Open Science

STS Across Regions and Language

iHub Research Learnings: Better publishing models need to be created to ensure relevant work is Open Access

AO: Unfortunately, because we did not have the budget to cover the $2,000 USD fee to make the paper open access, this excellent paper by Wachira and Anne is now behind...Read more

What is this artifact and why is it of interest in comparing STS formations?

Ndaiga, Wachira, and Anne Salim. 2015. “Kids Hacker Camps in Kenya: Hardware Hacking Effectiveness in Skills Transfer.” In Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, 52:1–52:4. ICTD ’

Querying Descriptions of Regional STS Formations

AfricaOSH

http://www.africaosh.com/

Blog post: "3Vs Crowdsourcing Framework for Elections launched"

AO: This blog post includes links to all outputs.Read more

Bezuidenhout, Louise, Ann H. Kelly, Sabina Leonelli, and Brian Rappert. 2017. “‘$100 Is Not Much To You’: Open Science and Neglected Accessibilities for Scientific Research in Africa.” Critical Public Health 27 (1): 39–49.

AO: This 2017 article by Bezuidenhout et al. looks at “data engagement activities” by those working in (bio)chemistry laboratories in Kenya and South Africa to examine the extent to which the ideals of the growing Open Science (OS) movement can be realized in a sub-...Read more