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09h00 to 13h00 |
Omo Oaiya |
Opening Session
Moderators: Jaya Raju and Andiswa Mfengu
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Presentation |
Speaker |
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14h00 to 17h00 |
Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng |
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Welcome from UCT Libraries |
Ms Ujala Satgoor |
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Welcome from SPARC |
Dr Lorraine Haricombe |
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Conference Keynote |
Professor Thuli Madonsela |
Welcome Cocktail and demonstration of a publishing platform by Jill Claassen, Jeremiah Pietersen, Tamzyn Suliaman and Bonga Siyothula
Open access and social justice: setting the scene
Moderators: Glynnis Johnson and Simone Hansen
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Presentation |
Speaker |
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09h00 to 10h50 |
Heather Joseph |
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Caroline Ncube |
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Open Access in Latin America: a Social Justice Perspective (virtual presentation) |
Carolina Botero Cabrera |
Open access to full participation in scholarship
Moderators: Caroline Dean and Zanele Majebe
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Presentation |
Speaker |
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11h15 to 13h00 |
Transforming Research Landscape in Africa using Open Access: The Case of Ethiopia |
Solomon Mekonnen |
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Think Global, Act Local: Building a Sustainable and Inclusive System for Scholarly Communication |
Kathleen Shearer |
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Growth of African Research, Equity in Access and Dissemination of African content - the Catalysts |
Dr Helena Asamoah-Hassan |
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Structural Power and Knowledge Inequity: What Roles for Open Access? (virtual presentation) |
Associate Professor Leslie Chan |
Open access driving African development
Moderators: Amina Adam and Jamie-Lee Hendricks
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Presentation |
Speaker |
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14h00 to 15h45 |
Lena Nyahodza |
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The Openness Movement and Development in Africa Within the Context of Inclusive Education |
Dr Nkem Osuigwe |
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Osman Aldirdiri |
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Experiences in Open Research and Education for Sustainable Development in Africa |
Professor Mary Abukutsa-Onyango |
African OpenCon: research voices from the marginalised
Moderator: Nick Shockey
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Presentation |
Speaker |
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16h10 to 17h45 |
Associate Professor Maha Bali |
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Ahmed Ogunlaja |
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Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou |
SDGs within an open access paradigm
Moderators: Niel Mostert and Nuroo Davids
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Presentation |
Speaker |
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09h00 to 10h45 |
Associate Professor Dick Ng'ambi |
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Farmers Access to Climate Information for SDG Goals in Climate Change and Food Security |
Dr Daniel Murgor |
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Dr Rania Baleela |
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Jayshree Mamtora |
Towards an African access and participation model: 'De-northenisation' for inclusivity
Moderators: Heather Hodgson and Danielle Abrahamse
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Presentation |
Speaker |
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11h05 to 12h50 |
Dr Tom Olijhoek |
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Roxanne Missingham |
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What Role Can Open Science Play in Enabling Global Knowledge Exchange? |
Dr Johanna Havemann |
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Library as Publisher: Who Takes the Lead? A Valued Disruption |
Jill Claassen |
Towards an African access and participation model: Building blocks for a social justice driven inclusive alternate publishing model
Hosts: Jill Claassen and Lena Nyahodza
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Presentation |
Speakers |
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14:00 to 14h55 |
A Conversation |
Joshua Neds-Fox Jason Nugent |
Unbuckling the subscription model
Moderator: Kathleen Shearer
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Presentation |
Speaker |
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15h10 to 16h55 |
Open Access Developments in India and Why India Skipped Plan S |
Madhan Muthu |
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Plan S: Toward Full and Immediate Open Access, an Inclusive Approach |
Nei Jacobs |
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Unbuckling the Subscription Model: a South African Perspective |
Ellen Tise Glenn Truran |
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Dr Arianna Becerril-García |
Summation and action plans - Heather Joseph and Dr Helena Asamoah-Hassan
Closing - Ms Ujala Satgoor
Strategic planning for SPARC Africa