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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Asha CODATA<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_8960003913259991177WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">
<b>Sent:</b> 29 April 2020 4:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:codata-international@lists.codata.org" target="_blank">codata-international@lists.codata.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CODATA-international] NRF South Africa to host the AOSP Project Office<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><img width="651" height="234" style="width:6.7833in;height:2.4416in" id="m_8960003913259991177_x0000_i1025" src="https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/AOSP-Logo.png"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><img width="200" height="77" style="width:2.0833in;height:.8in" id="m_8960003913259991177_x0000_i1026" src="https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NRF_WebLogoA_1.png">The <a href="https://www.nrf.ac.za/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2ea3f2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">National
Research Foundation</span></a> (NRF) of South Africa will host the <a href="http://africanopenscience.org.za/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2ea3f2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">African Open Science Platform</span></a> (AOSP) Project Office for the next
3 to 5 years. Supported by South Africa’s <a href="https://www.dst.gov.za/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2ea3f2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Department of Science and Innovation</span></a> (DSI), key institutions in Africa, and the <a href="https://council.science/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2ea3f2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">International
Science Council</span></a> (ISC), the AOSP (<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Science for the Future, the Future of Science</span></em>) makes the case for bold action to mobilise the scientific community
in Africa in responding to the challenges of the digital revolution. The new paradigm of <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Open Science</span></em> is a powerful driver for scientific research and scholarship
and its application to social, economic and global environmental priorities.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">The AOSP Advisory Council, following a competitive process, awarded the NRF this significant opportunity to further establish and formalise a Continental platform. With a strong emphasis
on African unity as a nuanced and dedicated focus, the NRF and the DSI recognise the significant potential of the AOSP as a means to create an inclusive and integrated culture of collaboration on the Continent in the service of democratising information and
knowledge across social boundaries for the achievement of common goals and objectives.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><img border="0" width="281" height="396" style="width:2.925in;height:4.125in" id="m_8960003913259991177_x0000_i1027" src="https://www.codata.org/uploads/images/aosp_new.png">The AOSP was initiated through
a pilot phase supported by the DSI, and managed by the NRF and the <a href="https://www.assaf.org.za/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2ea3f2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Academy of Science of South Africa</span></a> (ASSAf) during 2017-2019, with partners
including the International Science Council (ISC), and its <a href="https://codata.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2ea3f2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Committee on Data</span></a> (CODATA). Outputs included the collective development of a draft roadmap
for Open Science on the Continent, and four open science frameworks that informed the first consultative stakeholder meeting, held during 2-3 September 2019 in Alexandria, Egypt, to design the implementation phase of the AOSP. Coordinated by the Chairperson
of the AOSP Advisory Council, Dr Khotso Mokhele, the <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2222418" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2ea3f2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Strategic Plan</span></a> for the AOSP was launched during South Africa’s Science Forum
in December 2018. The AOSP aims to build a critical mass of high-calibre open science research on the Continent, and will ensure that its projects are aligned with existing programmes and opportunities within regional and national research systems.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">In collaboration with numerous key institutional and national initiatives, including Governments, Science Granting Councils, research infrastructure platforms, universities, and public
and private research institutions, workstreams of the formalised platform will include the development of a legislatively compliant governance framework; the co-creation of a sustainable long-term funding model; and formalisation of the AOSP Operating Model.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">The CEO of the NRF, Dr Molapo Qhobela, stated that: “<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The NRF is delighted to contribute to
and support this strategic endeavour with a number of national and international partners. To excel in the new data dispensation, commitment and investment are required for Open Data policies, enabling Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure,
and commitment to the necessary human capacity development</span></em>”.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">The AOSP Project Office, based at the NRF in Pretoria, South Africa, with selected staff appointments, will be launched during 2020. The interim contact person is Dr Sepo Hachigonta,
Director Strategic Partnerships (<a href="mailto:sepo.hachigonta@nrf.ac.za" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2ea3f2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">sepo.hachigonta@nrf.ac.za</span></a>).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">The Future of Science and Science of the Future: Vision and Strategy for the African Open Science Platform: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2222418" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2ea3f2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2222418</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Asha<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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