The GBIF Africa Regional Support Team invites you to participate in the third webinar for the region. This session aims to enlighten participants across Africa on the best practices for mobilizing and publishing data on GBIF, focusing on key aspects such as data quality, metadata, licensing, standardization, and the use of GBIF tools. The webinar will also cover overcoming challenges, sharing success stories, and strengthening community collaboration. Due to high demand from French-speaking participants, this session will be conducted in French.
We look forward to your participation in this engaging and informative session!
Agenda
| Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Best Practices for Publishing Quality Data a. Data Quality: Importance of accurate, complete, and reliable data. b. Metadata: Role and key elements of comprehensive metadata. c. Licensing: Choosing appropriate licenses for data sharing. d. Data Standardization: Benefits of using standardized formats. |
Tsiky Rabetrano GBIF Africa Regional Support team |
| Overcoming Challenges and Building a Community a. Challenges and Solutions: Common issues in data publishing and how to address them. b. Success Stories: Examples of successful data publishing initiatives. c. Community and Collaboration: Importance of networking and collaboration within the Africa region. |
Prof. Jean Cossi Ganglo University of Abomey-Calavi & Node manager, Benin |
| Q&A Session a. Discussion and answers to participants' questions. |
Moderator: Dr. Laban Musinguzi GBIF Africa Regional Support team |
If you have any questions please email them to africa_support@gbif.org