Webinaire LIBSENSE sur la Publication en Libre Accès

28 Oct 2024, 11:00 → 30 Oct 2024, 03:20 Africa/Freetown

Rejoignez ce webinaire LIBSENSE organisé par WACREN, CAMES et EIFL sur le libre accès en Afrique, et découvrez comment ces organisations collaborent pour renforcer l'écosystème de l'édition en libre accès. Ce webinaire mettra en lumière les avantages des revues en libre accès, qui offrent un accès gratuit aux auteurs et aux lecteurs, favorisant ainsi une plus large diffusion des connaissances. - Comprendre l'impact des revues en libre accès sur la recherche en Afrique. - Comprendre l'impact des revues en libre accès sur la recherche en Afrique. - Explorer les initiatives et le soutien du WACREN, de l'EIFL et du CAMES pour promouvoir ces modèles de publication. - Détails de l'appel à subvention - ‘Renforcer la publication en libre accès en Afrique’, financé par le Wellcome Trust. Ne manquez pas cette occasion d'en savoir plus sur les solutions innovantes en matière d'édition scientifique en libre accès en Afrique et sur la manière dont vous pouvez vous impliquer.

Monday, 28 October

National Open Science Policy Validation: Open Science Validation

1 Arrivals and Registration

2 Call to order - Introductions welcome remarks

Speaker: Mrs Fatmata Kaiwa (Director, Science Education, Ministry of Technical & Higher Education (MTHE))

3 Welcome Remarks

Speaker: Prof. Jonas Redwood-Sawyerr (Chair, SLREN)

4 Introduction of Workshop

Speaker: Prof. Edwin Momoh (Chair, Open Science Policy Task Force)

5 Statement from the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Development Office

6 Statement the Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation

Speaker: Salima Mormorna Bah (Minister)

7 Keynote Address

Speaker: Dr Haja Wurie (Minister, Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE))

19:00 Tea Break and Photo

8 The Global Open Science policy landscape

Speaker: Dr Tom Olyhoek (LIBSENSE Network of Experts)

9 The draft National Open Science policy of Sierra Leone

Speaker: Dr Thomas Songu (CEO, SLREN)

10 Q & A

21:00 Lunch Break

11 Breakout Session: Implementation Plan for the National Open Science Policy

Group 1: Priority Area1: Enabling policy environment for open Science

Group 2: Priority Area 2: Open Science Infrastructure and Services

Group 3: Priority Area 3: Human Resources and capacity building for open science

Group 4: Priority Area 4: Fostering a culture of open science and aligning incentives and rewards for open science

Speaker: Tom Olyhoek (LIBSENSE Network of Experts)

12 Breakout Reports

23:30 Tea Break

13 Breakout Session : Monitoring and Evaluation Framework

Group 1: Priority Area1: Enabling policy environment for open Science

Group 2: Priority Area 2: Open Science Infrastructure and Services

Group 3: Priority Area 3: Human Resources and capacity building for open science

Group 4: Priority Area 4: Fostering a culture of open science and aligning incentives and rewards for open science

Speaker: Tom Olijhoek

14 Breakout Reports

15 Closing

16 SLREN Meeting - Strictly By Invitation

Speaker: Dr Thomas Songu (SLREN, Njala University, SierraLeone)

Tuesday, 29 October

National Academic Publishing Platform

17 Registration

18 Call to order - Introductions

Speaker: Mrs Fatmata Kainwa

19 Welcome Remarks

Speaker: Jonas Redwood-Sawyerr (Chair, SLREN)

20 Introduction of the Workshop

Speaker: Dr Thomas Songu (SLREN, Njala University, SierraLeone)

21 Statement from FCDO

22 Statement by Chair, Conference of Vice-Chancellors & Principals

Speaker: Prof. Edwin Momoh

23 The Publishing Landscape in Sierra Leone

Speaker: Prof. Osman Sankoh (University of Management & Technology / Sierra Leone Writers Series (SLWS))

19:00 Teak Break and Photos

24 Global trends in scientific publishing and the role of national platforms

Speaker: Dr Tom Olyhoek (LIBSENSE Network of Experts)

25 Mobilising African NRENs for Open Publishing Infrastructures

Speaker: Sefakor Ankora (DevOps Engineer, WACREN)

26 Q & A

21:00 Lunch and Networking

27 Breakout Session: Developing a roadmap for scholarly communications in Sierra Leoone

Breakout sessions focusing on:

1) Policy/governance/funding,
2) Infrastructure
3) Capacity building

28 Breakout Reports

Presentation and collation of ideas and feedback from the breakout session

23:30 Tea Break

29 Interactive Session: Defining an action plan

Development of a national action plan for scholarly publishing across higher education and research communities

Speaker: Prof. Oluwadiya Kehinde (USL/ SLWS)

30 Task Force Establishment

Establish taskforce to implement action plan.

Speakers: Osman Sankoh (University of Management & Technology / Sierra Leone Writers Series (SLWS)), Dr Thomas Songu (SLREN, Njala University, SierraLeone)

31 Closing

Speaker: Mrs Fatmata Kaiwa