The African Open Science Platform:  Implementing the African Open Science Vision

Tshiamo Motshegwa

doi:10.52825/ocp.v5i.1427

Authors

Tshiamo Motshegwa National Research Foundation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52825/ocp.v5i.1427

Keywords:

Open Science, African Open Science Platform (AOSP), FAIR Digital Objects (FDO)

Abstract

The African Open Science Platform (AOSP) aims to coordinate and increase the impact of Open Science and related activities on the African continent, enabling African stakeholders to engage in global efforts to address continental and global challenges through collaborative action in open science. Building on the pilot phase of AOSP launched in 2017 and its baseline Open Science Landscape Study, we present the AOSP Strategy and AOSP roadmap developed from 2019 onwards. A key aim is to emphasize a pragmatic, incremental and progressive approach in the implementation – including through the AOSP Artificial Intelligence and Data science institute, incorporating the latest disruptive technological developments such as AI and ecosystems of FAIR Digital Objects (FDO) in support doing science in the digital era.

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