open access nepal - opencon 2015
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OPEN ACCESS INITIATIVES AND CHALLENGES IN NEPAL
Dr. Roshan Karn
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CURRENT EVENTS
• Open Access Nepal launched a 6 month long project called “Open Access: Greater Reach for Research” in 2015
• All 5 development regions have been targeted for this project
• Open Access advocacy campaigns are being done in major universities and campuses within each development region
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Central Development Region
Kathmandu UniversityTribhuvan UniversityAgriculture and Forestry University
Eastern Development Region
Purbancal UniversityB.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
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Western Development Region
Pokhara University
Pashimanchal Engineering Campus
Mid-Western Development Region
Nepalgunj Medical College
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Far Western Development Region
Far Western University
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• A team of 7 members travel to 2 universities at the mid and end of each month
• It’s a 2 day event in each university
• Day1: Orientation about Open Access, Open Educational Resources, Open Data and Open Access Repository
• Day2: Workshops on topics such as Open Access Advocacy at local level, OER, Open Policy, Finding and Accessing Open Resources, Issues and Challenges related to Open Access and Digital Repository
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CHALLENGES
• Major setback to the project due to the political crisis
• Travelling to universities outside the capital has been impaired due to the continuous strikes in plain areas
• Economic blockade has caused a severe crisis of petroleum products and fuel, strictly hampering our mobility
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FUTURE PLANS• Organize a Regional South Asian Consultation on “Open
Access to Scientific Information and Research – Concept and Policies” in Kathmandu in February, 2016 with support from the Government of Nepal, UNESCO, EIFL, R2RC, INASP and GE2P2
• Develop Open Access repositories in Tribhuvan University and Institute of Medicine
• Multiple open events scheduled for the month of December
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• Open Access Nepal has been assigned the task of establishing open repositories in member countries of South Asia through assistance from UNESCO
• Organize a national conference
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