Report on ECA's activities in the area of knowledge and library management services (KLIS) for the period 2011-2013

Abstract

This report covers the activities undertaken in the area of Knowledge and Library and Information Services (KLIS) of Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The reinstatement of the KLIS Committee was proposed by the delegates and participants of the workshop on Promoting Innovation Development and Diffusion in Africa through Open Access and the ICT Sub-Committee Working Group on Library and Information Services, with the following recommendations: ECA should spearhead with assistance from member states the development of an action framework to facilitate the adoption of Open Access model in member states. The framework should consider both technical infrastructure, legal and governance issues; ECA should clarify the relationship between African Virtual Library and Information Network (AVLIN) and Access to Scientific Knowledge in Africa (ASKIA) in order to ensure the proper and effective implementation of the two initiatives; ECA should provide a forum for the development partners, international organizations and member states to deliberate on the integration of their initiatives to avoid duplication and to leverage on the sharing of resources.