We are excited to report that Dimensions, a platform enabling open access research discovery, has been successfully launched in four more countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in Q1 2024: Eswatini and Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Rwanda. This rollout was made possible through the ongoing partnership between Digital Science and TCC Africa, along with representative library consortia, granting […]

SUMMARY KEYWORDS open, science, south africa, policy, africa, data, work, scholarly publishing, research, initiatives, access, journals, continent, publishing, scholarly, open access publishing, researchers, region, authors, EPISODE SUMMARY This episode takes us through South Africa’s journey towards embracing Open Science, a paradigm shift that aims to address societal challenges and promote research integrity.

The 3rd East African Community (EAC) Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Conference, held from March 6-8, 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya, marked a significant milestone for the region with the launch of the East African Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2023-2033 & the East African Regional Intellectual Property (IP) Policy 2023-2033. However, what truly […]

SUMMARY KEYWORDS librarians, university, information, library association, institutions, libraries, research, , resources, data management information systems, electronic, students, management

On March 27, 2024, the Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa) and Digital Science partnered with Addis Ababa University and the Consortium of Ethiopian Academic and Research Libraries (CEARL) to host a webinar on research integrity and ethics. This webinar marked the launch of the Africa Research Integrity Project, a series of initiatives aimed at […]

SUMMARY KEYWORDS mentorship, research, aquaculture, facilitator, science communication and social media, rural communities, aquatic ecologist EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, we embark on a journey with Nicholas Outa, a driving force behind research mentorship at TCC Africa. Beginning as an early career researcher, Nicholas’s trajectory took an unexpected turn as he discovered a passion for […]