Name: LIBSENSE Open Science Symposium - The Gambia
Start: 2026-03-23T08:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-23T19:20:00+00:00
Location: SDKJ International Convention Centre

LIBSENSE Open Science Symposium - The Gambia

Monday, 23 March 2026 - 08:30

Monday, 23 March 2026

08:30 Arrival and Registration
Arrival and Registration
08:30 - 09:00
Room: Thematic Hall 2
09:00 Opening Session
Opening Session
09:00 - 10:20
Room: Thematic Hall 2
Contributions

09:00 Welcome

09:05 Introduction to Symposium and LIBSENSE - Omo Oaiya (WACREN)

09:25 UNESCO Keynote on Advancing Open Science in The Gambia - Maimuna Sidibeh (Gambia National Commission for UNESCO)

09:45 Opening Address - Pierre Gomez (Minister, MoHERST The Gambia)

10:05 Interactive Audience Poll: National Open Science Baseline
10:20 Tea Break & Photography
Tea Break & Photography
10:20 - 10:50
Room: Thematic Hall 2
10:50 Session 1: Embedding Open Science in National Policy and Governance
Session 1: Embedding Open Science in National Policy and Governance
10:50 - 13:00
Room: Thematic Hall 2
Contributions

11:30 Aligning National Research Policy with Open Science Principles

11:45 Quality Assurance and Accreditation Standards for Open Science

12:00 Funding Open Science: Strengthening Research Governance and Institutional Readiness in The Gambia

12:15 National Dialogue: Funding, Governance and Coordination Moderated Discussion
13:00 Lunch & Networking
Lunch & Networking
13:00 - 14:00
Room: Thematic Hall 2
14:00 Session 2: National Infrastructure, Collaboration and Capacity for Open Science
Session 2: National Infrastructure, Collaboration and Capacity for Open Science
14:00 - 15:30
Room: Thematic Hall 2
Contributions

14:00 GAMREN as Provider and Enabler of Open Scholarly Infrastructure

14:20 Libraries as Pillars of Open Knowledge and Research Stewardship

14:40 Unlocking National Hydrological and Meteorological Data for Open Science and Research Collaboration

15:00 Interactive Discussion
15:30 Tea Break
Tea Break
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Thematic Hall 2
16:00 Session 3: Toward a Gambian National Open Science Roadmap
Session 3: Toward a Gambian National Open Science Roadmap
16:00 - 17:30
Room: Thematic Hall 2
Contributions

16:00 Structured National Working Dialogues :

17:00 Reports from Working Groups and Next Steps

17:25 Closing Reflections