IASSIST in collaboration with the East Africa School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS) and Association of Parliamentary Libraries of Eastern and Southern Africa (APLESA) hosted the 1st IASSIST Africa Regional Workshop at Makerere University, Kampala,Uganda.
- Guest of honor : Prof Tony Olai, the Principal of College of Computing and Information Sciences. Makerere University
- Theme : Data Literacy as a catalyst for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Venue : Makerere University – Kampala, Uganda
- Date : 11th – 13th Jan 2021
Objectives of the workshop
- a) Provide opportunities for collegial exchange of sound professional practices
- b) Promote international exchange and capacity development
- c) Foster and promote a network of excellence for data service delivery
- d) Advance infrastructure in the social sciences
Sub themes
Data Mining & COVID 197
Trans Literacy in achieving Sustainable Development Goals6
Trans literacy in achieving SDG2
Data Literacy Integration into the Development Agenda3
Statistical literacy4
Research Data Management5
Open data and open Science trends and experiences
Countries Representation
- Eastern Africa Uganda 37 , Kenya 5 Tanzania 4
- Western Africa Nigeria 2, Ghana 1
- Southern Africa South Africa 1, Zimbabwe 1 , Malawi 2
- Rest of the World Italy 1, USA 2