infrastructure

    Sharing and disseminating research, especially African research, is crucial for building global knowledge commons. Through access to African scholarly content, participation occurs, which will build a publishing landscape that is relevant. This regional research productivity affords growth and development in African society, yet this is one component of the scholarly communication ecosystem....

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  16. 9. Savoirs locaux et valorisation des langues locales pour la promotion de la Science ouverte en Afrique : le Changement climatique tel que vécu par les aînés dans l’Ouest du Burkina Faso.
    Mrs Minata TRAORE (Université Nazi BONI de Bobo-Dioulasso / BURKINA FASO)
    29/04/2022, 09:35
    Science communication infrastructure - tools, platforms and services | Infrastructure de communication scientifique - outils, plateformes et services.
    Paper
    Infrastructure

    Après avoir fait un état des lieux des relations universités-société civile, nous avons constatés un manque de collaboration entre les universités et la société civile, entre les chercheurs et les citoyens, une population vulnérable confrontée à des problèmes socio-économiques, une méconnaissance des potentialités et compétences existantes au sein des universités par la société civile, une...

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  17. 5. Open Access publication of Public Health research in African journals
    Mr Dominic Agyei Dankwah (University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana)
    29/04/2022, 09:50
    Science communication infrastructure - tools, platforms and services | Infrastructure de communication scientifique - outils, plateformes et services.
    Paper
    Infrastructure

    Associated with a relative lack of research capacity in the Global South is lack of research with local relevance to populations in the South. This is compounded by difficulty in publishing high quality research in an open access format so that it is readily available and the results can be applied where they are needed. Recent data indicate that Open Access papers have drastically fewer lead...

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  18. 21. Closing the gap: Implementing flexible and scalable shared repositories as a REN service
    Owen Iyoha (Eko-Konnect), CECILE COULIBALY (UNIVERSITE VIRTUELLE DE COTE D'IVOIRE)
    29/04/2022, 10:05
    Science communication infrastructure - tools, platforms and services | Infrastructure de communication scientifique - outils, plateformes et services.
    Infrastructure

    An update on the LIBSENSE shared repository infrastructure implementation in AfricaConnect3

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  19. 2. Implementing Multi-Factor Authentication on Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP) using Microsoft 365: Case of NIH Collaboration in Mali and Uganda
    Mr Ivan Frank Nsimbi (Research Data and Communication Technologies)
    29/04/2022, 10:20
    Science communication infrastructure - tools, platforms and services | Infrastructure de communication scientifique - outils, plateformes et services.
    Presentation
    Infrastructure

    The Research and Education FEDerations group (REFEDS) Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Profile defines a standard signal Service Providers (SPs) may send to Identity Providers (IdPs) requesting the use of MFA during federated authentication flows. The IdP includes the corresponding signal in its response to indicate that MFA has occurred. The Profile also defines the minimum criteria a second...

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  20. 6. A Cloud-based SDN/NFV Network Slicing in 4G/5G core Network: Testbed for Rural connectivity perspectives
    Benjamin Koné (Ecole Superieure Multinationnale de Télécommunication de Dakar), Prof. Ahmed Dooguy Kora (Ecole Sperieur Multinationale de Télécommunication de Dakar)
    29/04/2022, 10:35
    Science communication infrastructure - tools, platforms and services | Infrastructure de communication scientifique - outils, plateformes et services.
    Paper
    Infrastructure

    Many rural and remote areas throughout the world lack appropriate connectivity, resulting in a rising digital divide (particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa). For several years, prominent laboratories and institutions have prioritized research on rural broadband. Several solutions are being tested around the world. Our interest in network slicing as an approach has been concentrated in this paper....

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  21. 11. Le FabLab à ciel ouvert, un outil de communication entre le monde de la recherche et les artisans.
    Prof. Fernand KOUAME (UNIVERSITE VIRTUELLE DE COTE D'IVOIRE (UVCI))
    29/04/2022, 12:00
    Capacity building - training, communication and partnerships | Renforcement des capacités - formation, communication et partenariats.
    Paper
    Capacity Building

    L’Université Virtuelle de Côte d’Ivoire (UVCI), créée en 2015 (décret N° 2015-775 du 09 décembre 2015), a pour mission de développer et de vulgariser le numérique dans la formation et l’employabilité des diplômés, la recherche et la science ouverte. A proximité d'un quartier précaire appelé "village Allakro" à la périphérie du quartier des II Plateaux dans la commune de Cocody, l'UVCI s'est...

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  22. 22. Designing a Needs Assessment for an Agricultural Data Repository Using RUFORUM as a Case Study
    Nada Musa (RUFORUM), Pamela Abbott (Information School | The University of Sheffield)
    29/04/2022, 12:20
    Capacity building - training, communication and partnerships | Renforcement des capacités - formation, communication et partenariats.
    Capacity Building

    This presentation reports on an ongoing collaboration between LIBSENSE partners and RUFORUM to provide support for contemporary platform development to enable agricultural research data sharing and management."

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  23. 7. La formation des chercheurs à la gestion des données de la recherche : cas d’usage de l’”Observatoire des Populations Santé Environnement” du Sénégal.
    Mr Pascal Aventurier (IRD)
    29/04/2022, 12:40
    Capacity building - training, communication and partnerships | Renforcement des capacités - formation, communication et partenariats.
    Presentation
    Capacity Building

    La Déclaration pour le partage et l'ouverture des données de la recherche pour le développement durable qui a été élaborée à la suite du colloque « Science Ouverte au Sud : enjeux et perspectives pour une nouvelle dynamique » organisé à Dakar du 23-25 octobre 2019, mentionne le développement des compétences dans la collecte, la gestion, la valorisation et la réutilisation des données comme un...

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  24. 10. Examining the Nexus between Training and Open Institutional Repositories in Federal University Libraries in South East Nigeria: the University of Nigeria Nsukka Imperative
    Dr Promise Ilo (University of Nigeria, Nsukka)
    29/04/2022, 13:00
    Capacity building - training, communication and partnerships | Renforcement des capacités - formation, communication et partenariats.
    Paper
    Capacity Building

    Open Science paves a way for Open scholarship which in turn improves the quality of research, and encourages global research competitiveness. Various institutions of learning have identified with these open initiatives which include: open access, open data, open Institutional repository. Librarians as information custodians are in charge of the activities towards Open Science. The role of...

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  25. 34. Africa DIgital Campus Project
    Damien Alline (IRD)
    29/04/2022, 13:20
    Capacity building - training, communication and partnerships | Renforcement des capacités - formation, communication et partenariats.
    Presentation
    Capacity Building