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Enabling Open Science in Africa with DataCite: Insights and Use Cases

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: DataCite Community Specialist Mohamad Mostafa presented at a webinar hosted by the UbuntuNet Alliance as part of the newly launched Open Pan-African Repository Community of Practice (OPAR) Open Science Webinar Series. He shared DataCite use cases from across Africa, introduced DataCite’s new membership model, and explored how DOIs and open metadata could help African institutions increase the discoverability, accessibility, and impact of diverse research outputs.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22637308

Authors: Mostafa, Mohamad, Chikuni, Martha

Institutions: DataCite, UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking

Language: English

Topic: Research Data Management Practices

Subfield: Information Systems

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7211866630

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