AGENDA
Venue: CVC Secretariat, Abuja, Nigeria | 13 - 14 September 2023
Wednesday, 13 September 2023
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| 08:30am | Arrival and Registration | ||
| OPENING SESSION |
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| 09:00am | Welcome Remarks | Prof.Yakubu Ochefu, Secretary General, CVCNU |
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| 09:10am | Event Overview | LIBSENSE Coordinator | |
| 09:20am | Opening Statement | Susan Mshana Development Director at the British High Commission in Nigeria |
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| 09:45am | Opening Address | Prof. Tahir Mamman Hon Minister of Education |
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| 10:30 - 11:00am | Tea Break and Photo | ||
| SESSION 1 Open Science as a Policy Priority |
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| 11:00 - 11:30am | UNESCO Recommendations on Open Science | Dr Enang Moma UNESCO Regional Office for West Africa |
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| 11:30am - 12:00pm | Advancing Open Science in Africa: LIBSENSE and AfricaConnect3 Initiatives | Omo Oaiya Chief Strategy Officer, WACREN |
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| 12:00 - 12:30pm | Updates and Progress on Open Science Policy Initiatives in Nigeria | Prof. Chinwe Anunobi National Library Association |
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| 12:30 - 13:00pm | DOAJ and DOAB and their role as critical infrastructures for open science | Dr Tom Olyhoek Head, Outreach & Advocacy (DOAJ) & Consultant for African Outreach (DOAB) |
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| 13:00- 14:00pm | Lunch and Networking | ||
| SESSION 2 Towards an Open Research Commons |
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| 14:00 - 14:30pm | Higher Education Leaders: Catalysts for Open Science Culture | Prof Abdullahi Ibrahim Musa VC of Kaduna State University |
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| 14:30 - 15:00pm | Open Science Facilitation: Libraries as Essential Enablers | Prof.Jibril Alhassan, Chair, AULNU |
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| 15:00 - 15-30pm | ren.ng - community-governed open science infrastructures. | Mr. Owen Iyoha CEO, Eko-Konnect |
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| 15:30 - 16:00pm | Tea Break | ||
| SESSION 3 Coordinating the Development of a National Open Science Action Plan | |||
| 16:00 - 17:00pm | Break-Out Groups 1) Policy, Funding and Governance 2) Infrastructure 3) Capacity Building & Advocacy |
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| 17:00 - 17:15pm | Group Reports | Group Rapporteurs | |
| 17:15 - 17:30pm | Closing Remarks | Prof.Yakubu Ochefu Secretary General, CVCNU |
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| Thursday, 14 September 2023 | |||
| 09:30 - 10:30am | LIBSENSE Policy Development Workshop | ||
| 09:00 - 10:30am | Planning workshop for a task force comprising representatives from relevant ministries, research institutions, NRENs, academic librarians, tech hubs, and other stakeholders. This group will coordinate the policy drafting and ensure diverse representation. Special interest will be given to the role of quality evaluation of open access journals and books in policy development | ||
| 10:30 - 11:00am | Tea Break and Networking | ||
| Open Science Infrastructure | |||
| 11:00am - 12:30pm | Brainstorming session on OS infrastructure to pilot/harness to support the implementation of a policy and outline activities to establish community-governed national repository and journal platforms. | ||
| 12:30 - 14:00pm | Lunch and Networking | ||
| 14:00 - 15:30pm | DOAJ/DOAB Workshop on open access Journals & Books | ||
| After painting the landscape of OA journals and books in Nigeria, we will discuss the reasons why so few sources from Nigeria are indexed by international Indexing Services. We will explain the advantages of being registered in DOAJ or DOAB and describe the easy-to-follow application processes for either Indexing Service. At the end of the workshop, 2 surveys will be launched, one on journals and one on books, where publishers, funders, scholars and other stakeholders can express their ideas on what infrastructures for open science journals and books should look like.. | |||
| 15:30 - 16:00pm | Wrap up & Next steps | ||