Building Structural Equity in Open Access in Botswana

Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa) was honored to host higher education stakeholders and the academic community of Botswana to a roundtable discussion on building structural equity in Open Access highlighting its contribution to supporting the academic community.

Meet the panel

Prof. Stephen Mutula - Dean and Head of School of Management, IT and Governance, the University of Kwazulu- Natal

Prof. Abraham Atta Ogwu - Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Development and Innovation, Botswana International University of Science and Technology.

Naniki Maphakwane - Chairperson of Botswana Library Consortium

Roheena Anand- Director, Global Publishing Development at Public Library of Science (PLOS).

Recording of the session:

About BIUST

The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) is a Government of Botswana-supported institution established through the BIUST Act (CAP 57:05) as a research-intensive University that specializes in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) at both undergraduate and post-graduate level.

Website: biust.ac.bw

About Public Library of Science (PLOS)

PLOS is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher empowering researchers to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication.

Website: plos.org

About TCC Africa

The Training Centre in Communication(TCC Africa), is the first African-based training centre to teach effective communication skills to scientists. TCC Africa is an award-winning Trust, established as a non-profit entity in 2006 and is registered in Kenya.  TCC Africa provides capacity support in improving researchers’ output and visibility through training in scholarly and science communication.

Website: tcc-africa.org