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Open access and research dissemination in Africa

Katie Wilson ORCID (1) (2), Anthony Kiuna, Richard Lamptey, Susan Veldsman (3), Lucy Montgomery (1) (2), Cameron Neylon ORCID (4), Richard Hosking (1) (2), Karl Huang, Alkim Ozaygen ORCID (1) (2)
(1) Curtin University [Perth]
(2) Curtin University
(3) Academy of Science of South Africa
(4) ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
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April 18, 2020
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April 18, 2020
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April 18, 2020
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Proceedings 3
Charting The Futures(s) of Digital Publishing
Long Papers
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Open access and research dissemination in Africa

Katie Wilson ORCID (1) (2), Anthony Kiuna, Richard Lamptey, Susan Veldsman (3), Lucy Montgomery (1) (2), Cameron Neylon ORCID (4), Richard Hosking (1) (2), Karl Huang, Alkim Ozaygen ORCID (1) (2)
(1) Curtin University [Perth]
(2) Curtin University
(3) Academy of Science of South Africa
(4) ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Abstract
This paper discusses research undertaken by the Curtin Open Knowledge Initiative (COKI) andparticipants during and following an Open Knowledge international workshop held in Mauritiusin September 2019. The workshop brought together key experts to explore the role of openknowledge in the creation of equitable and inclusive global knowledge landscapes. This paperexplores the role of open access and institutional repositories in knowledge sharing and thedissemination of research output from higher education and research institutions within theAfrican continent. The paper reviews the landscape of research output from the Africancontinent; analyses open access research output, overviews of institutional knowledge sharingpositions and the dissemination of research output from Ghana, Rwanda, South Africa andUganda.
Keywords
  • [SHS.INFO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Library and information sciences
  • open knowledge
  • research output
  • Africa
  • institutional repositories
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