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SUMMARY:Diamond Open Access Day
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UID:indico-event-264@indico.wacren.net
CONTACT:libsense@wacren.net\;+2348088881571
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Femi Arogundade (WACREN)\, Omo Oaiya (WACREN)\n\nOrg
 anised by WACREN within the broader LIBSENSE and AfricaConnect4 initiative
 s\, and held alongside the LIBSENSE Open Science Symposium and WACREN 2026
  Conference\, the event brings together researchers\, librarians\, publish
 ers\, research networks\, and open infrastructure partners from across the
  region.The programme addresses the full ecosystem required for sustainabl
 e\, no-fee Open Access publishing\, from editorial governance and quality 
 assurance to metadata interoperability\, persistent identifiers\, institut
 ional workflows\, and communities of practice.Partners\, including DOAJ\, 
 DOAB\, Crossref\, ORCID\, EIFL\, and Thoth\, will contribute expertise spa
 nning journals\, books\, and the shared technical infrastructure that unde
 rpins open scholarly communication.The day forms part of WACREN’s broade
 r effort to strengthen regional scholarly publishing capacity and ensure t
 hat African research and researchers are visible\, discoverable\, and prop
 erly attributed within the global scholarly ecosystem. By aligning standar
 ds\, open metadata practices\, and participation in persistent identifier 
 systems\, the event supports the development of a coordinated\, community-
 governed publishing infrastructure that is regionally anchored and globall
 y interoperable.Hosted in The Gambia at a moment of national research infr
 astructure development\, the Diamond Open Access Day connects regional exp
 ertise with national opportunity. \n\nhttps://indico.wacren.net/event/264
 /
LOCATION:Thematic Room 2 (Banjul ICC)
URL:https://indico.wacren.net/event/264/
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