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SUMMARY:Regional Policy Workshop 2 at WACREN 2022
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UID:indico-event-227@indico.wacren.net
CONTACT:secretariat@wacren.net
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Edward Banjo (WACREN)\n\nThe 2nd edition of the Regi
 onal Policy Workshop\, themed 'Open Science and Research Assessment Reform
 \, ' was held in Abidjan in the WACREN 2022 Conference week. The event was
  attended by representatives of different partners\, including the Europea
 n Commission officials\, CAMES\, CRUFAOCI\, Committee of Vice-Chancellors 
 of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU)\, Association of West African Universitie
 s (AWAU)\, and national RENs. Also in attendance were Vice-Chancellors\, d
 eputy vice-chancellors\, rectors\, deans responsible for research and inno
 vation\, and senior librarians representing mostly Francophone and Angloph
 one countries in the WACREN region.Ana Persic\, the Acting Chief of the Se
 ction for Science Policy and Partnerships at the Division of Science Polic
 y and Capacity Building at UNESCO\, presented\, while Prof. Stephen Curry\
 , the Chair of the Declaration of Research Assessment (DORA)\, gave the ke
 ynote address. The 30 in-person participants had a break-out session where
  they discussed the issues and challenges in implementing open science pol
 icies in the region.The day ended with an updated compendium of case stu
 dies highlighting various initiatives and activities by institutions and c
 ountries to advance open science through policy formulation and implementa
 tion.See photos of the Workshop here.Watch the full video here.\n\nhttps
 ://indico.wacren.net/event/227/
LOCATION:Siège de l'Université Virtuelle de Côte d'Ivoire
URL:https://indico.wacren.net/event/227/
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