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Title: "Can women librarians act as change agents for achieving digital inclusion in Africa?"

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Type: Lightning talk

Track: Equity, Inclusion, and Community Health

Submission state: submitted

Duration: 10 minutes

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Presentation language: en


Abstract & description

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Abstract

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Can women librarians act as change agents for achieving digital inclusion in Africa? African women librarians can act as change agents for achieving digital inclusion in Africa through the application of Linked Open Data on the WEB and Wikidata, librarians in the continent could help promote open knowledge, especially in Libraries and Archives; thereby, fostering innovation, and community development.

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A talk about women librarians acting as change agents for achieving digital inclusion in Africa.

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Qn. How does your session relate to the event themes: Diversity, Collaboration Future?

The session relates to the theme of the event especially for gender equity, digital inclusion and community development.

Qn. What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?

Everyone can participate in this session

Qn. What is the most appropriate format for this session?

  • Tick Onsite in Singapore
  • Empty Remote online participation, livestreamed
  • Empty Remote from a satellite event
  • Empty Hybrid with some participants in Singapore and others dialing in remotely
  • Empty Pre-recorded and available on demand