Staff present at 84th Annual Meeting: ASIS&T, Oct 30 – Nov 2021

Posted on November 03, 2021

Prof Ina Fourie, Head of Department Information Science at the University of Pretoria, as well as two of our Research Associates, Prof Abebe Rorissa and Prof Heidi Julien, and our visiting Fullbright Scholar, Prof Daniel Alemneh, participated in the following Panel discussion at the 84th Annual Meeting: ASIS&T, on 31 October 2021.

North-South Scholarly Collaboration: Opportunities and Experiences in Africa (ASIS&T Africa Chapter and SIG-III)

Diane Sonnenwald, UCD, Ireland; Ina Fourie, University of Pretoria, South Africa; *Abebe Rorissa, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA; *Heidi Julien, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA; Jaya Raju, University of Cape Town, South Africa; ^Daniel Alemneh, University of North Texas, USA

Note:
* Research Associate at the Department Information Science, University of Pretoria
^ Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the Department Information Science, University of Pretoria

 

In her opening address the moderator, Prof Sonnewald (from UCD, Ireland) set out the aim of the panel discussion:

“North-South scholarly collaboration and academic exchange programs help to address the challenges experienced by developing countries in Africa and elsewhere, and provide unique benefits to scholars in developed countries. Many academics in the global north, however, have limited, or no, information about opportunities to visit academics and institutions in developing countries and those in such countries in the global south do not have contacts to whom they can reach out. The intention of the panel is to stimulate future north-south collaborations by increasing awareness of both funded opportunities and low budget initiatives for scholarly exchanges and collaborations, benefits for scholars and their institutions in developed and developing countries, and best practices with respect to north-south collaborations and scholarly exchanges.”

Each panelist had the opportunity to share their perspective and experiences with north-south exchange programmes and collaborations which was then followed by a discussion and contributions from the audience.

  • Opportunities & experiences from a developing country perspective
    • Ina Fourie, University of Pretoria
    • Jaya Raju, University of Cape Town
  • Experiences as visiting scholars
    • Heidi Julien, South Africa
    • Daniel Alemneh, Ethiopia
  • Managing your expectations as a visiting scholar in Africa
    • Abebe Rorissa

84th Annual Meeting: ASIS&T, Oct 30 – Nov 2021, Salt Lake
On: Information: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Justice, and Relevance
- Author Joukje Geertsema

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