AGENDA
Venue: New Brookfields Hotel | Freetown | 23 - 24 August 2023
Wednesday, 23 August 2023
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| 08:30am | Arrival and Registration | ||
| OPENING SESSION |
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| 09:00 - 09:05am | Call to Order | Mrs Fatmata Kaiwa Director Science Education, Ministry of Technical & Higher Education (MTHE) |
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| 09:05 - 09:10am | Welcome Remarks | Prof. Jonas Redwood-Sawyerr Chair, SLREN |
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| 09:10 - 09:20am | Introduction of Symposium | Omo Oaiya LIBSENSE Coordinator |
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| 09:20 - 09:30am | Statement from the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) | British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone | |
| 09:30 - 09:40am | Statement | Salima Mormorna Bah Minister of Communication, Technology, and Innovation |
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| 09:40 - 10:00am | Opening Address | Dr Haja Wurie Minister of Technical & Higher Education |
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| 10:30am | Tea Break and Photo | ||
| SESSION 1 Open Science as a Policy Priority Chair: Prof A.M Alghali, Chairman, Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) |
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| 10:30 - 11:00am | UNESCO Recommendations on Open Science | Dr Mohammed Combo Kamanda UNESCO Office, Sierra Leone |
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| 11:00 - 11:30am | Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) and Open Data | Ms. Yeama Sarah Thompson Executive Director & Founder, Initiatives for Media Development |
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| 11:30 - 12:00pm | Strengthening National Systems - Innovating with Open Science | Prof. Osman Sankoh COR (Mallam O.) Deputy Vice Chancellor, UNIMTECH |
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| 12:00pm - 13:30pm | Lunch and Networking | ||
| SESSION 2 Towards an Open Research Commons for Sierra Leone Chair: Prof Bashiru M Koroma, Vice-Chancellor & Principal, Njala University |
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| 13:30 - 13:50pm | NRENs as Providers of Open Scholarly Infrastructure | Dr Thomas Songu ICT Director, Njala University / CEO, SLREN |
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| 13:50 - 14:10pm | Libraries as Enablers of Open Science | Prof Miriam Conteh-Morgan DVC, IPAM USL / University Librarian |
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| 14:10 - 14-30pm | Open Data and Innovation: Matters Arising | Ms. Michaela Mackay COO, Directorate of Science, Technology & Innovation (DSTI) |
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| 14:30 - 14:50pm | Research Collaboration and Knowledge Exchange in the Age of Open Science | Prof Rashid Ansumana Dean, School of Community Health Sciences, Njala University |
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| 14:50 - 15:10pm | Advancing Open Science in Africa: LIBSENSE and AfricaConnect3 Initiatives | Omo Oaiya Chief Strategy Officer, WACREN |
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| 15:10 - 15:30pm | Tea Break | ||
| SESSION 3 Coordinating the Development of a National Open Science Action Plan Chair: Prof Foday Sahr, Vice-Chancellor & Principal, University of Sierra Leone |
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| 15:30 - 16:30pm | Break-Out Groups 1) Policy, Funding and Governance 2) Infrastructure 3) Capacity Building & Advocacy |
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| 16:30 - 16:45pm | Group Reports | Rapporteurs | |
| 16:45 - 17:00pm | Wrap Up & Closing Remarks | SLREN | |
| Thursday, 24 August 2023 | |||
| LIBSENSE Policy Development Workshop Chair: Prof Rev. Edwin J.J Momoh, Vice-Chancellor & Principal, EBKUST , Co-Chair: Prof Marian Conteh-Morgan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, IPAM, University of Sierra Leone |
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| 09:30 - 10:30am | Pre-planning workshop to form a dedicated task force comprising representatives from relevant ministries, research institutions, and other stakeholders. This group will be responsible for coordinating the policy drafting process and ensuring representation from various sectors. | ||
| Tea Break and Networking | |||
| SLREN Open Science Infrastructure Chair: Omo Oaiya, WACREN Co-Chair: Dr. Thomas Songu, ICT Njala University and CEO SLREN |
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| 11:00 - 11:50am | 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. | ||
| 11:50 - 12:00pm | Closing Statement | ||
| Lunch and Networking | |||