| 08:30am |
Opening |
Opening Session
9:00am -
10:30am |
- Arrival and Registration
- Welcome Remarks - Chair, Board of Directors, GARNET
- Opening Remarks - by Coordinator, LIBSENSE
- Opening Remarks - Keith McMahon MBE, British Deputy High Commissioner to Ghana, FCDO
- Opening Address - Dr Kwaku Afriyie Minister, Environment, Science, Technology & Innovation
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| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Tea Break / Group Photo |
Session 1
10:30am -
12:00pm |
- Open Science as a Policy Priority
- UNESCO Recommendations on Open Science - Melody Boateng, National Professional Officer
- The MESTI policy process - Dr Wilhemina Quaye -Director, STEPRI
- Think Global, Act Local: - Kathleen Shearer - Executive Director, COAR
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Oliver Boachie - Senior Advisor to Minister, Environment, Science, Technology & Innovation |
| 12:030pm - 13:00pm |
Lunch and Networking |
Session 2
13:00pm -
15:00pm |
- Towards An Open Research Commons for Ghana
- NRENs as providers of Open Scholarly Infrastructure - Lucas Chigabatia, CEO, GARNET
- The Library as Enabler of Open Science Dr Mac-Anthony Cobblah, Chair, CARLIGH
- Open Data and Innovation: Matters Arising - Wisdom Donkor, Technical Lead, Ghana Open Data Initiative/li>
- Science Communication in the Open Science era Francis Ankrah, Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Enabling Science & Innovation Communities for Social Impact Gameli Adzaho, Lead, Global Lab Network
- Ideas on Open Science for Public Health in Africa Dr. Dominic Agyei Dankwa, PublicHealth.Africa (PHA)
- Panel Discussion + QnA
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Omo Oaiya - Chief Strategy Officer, West and Central African Research and Education Network |
| 15:00pm - 15:30pm |
Tea Break and Networking |
Session 3
15:30pm - 17:00pm |
- Coordinating the Development of a National Open Science Action Plan
- Break out groups -1) Policy, Funding and Governance 2) Infrastructure 3) Capacity Building and advocacy
- Groups reports
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