2023:Program/Submissions/"Can women librarians act as change agents for achieving digital inclusion in Africa?" - CSPU8N
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
[edit source]Abstract
[edit source]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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[edit source]A talk about women librarians acting as change agents for achieving digital inclusion in Africa.
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[edit source]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?