STIP Lecture on Digital Payments and QR Code: What Way Forward on 23 January 2021 | Join Online
Friday, January 22, 2021
International Summer School "Digital Health Innovation: Intersections of Design, Technology, and Gender" | June 2021, at KU Sweden
International Summer School – Digital Health Innovation: Intersections of Design, Technology, and Gender.
From the 20. until the 27.06.2021 at Karlstad University, Sweden
While digital health is often praised as the solution to contemporary and future health problems, the social inequalities contained in and reinforced through digital health technologies are often not acknowledged. This summer school addresses this shortfall by asking how the development, design, and use of healthcare technologies interplay with categories of social differentiation such as gender, race, class, and sexuality. From an interdisciplinary perspective, participants will work together to identify, analyze, and address current challenges in international (digital) healthcare technology contexts. The summer school is aimed at people either working in healthcare and/or (health) technology contexts as well as people who engage with these contexts from a social science and/or humanities perspective.
The summer school is organized by the Centre for Gender Studies, Karlstad University and the Gender Studies Program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in collaboration with Digital Well Arena. From the 20th until the 27th of June 2021, the summer school will commence in Karlstad. The number of participants is limited to 20. Registration for the summer school starts on the 19th of February 2021 and closes on the 15th of March 2021. Registration is done via the admissions page of the Swedish Council for Higher Education: www.universityadmissions.se. Travel bursaries are available for all participants.
If you wish to participate, please apply here before March 15!
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
DST invites applications for the 5th Cohort of STI Policy Fellows | LD: 19 February
DST India invites applications for 20 STI Policy Fellowships for 5th Cohort.
Excellent opportunity for young passionate and motivated professionals to join and contribute to nation building.
Last Date : Friday, 19th February 2021
CODATA Connect Webinar on the Data Management Plan | 20th January at 4:30 pm IST
CODATA Connect Webinar on the Data Management Plan
Date: Wednesday, 20th January 2021
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 noon GMT | 4:30-5:30 pm IST
Duration: 40 min session and 15 min Question Answers (Total 1 hour)
Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1868570945629299727
This Webinar is about why we need to embrace development and use of data management plans (DMP) to guarantee production and supply of quality data. The importance and value of a DMP are in its use as an instrument for the following: capturing quality metadata and data; implementing data policies; complying with funders and publishers requirements; preventing occurrence of data disasters; enabling research collaboration; supporting open science and citizen science; and enhancing research careers.
The webinar discusses key components of a comprehensive DMP and suggests how to formulate a DMP. It discusses the link between metadata and data and how it affects the quality of data, and its use and reuse in the data ecosystem. The need to conduct a complexity analysis based on CFTER factors along a proposed data value chain model shall be discussed. The DMP issues that will be considered include: IT costs; storage and backup; best practices; data licensing; data preservation; and self-assessment instruments.
Prof Muliaro Wafula the presenter has contributed to the development of Nature Masterclasses online course on Managing Research Data https://masterclasses.nature.com/online-course-in-managing-data/18365540 that could be of help to early career researchers.
Other examples of DMPs recommended and relevant to the webinar include: https://library.stanford.edu/research/data-management-services/data-management-plans, https://libraries.mit.edu/data-management/plan/write/
Name of the Speaker:Prof Muliaro Wafula
Designation: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Jomo kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Prof Joseph Muliaro Wafula holds a BSc. Science (Hons) (Kenyatta University), MSc. Physics (University of Nairobi), M.Phil. Microelectronic Engineering and Semiconductor Physics (University of Cambridge –UK), Summer Doctoral Program (Berkman Centre for Internet & Society/Oxford Internet Institute's -Harvard University Law School), and PhD Information Technology (JKUAT). He is certified by IBM as a Mobile Application Developer, Cyber Security expert and Data Engineer. Resend consultancies undertaken include: Review of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility's activities and accomplishments; Development of an African Policy Framework and Policy Roadmap for Open Science and Open Data'; Performing Skills Audit and development of strategies to fill the gaps in Northern Corridor Integrated Project (NCIP) Member States-Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda. A collaborator on Melinda and Gates Foundation award 2017 for developing a Blockchain-based Vaccines Supply Chain Management Application. Recipient of two IBM awards namely: the 2016 IBM Shared University Research Award on Open Data Cloud Project for JKUAT for building an open data platform for researchers in Africa, and the 2014 IBM MEA Award, for capacity building in Mobile Application development. Won the Kenya Open Data Champion Award of 2016. Member of the Global Challenges Research Fund/ ESRC Strategic Network on Digital Development: Leveraging Data Science and Digital Participatory Practice for Development Impact (2017-2018) and a Co-convenor of a network bringing together 29 participants (academics, NGOs and business partners) from 13 countries to develop joint cutting-edge research agendas. Member of Immunization Technical Working Group. He is an elected Executive Member of CODATA International. He is a member of the editorial board of the Data Science Journal. He is a fellow of the Computer Society of Kenya and the Cambridge Commonwealth Society and has published book chapters, a book and research papers in peer reviewed international journals. Lead Author of the African Open Science Policy Framework– A guide for African States on Open Science Policies and Practices. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computing at JKUAT.
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Sunday, January 10, 2021
National Library Conclave on Copyrights | 21 January 2021, Online
National Library Conclave on Copyrights
Date: January 21, 2021
Dear Professional Colleagues,
JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University), India International Centre (IIC), and Sanrachana in collaboration are organizing a National Library Conclave on Copyrights. Scheduled on January 21, 2021, via virtual mode, wherein we plan brainstorming sessions on the following themes:
In case of any further queries, you can reach Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi on iicwebinar@gmail.com +91-11-24609361, 24609306.
JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University), India International Centre (IIC), and Sanrachana in collaboration are organizing a National Library Conclave on Copyrights. Scheduled on January 21, 2021, via virtual mode, wherein we plan brainstorming sessions on the following themes:
1. One Nation – One Subscription
2. Copyrights Provisions for Library: Guidelines for Librarians
3. Copyrights Challenges in the Digital Era
In case of any further queries, you can reach Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi on iicwebinar@gmail.com +91-11-24609361, 24609306.
Looking forward to your participation on January 21, 2021 in a virtual environment.
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Online All India Convention 'Make Knowledge Free, Not Private Property' | 9 January
Online All India Convention 'Make Knowledge Free, Not Private Property'
Date and time: 9 January 2021, Saturday, 4 PM.
Speakers:
Register Online for the convention
We look forward to your participation in the convention.
Mr. Pratyush Sikdar
On behalf of
Breakthrough Science Society
8A Creek Lane, Kolkata-700014
www.breakthroughindia.org
Speakers:
- Prof. P Balaram, former Director, IISc Bangalore
- Prof. S C Lakhotia, INSA Senior Scientist, Banaras Hindu University
- Prof. Soumitro Banerjee, General Secretary, Breakthrough Science Society and Professor, IISER Kolkata
Register Online for the convention
We look forward to your participation in the convention.
Mr. Pratyush Sikdar
On behalf of
Breakthrough Science Society
8A Creek Lane, Kolkata-700014
www.breakthroughindia.org
Friday, January 1, 2021
Draft of India's 5th STIP (Science, Technology and Innovation Policy) is released for Public Comments
The draft of India's 5th Science, Technology and Innovation Policy has been released for public comments and feedback. Send your inputs by 25th January 2021 on india.stip@gmail.com.
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