The African Open Science Platform’s First Governing Council
The African Open Science Platform is pleased to announce the appoint of its first Governing Council. AOSP was initially governed by an Advisory Council throughout its inception and pilot. The council appointment is a three-year term with effect from April 2023 to March 2026. The role of the council is to provide strategic leadership and advise on Open Science engagements in Africa and the further development of the AOSP, including plans to implement the AOSP strategy; serve in an advocacy role for the platform and support fundraising initiatives.
Dr Heide Hackmann
Chairperson
Director: Future Africa Institute, University of Pretoria
Dr Cécile Coulibaly
Deputy Director
Scientific Commissions, Université Virtuelle de Côte d’Ivoire
Prof Daya Reddy
Member
Interim Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town
Prof Djillali Benouar
Member
Director: Research, Built Environment Res. Lab. (LBE), University of Science & Technology Houari Boumediene
Dr Helena Asamoah-Hassan
Member
Executive Director, African Library and Information Associations
Prof Jean-Claude Burgelman
Member
Professor & Academic Coordinator, Open Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Prof Madara Ogot
Member
Chief Executive Officer, UbuntuNet Alliance
Prof Sunita Facknath
Member
Professor: Sustainable Agriculture, University of Mauritius.
Dr Ana Persic
Member
Senior Programme Specialist, Chief of Section, Division of Science Policy and Capacity-Building, UNESCO
Mr Daan du Toit
Member
Deputy Director-General, International Cooperation and Resources, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
Dr Mathieu Denis
Member
Senior Director, Head of the Centre for Science Futures International Science Council
Dr Simon Hodson
Member
Executive Director, Committee on Data of the International Science Council.