Announcement for the Call of Abstracts for the 3rd IASSIST Africa Regional Workshop:
Date: 18 – 20 October 2023
Venue: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC), Pretoria, South Africa.
Main theme: Re-imagining the future of Research Data Management”
IASSIST 2023 has a specific focus on the future of Research Data Management and how this field is constantly change and evolving. Therefore the theme for 2023 is “Re-imagining the future of Research Data Management”. The workshop will cover topics related to the main theme and the sub-themes below (but not limited):
Sub-themes:
<sub-themes must reflect above>
- Research data management re-imagined for the future
- Developing data literacy skills for the future
- Machine learning, robotics, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence
- Data analytics and visualisation
- Data sharing responsibilities
- Data collection, storage, backup and preservation
- Indigenous knowledge and data
- Data protection, ethics, legal compliance and legislation as it relates to research data
- Data privacy and security
- Innovative practices in research data management – new methods, technologies and approaches
- Towards Industry 5.0 and beyond in research data management
Submission of Abstracts:
Abstracts related to the workshop theme and sub-themes are invited to be submitted for this workshop. An extended abstract of 1000 words should be submitted online on this: >> click here
Selected full papers will be invited for publication in the IASSIST IQ Journal, more information can be found on this https://iassistquarterly.com/index.php/iassist
Important Dates:
Workshop – 18 to 20 October 2023
Abstract Submission Deadline – 31 May 2023
Notifications of acceptance/rejection – 30 June 2023
Further enquiries:
Programme co-chairs:
- Dr Nobubele Shozi
- Xolani Nkosi.
- Dr. Robert Buwule
Email: program@iassistafrica.org