From Ina at assaf.org.za Tue Jul 1 09:53:52 2025 From: Ina at assaf.org.za (Ina Smith) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 07:53:52 +0000 Subject: [IRTalk] The African Platform for Open Scholarship (APOS) - Democratizing Knowledge through Diamond Open Access Message-ID: Description Join us for an exciting session in the AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar series, where we spotlight the African Platform for Open Scholarship (APOS) — a groundbreaking initiative designed to amplify African research through open and inclusive scholarly communication. Discover how APOS is transforming access, visibility, and collaboration across the continent’s research landscape. This session will feature insights into the platform's goals, functionalities, and its role in building a robust, equitable knowledge ecosystem in Africa. Webinar Registration: https://ubuntunet.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YYf_SSU9Twm1VS52ibsP-g#/registration Ina Smith (her/she) SciELO SA Planning Manager | Scholarly Publishing Programme Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) [cid:dcb0bbcc-89d6-4902-921a-447ac3c80a62] Senior Ambassador for Africa Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4xbjCrv5gVyyl84VvHNx8ocgrBYSBjggNNyva45_YzaCvj6fTvWD7f3cVI7JDH06vkvS21npNmjTLlc] DOAJ & Diamond: 22 years ASSAf Switchboard: +27 12 349 6600 Whatsapp: +27(0)82 818 0117 Email: ina at assaf.org.za and ina at doaj.org 25A De Havilland Crescent, Persequor Park Meiring Naudé Road, Lynnwood 0020, Pretoria, South Africa PO Box 72135, Lynnwood Ridge 0040, Pretoria, South Africa ASSAf Website: https://www.assaf.org.za/ DOAJ Website: https://doaj.org/ [cid:24146e57-245c-4d2f-972f-42b7252d9a47] ASSAf Disclaimer: The views and opinions included in this email belong to their author and do not necessarily mirror the views and opinions of the organisation. Our employees are obliged not to make any defamatory statements, infringe, or authorize infringement of any legal right. Therefore, the organisation will not accept any liability for such statements included in emails. In case of any damages or other liabilities arising, employees are fully responsible for the content of their emails. The processing of personal information by ASSAf is done lawfully and not excessive to the purpose of processing in compliance with the POPI Act, any codes of conduct issued by the Information Regulator in terms of the POPI Act and / or relevant legislation providing appropriate security safeguards for the processing of personal information of others. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Outlook-sdbqlyyy.png Type: image/png Size: 127466 bytes Desc: Outlook-sdbqlyyy.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Outlook-1q4piuyi.png Type: image/png Size: 1953658 bytes Desc: Outlook-1q4piuyi.png URL: