A Programme for the Development of Computational and Digital Research Capacity in South Africa and Africa

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Data Carpentry Workshop (Botswana)A Programme for the Development of Computational and Digital Research Capacity in South Africa and Africa

Description

A proposal to support the development of a computational savvy community of researchers and postgraduate students not only in South Africa, but also in other African countries. The proposal has four stages:

  • Software & Data Carpentry Instructor Training
  • Supporting new instructors to run their own workshop at their home institution
  • Supporting workshop participants and new instructors to establish communities of practice to sustain post-workshop learning and skill sharing
  • A follow-up event to bring all new instructors back together again to learn about their challenges, successes, and experiences for development of a longer term proposal
Date

April 2016 – December 2016

Collaborators

North-West University, University of Cape Town, the Software Carpentry Foundation, Data Carpentry, Mozilla Science Lab

Website

https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/A_Programme_for_the_Development_of_Computational_and_Digital_Research_Capacity_in_South_Africa_and_Africa_-_phase_1/3382168/a>