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A dedicated space for sharing presentations, slides, and talks delivered at conferences, seminars, or academic events pertaining to Africa. This collection aims to disseminate knowledge, research findings, and insights presented in various formats for wider accessibility and reference.

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East African Social Sciences and Humanities Publishing: A Handmade Bibliometrics Approach
(2016-10-20) Schmidt, Nora
Slides for the presentation at the 21st International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators, València (Spain), September 14-16, 2016. Abstract of the paper to be published in the proceedings: For Eastern Africa, very little information about the SSH knowledge production can be found from a European perspective. Adequate indicators like information-rich bibliographic databases that cover journals and book publishers based in East Africa are lacking. This research in progress explores their indexing situation in detail, their development, which is closely connected to political history, their (non-)usage, and affiliations as well as career-stages of their authors. Furthermore, it also pays attention to SSH researchers based in East Africa who use other publication venues. Any bibliometric analysis in this field needs to rely on manual data collection, otherwise it would be heavily biased. This study lays out the foundation for citation analyses, qualitative research on the publications' content and the self-description of East African scholars against the background of an academic environment that is often described as “international”.
Experiences in Open Research & Education for Sustainable Development in Africa
(2019-12-18) Abukutsa-Onyango, Mary
Presentation of my research to promote Sustainable Production and Utilization of African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) for Nutrition Security and Poverty Reduction in Kenya (Africa).
Towards Inclusive Innovation: The Role of Open Science
(2020-02-05) Mboa Nkoudou, Thomas Hervé
Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs Meeting of the IATT and 10-Member group under the TFM in preparation of the Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs 2020 Room C1, Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria, 3 – 5 February 2020 Co-organized by DESA, UNCTAD, UNOSD, OOSA, and UNIDO.
Open Neuroscience:Challenging Scientific Barriers With Open Source & Open Science tools
(2020-05-12) Maia Chagas, Andre
Presentation given at the SONA/Trend in Africa webinar series. It discusses how researchers should be embracing open source and open science tools to tackle scientific barriers.
No Better Time to Practice Open Science Than Now
(2020-06-05) Akligoh, Harry Sefoga
This is a guest speaker presentation given at the virtual Open Science Fellows Program 2020 in Berlin. The presentation captures the speakers perspectives on Open Science where he related it to the story of William Kamkwamba from Malawi, his journey through Open Science and Projects and Initiatives that are making use of Open Science in overcoming the challenges of COVID-19 today.
AfricArxiv - the State of Open Access in Africa and its Implication on Researchers (webinar)
(2020-06-08) Aldirdiri, Osman
Presentation slides used to introduce AfricArxiv during the webinar "the State of Open Access in Africa and its Implication on Researchers" organized by TCC Africa.
Wikidata And Covid-19: Creating A Collaborative Knowledge Graph From Cord-19 Scholarly Publications
(2020-09-24) Turki, Houcemeddine
Knowledge graphs are an essential ingredient for information systems to handle the ever growing COVID-19 data on a daily basis. This presentation explains how open and collaborative FAIR knowledge bases like Wikidata can be useful to create a large-scale semantic representation of COVID-19 information from CORD-19 scholarly publications. I give an overview of how a data model has been collaboratively developed and maintained for COVID-19 knowledge, and I provide a detailed snapshot about the various methods used to extract items and statements from CORD-19 research papers. Then, I outline the tools for the enrichment of COVID-19 information on Wikidata as well as the knowledge graph validation methods applicable to COVID-19 knowledge. Finally, I describe the COVID-19 information in Wikidata and discuss its usefulness in supporting human decisions and social recommendations about the infectious disease.
Breaking the Wall of Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge
(2020-10-01) Obanda, Johanssen
Over centuries, indigenous communities have managed to withstand epidemics, climate crises and ecosystem erosions and live on their territories sustainably by closely observing and managing well the limited natural resources they depend on. These proven indigenous knowledge systems have been - and continue to be - facing suppression, belittling and exploitation throughout and after colonialism. In my community today around Lake Victoria, indigenous knowledge suffers isolation and extinction as the continent experiences technological advancements for the price of ecosystem destruction. Furthermore, building synergies between indigenous knowledge and modern science is still a challenge. The Turkana, Maasai, Samburu and other indigenous groups in Kenya rely on their community knowledge acquired and accumulated over centuries, covering indigenous concepts about astronomy, physics, medicine, botany, zoology, psychiatry, and non-invasive technology. However, their rich knowledge base is being faced by extinction as the older generations are losing more and more opportunities of passing their knowledge on. Most indigenous languages are only spoken, hence knowledge capture is difficult. I want to build a bridge between indigenous and academic knowledge systems. This will be achieved through a series of events to facilitate meetings between indigenous community representatives and local researchers to explore opportunities for collaboration utilizing the infrastructure and network created through my work with Pint of Science Kenya. The event series will have its peak with a sustainable science communication festival under the theme of “Nature for Life, Life for Nature” showcasing indigenous music, science and art and presenting the initiated collaborative activities and research projects while ensuring protection from misappropriation. The process will be paralleled by the fostering of equitable engagement of both indigenous knowledge holders and scholarly scientists through communication and collaboration, aided by documentation and archiving in audio/visual files of interviews, video footage and scholarly documentation as with books, manuscripts and journal articles in the pan-African repository AfricArXiv. Modern Science and Indigenous Science can not only co-exist but instead complement each other to allow us to tackle continental and global challenges like climate change, the pandemic, forced migration and poverty. I believe that Indigenous Knowledge deserves an equal position alongside mainstream academic science. I am convinced that the global research community benefits from a balanced exchange of knowledge and experience from all parts of the world, especially as we address global challenges.
Openness As A Pathway To Support Sdgs : An Exploration Of Science-Society Mediation Spaces
(2020-10-15) Mboa Nkoudou, Thomas Hervé
Here are slides and the full text of my plenary talk during the Citizen Science Conference 2020.Knowledge for Change: A decade of Citizen Science (2020-2030) in support of the SDGs (Berlin, 14.-15. October 2020).
Highlight on the Importance of PIDs for Researchers and Institutions
(2020-11-03) Ksibi, Nabil
Presentation given at LIBSENSE Virtual Workshop: Arab Region: Progress & Prospective – 13 October 2020.
The Varying Openness of Digital Open Science Tools
(2020-12-17) Havemann, Jo; Bezuidenhout, Louise
Presentation held at the November 2020 OpenCider community event and in a breakout session at the JROST 2020 conference about the results of our manuscript doi: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.26615.1.
Enhancing African Research Visibility Through Use of Repositories
(2021-02-03) Obanda, Johanssen; Havemann, Jo
A presentation about how to Enhance African Research Visibility Through Use of Repositories; held at the TCC Africa webinar on Feb 3, 2021
Inclusive Education: 'from West To The Rest' (Grech 2011, 88) - About The Need Of Getting Aware Of Knowledge (In-)Equity & Open Science
(2021-02-19) Kruschick, Felicitas
The presentation was part of the Ignition Talk I held during the online-based Open Science Barcamp on 16th February 2021. For more information recommend the Blogpost about the Ignition Talk: https://waytodif.hypotheses.org/84
Democratizing Higher Education in Zambia Through Open Access Data
(2021-03-11) Owango, Joy; Naylor, Daryl; Zulu, Filipo
TCC Africa Webinar What is Ministry of Higher Education's Role in Supporting the Zambia Academic Community Through Provision of Open Access Data ? What steps has the Ministry taken in democratizing higher education through open access (partnerships, access to infrastructure and data) What are the challenges that have arisen and also what opportunities has the Ministry taken advantage of in using open access and open science in democratizing higher education in Zambia What does the future hold for the Zambia academic community with open access?
Research Data Management (RDM) in Accordance with the FAIR and CARE principles
(2021-03-24) Havemann, Jo; Obanda, Johanssen
Research projects are usually composed of three or more smaller but highly complex project units that run in parallel generating multiple sets of data. Making these data available upon publication according to the four foundational principles – Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability (FAIR principles) is a standard requirement and established part of there research workflow. This course gives an introduction to Research Data Management (RDM), the contextualisation of datasets by adding relevant metadata, theory and practical application of FAIR and CARE (people & purpose) principles as well as an overview of appropriate research data repositories along with legal and ethical aspects to take into consideration in the process. This presentation was held for the EU project consortium 'Disc4All'
Formation Pratique Aux Outils D'amélioration de la Visibilité et du Ranking
(2021-04-06) Mboa Nkoudou, Thomas Hervé; Nougi, Achille
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Uptake of Wildlife Research in Botswana: Summary of Findings
(2021-04-09) Morrison, Monica
This study set out to identify and understand whether research carried out in or about Botswana has been focused on producing useful and used work in the area of wildlife and related natural resources, with a view to improving the management of these resources. The study investigated this by examining the interactions of researchers and stakeholders engaged in the management, conservation, and use of wildlife resources in northern Botswana. This work draws on the idea that broader societal impact of research can be estimated by following interactions of researchers with potential users of their research throughout the research process. This approach, based on the idea of productive interactions, acknowledges the difficulty of attributing the uptake, use, and impacts of research findings, and moves the focus of investigation from outcomes at the end point of investigation to all the stages and processes of research. Interactions of researchers with potential users of the research - its stakeholders - increase the likelihood of research findings being put to use. In the thesis, this process is viewed through the concept of an extended community of practice that demonstrates mutual engagement, joint enterprise, and shared repertoire. The study used a mixed methods case study approach including literature review, surveys of principal investigators working under Government of Botswana permits and audience members of a public outreach event, interviews, analysis of document content and bibliographic records, and ad hoc participant observation to establish patterns of interaction among researchers and stakeholders working in northern Botswana, and to investigate perceptions of research use. The study found that the northern Botswana's research community of practice consists of a strong core of researchers based in academic institutions and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) who interact with more loosely connected members of the private sector and several levels of government, and with local community members. Findings included that researchers who engage with non-academic stakeholders outside the inner core of this community of practice at early stages, and throughout the research process, are more likely to see their research applied. Their success also appears to be linked to their commitment to working longer-term in northern Botswana, which allows for more, and deeper, interactions with stakeholders. Findings of this study point to validation of the concept of productive interactions in a local community of practice, with effects that extend beyond Botswana and southern Africa. While productive interactions are already taking place in this community, many of them brokered by NGOs, increased deliberate incorporation of the productive interactions approach into the practice of government managers, researchers, and the tourism private sector is likely to increase the relevance, awareness, and uptake of the resulting findings, and to build trust and understanding among research stakeholders.
Improve Discoverability And Recognition For Your Research Activities With ORCID
(2021-04-14) Ksibi, Nabil
Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) are foundational components of research infrastructure. This session will offer an introduction to PIDs and how they enable trustworthy and transparent connections between researchers, their contributions and institutions. Researchers can use ORCID iDs to be uniquely identified and connected to their activities and contributions. Join this webinar to learn how to increase discoverability and recognition for your research with ORCID. There will be plenty of time for Q&A and we are looking forward to an interactive session and animated discussion.
Introduction to Transcriptomics
(2021-07-07) Ahmad, Umar
Slide deck for a presentation on transcriptomics, delivered on 25.06.2021 during a training session entitled 'Beginner's Guide to Bioinformatics,' organized by Helix Biogen Institute in Nigeria.
How To Use AfricArXiv To Increase Discoverability Of Your Research Output
(2021-09-10) Obanda, Johanssen; Havemann, Jo
A presentation about AfricArXiv hosted by Eider Africa, presented on September 10, 2021.

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