For Africa, the future of knowledge sharing lies in open access technologies | CODIST-II

"A workshop on the theme “Promoting Innovation Development and Diffusion in Africa through Open Access Publishing”, which was held on Monday at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has examined ways to improve knowledge sharing in Africa and to remove existing barriers. Participants recommended that Member States should adopt appropriate Open Access (OA) policies and that the ECA should take the leadership in these activities...."