IASSIST, in collaboration with the Parliament of Kenya Library will host the 4th IASSIST Africa Regional Workshop, at the Parliament of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya.
Date: 23rd  – 26th  October 2024
Main theme: Transforming Africa Through Data: Innovations, Governance, and Sustainable Development.
IASSIST 2024 has a specific focus on the future of Data Management and its impact on Development in Africa. Therefore, the theme for 2024 is “Transforming Africa Through Data: Innovations, Governance, and Sustainable Development”.
Sub-themes:
  •  Data Management and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)
  • AI and Machine Learning in African Development
  • Data Management, Legislation and Governance
  • Data-driven Public Service Delivery
  • Data Management, Climate Change, and Food Security
  • Data Privacy, Protection and Management in Research
  • Open Data and Transparency
  • Libraries, Indigenous, Knowledge, and Open Science
  • Innovative practices in research data management – new methods, technologies, and approaches
  • Collaborative Data Platforms
  • Data archiving, discovery, access, and metadata
List of Local organizing committee Members:
                      1. Mr. Harrison Owino – Chairperson
2. Mr. Andrew Mankone – Vice Chairperson
3. Mr. Shadrack Kaberia – Organizing Secretary
4. Mr. Enock Bosire – Member
5. Ms. Rebecca Musungu – Member
6. Mr. Jonathan Agunda – Member
Secretariat
                     1. Ms. Amina Sanghoro
2. Mr. Lawrence Kasungi
3. Raban Onyonka