In April, I had the opportunity to share problems I felt existed in my community and at my workplace at the #AfricaOSH summit. Fast forward, I have successfully completed a training on social entrepreneurship and I now have implementation plan. #CIAfrica
A group of open science advocates have launched the first #preprint service aimed exclusively at African scientists. @AfricArxiv seeks to improve the visibility of African science by helping academics share their work. #OpenSciencenature.com/articles/d41586-0…
We are looking for funding to set up a #FabLab call "SiabanniLab" that aims to promote self-employment and rapid professional integration among young students, students and out of school in the town of Parakou.@AfricaOSH@openscienceclub@Mboathomas
The project to set up a #Fablab called "SiabanniLab" aims to promote self-employment and rapid professional integration among young students, students and out of school in the town of Parakou, a town located in northern Benin. gofundme.com/SiabanniLab-Par…@openscience@AfricaOSH
Open Science has always been a large umbrella term, covering everything from free access to articles, to shared data, reproducible code, and bias-reduction tools such as preregistration.
Lack of linkages between researchers from different African countries harms African research capacity. But we're working on and solution is on way. #openscience@AfricaOSH@openscienceclub
The @openscienceclub Parakou sounds great - students learn, gain research skills, build websites, ran an @open_con and now write free software to help with University management. Kafid Toko emphasises role of #openscience in improving digital skills. #AfricaOSH