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Cape Town Area, South Africa, South Africa South Africa
Occupation
Research Consultant in the IP Law Un
Website
www.gray-area/co.za
About
A career in scholarly and academic publishing led me into publishing strategy consultancy. Then a Policy Fellowship with the Open Society Institute changed my direction to a freelance career researching strategy and policy for higher education publishing and communication.
I am now based at the University of Cape Town working in donor-funded projects relating to digital publishing, scholarly communication policy, intellectual property, open access and A2K in Africa.
In the work I do I seek to promote the effectiveness of developing country researchers' communication practices - in formal scholarly publishing, development and policy focused research writing and social media - in what is...
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