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Outcomes

A number of discussions were developed in group sessions, from the themes which were outlined in the formal presentations. Group sessions took the form of an interactive exchange of ideas, debate and the sharing of personal and institutional stories from within the local academic environment, the regional and international jurisdictions. The goal of the sessions Full Text

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The Scholarly Communication and Access to Knowledge in Africa workshop was held in June 2009 and brought together key African and international thought-leaders in the fields of academic publishing, open access, higher education and scholarly communication. This was a planning and scoping opportunity to develop a comprehensive project plan for the Scholarly Communication in Africa project, launched in 2010.

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