Accelerating Science, Technology and Innovation Through Open Data and Open Science/Ina Smith

Presentation in Canberra: Preparing for your data future seminar Fri 22 July 2016 Big Data is today: key issues for big data Dr Ben Evans NCI - Associate Director Research Engagements and Initiatives

Presentation in Canberra: Preparing for your data future seminar Fri 22 July 2016 Panel session: Charting the Future Ms Heather Jenks, Associate Director, Library Services, ANU

This document discusses initiatives for an African Open Science Platform to support open data and data infrastructure across Africa. It lists existing data centers and computing centers in various African countries, as well as international collaborations and challenges around policy, funding, internet access, data storage, computer infrastructure, skills, and awareness. The platform aims to address these challenges and support open data and data-driven research on the continent.

The document provides an overview of the African Open Science Platform (AOSP) pilot study and selected findings from a landscape study on open science in Africa. The AOSP aims to promote open data policies, training, and infrastructure across Africa. Over its 3-year pilot period it established an African Open Data Forum, launched initiatives in several countries, and identified 66 African research projects that could benefit from improved data sharing. The landscape study found that while certain countries and initiatives are making progress, challenges remain around low research funding, lack of open data policies, limited e-infrastructure, and gaps in health, government, and other data. Overall, more investment is still needed to strengthen Africa's science and technology systems and

A presentation by Nicolas Fichaux at the IRENA GCC workshop. The workshop took place in June, 2013 and was hosted by the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.

The document outlines a presentation given by Ubuntunet Alliance at an Africa Open Science initiative conference in Addis, November 2017. It discusses: - Ubuntunet Alliance is the regional research and education network for 16 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, connecting national research and education networks (NRENs). - The current Ubuntunet network includes 10 points of presence across Africa and Europe with over 2Gbps of capacity between Africa and Europe. - The AfricaConnect2 project aims to consolidate and extend the Ubuntunet network, increase research collaboration, and improve the capacity and sustainability of African NRENs. - Ubuntunet provides training to build capacity in areas like

Presentation of the Global Atlas during the 2nd IRENA GCC meeting. http://www.irena.org/menu/index.aspx?mnu=Subcat&PriMenuID=30&CatID=79&SubcatID=346

Presented at Canberra: Preparing for your data future seminar Fri July 22, 2016 CSIRO investing in the future of data John Morrissey eResearch planner

The document discusses the developing needs for e-infrastructures to support research. It summarizes the key recommendations from the OSI report, which include providing researchers with access to resources, facilities to discover resources, confidence in resource quality and integrity, and assurance of future accessibility. The JISC committee is developing a new strategy to address priorities around integrating data from multiple sources and enabling collaboration across boundaries.

Helen Thompson, Peter Dahlhaus & Andrew MacLeod Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Victoria In this age of ‘big data’ virtually every field of research and practice is being redefined. Governments are adopting open data policies with the aim of delivering efficiency benefits, increasing evidence based planning, enhancing productivity and innovation. Inescapable discussions around big data and analytics are partly in response to an increased availability of next generation broadband and mobile technologies which have created a society that is spatially enabled and aware. Big business and citizens increasingly expect to be able to access past and current information about any location to find answers to their spatial queries. Opportunities are emerging for regional communities to take initiative and eradicate information silos which may have hindered regional collaboration and innovation. In parallel with assisting regions to embrace big data and foster data sharing a range of research questions arise: 1. What are the best methods to provide access to big and complex data, to assist decision makers? 2. How can digital technologies be used to enhance, rather than repeat, past research? 3. Can qualitative data be used to improve the accuracy of quantitative data or metadata? 4. How can we harness Citizen Science and include crowd-sourced data, while minimising subjective bias and maintaining accuracy? Interoperable spatial knowledge systems with dynamic modelling and visualisation capabilities have been developed in response to these research challenges. Examples are provided of systems developed in a variety of fields including groundwater research, catchment management, and strategic planning for bushfire.

This document summarizes a presentation about open science and higher education in Africa given by Jacqueline Nnam. It discusses the status of open science in African universities, challenges to open science implementation, and opportunities and priorities for promoting open science through RUFORUM. RUFORUM aims to encourage open publication of research and has an open access repository. Challenges include varying policies, lack of infrastructure, and incentives for researchers. Opportunities include data science education and harmonizing policies. Priorities are awareness, capacity building, infrastructure, standards, and piloting open data projects.

The document discusses governance options for the African Open Science Platform (AOSP). It presents several models including a treaty, national legal entity, treaty with national legal entity, agreement, memorandum of understanding, and notes the strengths and weaknesses of each. It emphasizes that a combination of models may be necessary to address AOSP's long term goals of sustainability, effectiveness, and impact. Key requirements identified include legal capacity, clear lines of authority, participation of partner states, flexibility, and funding commitments.

This document discusses infrastructure data sharing in Uganda. It outlines the benefits of data sharing such as improved infrastructure planning and resilience. However, there are also barriers like insufficient skills, data quality issues, legacy IT systems, and lack of data sharing policies and guidelines. The document proposes a strategic approach to infrastructure data sharing that involves establishing multi-institutional implementation, developing policies and standards, providing training, developing technical infrastructure like a national digital twin, and forming partnerships. The goal is to maximize benefits while mitigating risks and tradeoffs of wider data sharing.

The document summarizes the African Open Science Platform (AOSP) which is funded by the National Research Foundation of South Africa and directed by CODATA and the Academy of Science of South Africa. The AOSP aims to promote open science and open data practices in Africa. It discusses the key stakeholders involved, challenges around open data and science in Africa such as lack of infrastructure and incentives, and the potential benefits of the platform for African research. The AOSP will focus on developing policies, assessing infrastructure needs, training and capacity building around open data sharing and management.

The African Open Science Platform (AOSP) is a new initiative funded by the South African government and managed by the Academy of Science of South Africa to promote open data practices in Africa. It will focus on developing data policies, assessing infrastructure needs, training programs, and raising awareness of open science. By making African research data more accessible and reusable, the AOSP aims to increase collaboration and spur new discoveries to benefit society. However, challenges include managing intellectual property, protecting privacy, expanding internet access, and incentivizing data sharing. In its first year, the AOSP will work to engage stakeholders across Africa and identify existing open science initiatives and data repositories.

Turning FAIR into Reality report and action plan by Simon Hodson, Executive Director of CODATA, delivered during the FAIR Data Session at the EOSC Stakeholders Forum 2018

An ANDS(.org.au) brief presentation to Charles Darwin University researchers on research data management (RDM). What, Why and How to do RDM? Presentation 07 Sept 2015, Darwin Aust.

The African Open Science Platform (AOSP) aims to promote open science and open data practices in Africa. It is funded by the South African Department of Science and Technology and managed by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). AOSP focuses on developing policies, building capacity, establishing infrastructure, and providing incentives to support open data sharing. It has held several workshops across Africa to engage stakeholders and has conducted surveys to assess the current landscape. AOSP's ultimate goal is to facilitate collaboration and ethical data practices to generate benefits for African society.

The document summarizes the African Open Science Platform (AOSP), which aims to coordinate open science activities across Africa. It discusses benefits of open research data such as collaboration, economic development, and avoiding duplication. Infrastructure to support open data in countries like Tunisia, Kenya, and South Africa is described. The AOSP will focus on developing policy, infrastructure, skills, and incentives through frameworks and roadmaps. Challenges around intellectual property and ICT infrastructure are also addressed. The AOSP aims to engage stakeholders from science organizations, universities, governments, and more to mobilize African data science capacity.

High-level Meeting & Workshop on Environmental and Scientific Open Data for Sustainable Development Goals in Developing Countries. Madagascar, 4-6 December 2017

The document discusses the role of librarians in supporting open data and open science to advance research and help achieve sustainable development goals. It defines open science as making research processes transparent and accessible. Librarians can advocate for open policies, develop data skills, manage repositories, and support proper data management among researchers. The African Open Science Platform aims to build capacity and infrastructure for open data across the continent through stakeholder engagement and national initiatives. Librarians are well-positioned to partner with researchers and help maximize the benefits of open approaches.

This document summarizes a presentation about open data and science in Africa. It discusses the benefits of open data, such as enabling more informed decisions and driving development. It also addresses challenges like researchers' fears of having errors or incomplete data exposed. The presentation promotes the African Open Science Platform, which aims to establish open data policies and build capacity through workshops on data skills. The platform connects stakeholders to advance open data and science across Africa.

Describes the four focus areas. Presented during the CODATA Summer School, 3-7 July 2017, Trieste, Italy.

The document summarizes the African Open Science Platform (AOSP). It discusses that AOSP aims to coordinate open science activities across Africa to increase collaboration, data sharing and reuse. It is focused on four key areas: establishing an open data forum, funding research infrastructure initiatives, funding transdisciplinary research projects, and developing open data policies. The ultimate goals are to accelerate discovery through open data, attract more funding, and contribute to global knowledge. AOSP is funded by the National Research Foundation of South Africa and managed by the Academy of Science of South Africa.

The document summarizes the African Open Science Platform (AOSP), which aims to coordinate open science activities across Africa. It discusses open science principles and the rationale for an African platform to increase collaboration, data reuse, and accelerate discovery. The AOSP is funded by the NRF of South Africa and managed by ASSAf. It focuses on establishing an open data forum, funding research infrastructure and projects, developing open data policies and training, and creating incentives for data sharing. Initial actions include workshops on policy, capacity building, and surveys to inform the platform's development.

Presented during the African Open Science Platform ICT Infrastructure meeting on 14 May 2018, Pretoria, South Africa.

The document summarizes the landscape of open science in Africa based on a mapping conducted by the African Open Science Platform (AOSP). Some key findings include: 1) AOSP has compiled a register of Africa's data collections and services, key role players, potential partnerships, sources of content, and collaborations to inform its focus areas. 2) There are currently only 22 registered data repositories in Africa, with only one having the CoreTrustSeal for trusted data repositories. Challenges include lack of policies, incentives, skills, and coordination across the continent. 3) AOSP is working to address these challenges by developing open science policy frameworks, engaging stakeholders, building capacity through training programs, and coordin