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IASSIST- Africa Chapter: Advocating for Data Literacy in Africa

Name: IASSIST- Africa Chapter: Advocating for Data Literacy in Africa
Creator: Nekesa Akullo, Winny
Keywords: 4. Education

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Conference object , Other literature type 09 Jun 2022 English Publisher:Zenodo

Authors: Nekesa Akullo, Winny;

doi: 10.5281/zenodo.6772139 , 10.5281/zenodo.6772138

IASSIST- Africa Chapter: Advocating for Data Literacy in Africa

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IASSIST -Africa Chapter was established in 2020 to advocate for responsible data management in Africa. IASSIST-Africa Secretariat is based in Kampala, Uganda. With the support from the IASSIST and East African School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS), Makerere University, the IASSIST-Africa Chapter was able to conduct a number of activities in 2021. For the first time ever, IASSIST was able to conducted a Regional Workshop and this was in Africa in January, 2021 and was hosted by EASLIS. This was a was successful hybrid event despite the Covid-19 situation. Attendees were from Africa, Europe and USA. In addition, Other activities included four regional webinars (West, East, Central, and Southern Africa regions) focusing on data literacy and research data management with an African and global perspective. These activities exposed and publicity IASSIST and its activities and how attendees can benefit from being members of the association. This poster will therefore show case the activities conducted and recommendations for possible collaborations and partnerships.

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