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Hundle, Anneeth Kaur. "Postcolonial Patriarchal Nativism, Domestic Violence and Transnational Feminist Research in Contemporary Uganda." Feminist Review 121, no. 1 (March 2019): 37–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0141778918818835.

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This article examines the development of a multidimensional, transnational feminist research approach from and within Uganda in relation to a high-profile case of domestic violence and femicide of a middle-class, upper-caste Indian migrant woman in Kampala in 1998. It explores indigenous Ugandan public and Ugandan Asian/Indian community interpretations and the dynamics of cross-racial feminist mobilisation and protest that emerged in response to the Joshi-Sharma domestic violence case. In doing so, it advocates for a transnational feminist research approach from and within Uganda and the Global South that works against the grain of nationalist and nativist biases in existing feminist scholarly trends. This approach lays bare power inequalities and internal tensions within and across racialised African and Asian communities, and thus avoids the romanticisation of cross-racial feminist African-Asian solidarities.
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Hand, Felicity. "“Picking up the crumbs of England”: East African Asians in Yasmin Alibhai-Brown’s autobiographies." Journal of Commonwealth Literature 53, no. 1 (June 25, 2016): 61–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021989416652646.

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Ugandan-born journalist, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown has published two autobiographical works: No Place like Home (1995) and The Settler’s Cookbook: A Memoir of Love, Migration and Food (2008). The former is an account of her childhood and adolescence in Uganda up to the expulsion of the Asian community in 1972. The latter work is a highly unusual combination of autobiography combined with no less than 113 recipes, each of which highlights a specific person, period, or event in her memoir. While No Place Like Home responds to the accepted principles of autobiographical writing, The Settler’s Cookbook defies generic classification and is perhaps the author’s own way of depicting the Asian community, sandwiched between two communities, the Europeans and the Africans. In this article I propose to focus on Alibhai-Brown’s critical stance towards her community in her analysis of the social and political reasons for the negative image of the Asian in East Africa, as reflected in the first part of my title. Despite her frank observations on the endogamic nature of her community, she also pays tribute to the many Asian women who tried to build bridges between communities, a difficult task considering the constraints placed on female agency. As she states in The Settler’s Cookbook, “[t]o be an Asian woman in the 1950s in East Africa must have been both exhilarating and confusing” (2008: 151). Alibhai-Brown’s work, written in the diaspora and with the benefit of hindsight, has unravelled many of the paradoxes of the ambiguous position of the South Asian community in East Africa.
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Rashna Batliwala Singh, PhD. "Uganda Asians." Transition, no. 126 (2018): 132. http://dx.doi.org/10.2979/transition.126.1.18.

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Ali Abbas, Hussein, Manimangai Mani, Wan Roselezam Wan Yahya, and Hardev Kaur Jujar Singh. "The Different Types of Ethnic Affiliation in M. G. Vassanji's No New Land." Advances in Language and Literary Studies 8, no. 1 (February 1, 2017): 60. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.8n.1p.60.

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Establishing a sense of affiliation to ethnicity is one of the most controversial issues for people who are displaced in countries that are far away from their motherland. The colonisation of the British over Asia and Africa in the nineteenth century resulted in the mass movement of Indian workers from India to Africa. These workers were brought in to build railways that connected the British colonies in East Africa namely Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. While the arrival of the Indian workers is considered as a kind of colonial practice, but their deportation in the post-independence years is seen as a part of decolonization. These Indians were forced to leave Africa as they were blamed for being non supportive of the Africans who were then engaged in armed struggles against the British colonialists. This study is based on the lives of these deported Indians as depicted in the novel titled No New Land by M.G. Vassanji. M.G. Vassanji is a Canadian novelist whose family was also deported from Dar Esslaam, Tanzania. He also describes how the Indian Shamses were strict in affiliating with the different social and cultural background they found in their new home, Canada. This research examines the theme of affiliation and the experiences of these migrants. This study will show that South Asians in Canada are strict in their affiliation to their ethnic values. Secondly, it will expose the three types of affiliation and finally show how the author deals with affiliation as a part of the community’s ethnic record that must be documented.
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AZARKINA, GALINA N., and CHARLES R. HADDAD. "Partial revision of the Afrotropical Ballini, with the description of seven new genera (Araneae: Salticidae)." Zootaxa 4899, no. 1 (December 30, 2020): 15–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.4.

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The jumping spider tribe Ballini is reviewed in the Afrotropical Region. The genera Afromarengo Benjamin, 2004 and Goleta Peckham & Peckham, 1894 are redefined. In Afromarengo, A. coriacea (Simon, 1900) is illustrated and A. ghanaensis sp. nov. (♀, from Ghana) and A. ugandensis sp. nov. (♂♀, from Uganda and D.R. Congo) are newly described. For Goleta, the type species, Goleta workmani (Peckham & Peckham, 1885), is redescribed from both sexes. Seven new genera and twelve new species are described, including three monotypic genera, Ballagascar gen. nov., with B. insularis (Peckham & Peckham, 1885) comb. nov. (ex Colaxes Simon, 1900) from Madagascar (♂♀) as the type species; Mondeku gen. nov., with M. albopilosum sp. nov. (♂♀, from Kenya) as the type species; and Oviballus gen. nov., with O. vidae sp. nov. (♂♀, from South Africa) as the type species. We also describe Planamarengo gen. nov., with P. bimaculata (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) comb. nov. (ex Afromarengo) from South Africa (♂♀) as the type species, as well as P. gatamaiyu sp. nov. (♂, from Kenya) and P. kenyaensis sp. nov. (♂♀, from Kenya); Propiomarengo gen. nov., with P. plana (Haddad & Wesołowska, 2013) comb. nov. (ex Afromarengo) from South Africa (♀) as the type species, as well as P. foordi sp. nov. (♂, from South Africa); Tenuiballus gen. nov., with T. minor sp. nov. (♂, from South Africa) as the type species, and also including T. coronatus sp. nov. (♂, from South Africa); and Wandawe gen. nov., with W. benjamini (Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013) comb. n. (ex Colaxes) from South Africa (♂♀) as the type species, and also including W. australe sp. nov. (♂♀, from South Africa) and W. tigrinа sp. nov. (♂♀, from Kenya and Uganda). A new combination for Copocrossa albozonata Caporiacco, 1949, Afromarengo albozonata comb. nov. is provided, and the name A. albozonata is treated as a nomen dubium. A new species of Padilla Peckham & Peckham, 1894, a genus only known from the Afrotropical Indian Ocean islands, P. wandae sp. nov. (♂♀, from Madagascar), is described. New data and illustrations for Sadies Wanless, 1984, as well as two Asian species of Colaxes, are provided. The recently revised Pachyballus Simon, 1900 and Peplometus Simon, 1900 are not treated further. A key to the genera of Afrotropical Ballinae is presented, as well as new data on their natural history, biogeography, and a discussion of the evolution of mimicry of various arthropod groups by balline jumping spiders. A putative synapomorphy and the new composition of Ballini sensu novo are proposed.
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Sharma, Vikrant, Manisha Sharma, Divya Dhull, Yashika Sharma, Sulochana Kaushik, and Samander Kaushik. "Zika virus: an emerging challenge to public health worldwide." Canadian Journal of Microbiology 66, no. 2 (February 2020): 87–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjm-2019-0331.

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Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus that was first isolated from Zika forest, Uganda, in 1947. Since its inception, major and minor outbreaks have been documented from several parts of world. Aedes spp. mosquitoes are the primary vectors of ZIKV, but the virus can also be transmitted through sexual practices, materno-fetal transmission, and blood transfusion. The clinical presentations of symptomatic ZIKV infections are similar to dengue and chikungunya, including fever, headache, arthralgia, retro-orbital pain, conjunctivitis, and rash. ZIKV often causes mild illness in the majority of cases, but in some instances, it is linked with congenital microcephaly and autoimmune disorders like Guillain–Barré syndrome. The recent Indian ZIKV outbreak suggests that the virus is circulating in the South East Asian region and may cause new outbreaks in future. At present, no specific vaccines or antivirals are available to treat ZIKV, so management and control of ZIKV infections rely mostly on preventive measures.
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Jain, Anjly, Raman Puri, and Devaki R. Nair. "South Asians." Current Opinion in Cardiology 32, no. 4 (July 2017): 430–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/hco.0000000000000411.

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Mubangizi, John C., and Prenisha Sewpersadh. "A Human Rights-based Approach to Combating Public Procurement Corruption in Africa." African Journal of Legal Studies 10, no. 1 (August 18, 2017): 66–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17087384-12340015.

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Corruption is a threat to human rights as it erodes accountability and violates many international human rights conventions. It also undermines basic principles and values like equality, non-discrimination, human dignity, and social justice – especially in African countries where democratic systems and institutional arrangements are less developed than in most European, Asian and American countries. Corruption occurs in both the public and private sectors and affects human rights by deteriorating institutions and diminishing public trust in government. Corruption impairs the ability of governments to fulfil their obligations and ensure accountability in the implementation and protection of human rights – particularly socio-economic rights pertinent to the delivery of economic and social services. This is because corruption diverts funds into private pockets – impeding delivery of services, and thereby perpetuating inequality, injustice and unfairness. This considered, the focus of this paper is on public procurement corruption. It is argued that by applying a human rights-based approach to combating public procurement corruption, the violation of human rights – particularly socio-economic rights – can be significantly reduced. Through a human rights-based approach, ordinary people can be empowered to demand transparency, accountability and responsibility from elected representatives and public officials – particularly those involved in public procurement. In the paper, reference is made to selected aspects of the national legal frameworks of five African countries: South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria and Botswana.
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Robinson, Lena. "South Asians in Britain." Psychology and Developing Societies 17, no. 2 (September 2005): 181–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/097133360501700206.

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KURIAN, G. "South Asians in Canada." International Migration 29, no. 3 (September 1991): 421–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2435.1991.tb01029.x.

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Masurkar, Alpita. "South Asians in Boston." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77881.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2012.
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Boston has a rich and diverse history of immigrants. Right from the arrival of the Puritans in 1628-30 who established the earliest immigrant settlements in Boston, this region has attracted immigrants from different parts of the world. Boston's strategic coastal location, its flourishing industries and the growing economy provided a hope of opportunities for the immigrants who came with a dream- the famine-struck Irish, the Italians, the Eastern European Jews wanting to escape religious and socio-political tensions, the Blacks wanting to escape slavery, the Chinese seeking better economic opportunities and more recently, the Asian Indians seeking better education and work opportunities. The economy of Massachusetts underwent transformation in the 20*h century with the rise of the high technology sector. The emergence of Route 128 around Boston and subsequently, 1-495 corridor in the 20th century led to the formation of a high technology cluster that attracted extremely skilled immigrants. South Asians, especially the Asian Indians constitute an integral part of this immigrant population that gravitated to this region not because of famines or wars, but the transformation in Massachusetts' economy. Their numbers grew rapidly through the 20* century and the story of their growth is remarkable. From the days of insignificant presence, South Asians have grown into a young, fast-growing ethnic community in Boston. A majority of the South Asian population today is young, educated, highly skilled and employed in the high technology sector but there are others employed in the low-skilled, working class and service occupations across the state. What happened in each of the waves of South Asian immigration to Massachusetts? Do the immigration patterns of Asian Indians differ from other South Asians? Who are these immigrants who undertook this long journey from the Indian sub-continent to the United States? This thesis is an attempt to trace the origins and growth of the South Asian immigrant community in Massachusetts, which is one of the youngest and fastest growing groups of immigrants in the state. The presence of South Asians in Massachusetts has come a long way from being negligible and invisible in the post-World War II period to being a prominent presence in its high technology nucleus of Greater Boston. Keywords: South Asians, Asian Indians, Indian Americans, Asian Indian immigrants, Boston, Immigrants in Boston, Immigrants in Massachusetts, high-skilled immigrants, skilled migrants
by Alpita Masurkar.
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SUNG, Hung Mui. "Approaching South Asians in Hong Kong." Digital Commons @ Lingnan University, 2005. https://commons.ln.edu.hk/cs_etd/12.

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"South Asians" is usually an inclusive term to refer to ethnic minorities originating from countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Despite the apparent concern with “South Asians” in Hong Kong society in recent years, such as pushing for legislation against racial discrimination and initiating social and educational programmes to help these minorities to better integrate into Hong Kong society, attention to irreducible cultural differences constituting their heterogeneity is still largely lacking. The thesis intends to take up the question of the South Asian minorities in the context of post-1997 Hong Kong. By looking at their everyday struggles in political, linguistic and cultural realms, the thesis tries to understand three key questions - first, how “South Asians” as a minority assert their political and democratic rights and practice their citizenship in the socio-political realm; second, how the cultural identities of ethnic minority children in their formative years are shaped by the tensions between the formal institutional schooling and language policies on the one hand, and traditions, religions, customs and bonding of neighborhood living in their communities on the other hand; third, how “South Asians” are portrayed as the other in the mainstream representation such as cinema and newspapers, despite the rising awareness against discrimination. The thesis seeks to challenge the ways mainstream Hong Kong Chinese represent these minorities and critique the deep cultural bias of racism and discrimination that prevent the fundamental opening up to the heterogeneity of the Other.
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Randhawa, Gurch. "Renal transplantation among South Asians in the UK." Thesis, University of Bedfordshire, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10547/313929.

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This work represents a significant contribution to the body of knowledge in the area of renal transplantation as it brings together the research related to policy analysis, empirical research, and cultural and religious issues related to organ donation and transplantation among South Asians in the UK. The candidate's work in this area is the first in the UK to systematically document and map a national picture of kidney transplant waiting lists and to identify and examine the complex reasons underlying how and why patient ethnicity impacts upon the likelihood of receiving a kidney transplant. The candidate has also developed a new evidence-base exploring the adequacies of the existing procurement arrangements and the implications of introducing any alternative policies within the context of a multi-ethnic and multifaith UK. Finally, the candidate's work has focused on developing an evidence-base of the public perceptions, attitudes, and religious viewpoints towards organ donation and transplantation among a cross-section ofthe South Asian population. The candidate's published works have been the foundation blocks for stimulating and informing the debate on the provision of renal transplant services for minority ethnic groups through the generation of an empirical evidence-base in a subject area which has traditionally relied upon anecdotal evidence. The evidence-base illuminates a very complex issue which has multi-faceted solutions that need to be addressed in different settings.
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Haycock, Philip Charles. "Lipoprotein(a) and myocardial infarction in South Asians." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.607890.

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Kaushik, Ratika. "Homing diaspora/diasporizing home : locating South Asian diasporic literature and film." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2018. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/73136/.

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This thesis contains a detailed study of contemporary South Asian diasporic literary and cinematic works in English. The majority of the works analyzed and discussed are those produced from the 1980s onwards. My research investigates how selected diasporic texts and films from South Asia problematize representations of homeland and host spaces. I reveal in the course of this study, how these works, actively negotiate alternative modalities of belonging that celebrate the plurality of cultural identities within and outside the homeland. This exploration of diasporic narratives of homeland and host land is explored by examining these narratives across two mediums: the cinematic and the literary. In so doing, the thesis initiates a dialogue between the two mediums and locates these selected diasporic works within a larger tapestry of contemporary cultural, literary and global contexts. The thesis shows that these literary and filmic representations celebrate as well as present an incisive critique of the different cultural spaces they inhabit. The thesis also reveals how, in representing the experiences of multiple-linguistic, geographical, historical dislocations, these texts invite readers to see the changing faces of diasporic cultures and identities. My thesis complements this analysis of representation with a broader analysis of the reception of these diasporic works. My analysis sets out to move away from the critical tendency to scrutinize texts in relation to a politicized rhetoric of reception which privileges a reading of texts through insider/outsider binarism, by drawing together and contrasting academic and popular responses in the reception of diasporic texts. In so doing, my thesis reads these texts as agents of cultural production, focusing on interpretative possibilities of the literary critical mode of reading and enabling nuanced modes of analysis attentive to issues of diasporic identity, the identity of nation-states and the emergent global dynamics of migrant narratives. The texts I analyze are Salman Rushdie‘s Midnight's Children (1981) and The Satanic Verses (1988), Micheal Ondaatje‘s Running in the Family (1982) and Anil's Ghost (2000), Rohinton Mistry‘s A Fine Balance (1995), Mohsin Hamid‘s The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007), and Hanif Kureishi‘s The Buddha of Suburbia (1990) and as well as two filmic texts, Mira Nair‘s The Namesake (2007) and Gurinder Chadha‘s Bend It Like Beckham (2001).
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Mahmood, Humera. "South Asians' perspectives on therapy utilization, an exploratory study." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq24485.pdf.

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Mistry, Tina. "South Asians in the United Kingdom and specialist services." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2011. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/49318/.

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Chapter one is a literature review of the psychosocial factors which influence alcohol use in British South Asian men. Critical analysis of fourteen research articles revealed differences between first and second-generation South Asian men. The influence of religion, parental beliefs and acculturation were reported within the literature to affect alcohol use. The literature highlighted the issue of stigma and lack of awareness of services as barriers for treatment seeking. Additionally, the effect of religious and cultural beliefs of alcohol use may also discourage support from services. Chapter two investigated the experiences of British South Asian women who accessed psychological treatment within a cancer service using in-depth semistructured interviews. Key informants participated in focus groups to gain experiences of staff who had worked with South Asian communities. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, the findings elicited themes which illustrated that the South Asian women held pre-existing beliefs about psychological services. They also described their psychological journey of cancer treatment and the impact on their family, friends and differences between generations was reported. Analysis of the key informants' focus group data highlighted the theme of challenges faced by the South Asian patients and the staff. This article provided evidence for better education and awareness for South Asian communities and staff. Chapter three is a reflective article on the process of conducting the empirical research. The article addressed the reasons that influenced the researcher to conduct the study. Issues that had arisen were of the effect of 'sameness and difference' between the researcher and participants and the impact of qualitative research methodology and empowerment. A reflection of the impact from the interview accounts was also discussed.
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Warusawithana, Kulatilake Samanti Dineshkumari. "Cranial diversity and the evolutionary history of South Asians." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.406922.

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Venkataraman, Hema. "Ethnic differences in gestational diabetes : impact on South Asians." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2016. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/80229/.

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Background: GDM is a state of glucose intolerance first diagnosed in pregnancy. It is a pre-diabetes state, predisposing both the mother and offspring to future risk of diabetes. GDM is associated with increased risk to macrosomia, adiposity, Caesarean Section (CS) delivery, shoulder dystocia, and neonatal hypoglycaemia. SA have a greater than two fold risk of both GDM and future diabetes risk compared to WC. However, despite having higher levels of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy, SA babies are amongst the smallest babies in the world. The mechanism behind this increased glycaemic risk in SA is complex, multifactorial and unclear. Disordered hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) has been linked to adult diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome in WC but has not been studied in SA. The current management of GDM is largely based on evidence from studies in WC and has been extrapolated to other ethnic groups such as SA. This includes: diagnostic criteria to define GDM, postnatal screening methods for postpartum glucose abnormalities, effect of GDM on offspring birth weight (BW) and fetal growth in GDM. Through this research we aim to explore the ethnic differences between SA and WC in the applicability of diagnostic criteria, post partum screening methods, effect of GDM on BW, fetal growth patterns in GDM and also examine ethnic differences in HPA activity as a potential mechanism underlying the increased glycaemic risk in SA in pregnancy. Methods: i. Retrospective analysis of a routinely collected multicentre data (n=14477) over a 3-year period was used to study the applicability of various GDM diagnostic criteria and post partum screening methods. A subgroup analysis of the above data set was used to compare fetal growth between SA and WC (177 WC and 160 SA). ii. A retrospective analysis of a large birth weight cohort (n=53,128) from Leicestershire between 1994 and 2006 was used to compare the effect of maternal diabetes and GDM on BW in SA and WC. iii. To examine fetal growth in SA, a retrospective case control analysis of serial fetal biometry was performed between GDM and control population from India. (178 controls and 153 GDM) iv. To explore underlying HPA dysfunction as a potential mechanism for increased glycemia in SA and ethnic differences in HPA behaviour a prospective cohort study comprising of high risk pregnant SA and WC women was performed. Diurnal salivary and urinary cortisol excretion was studied in relation to glycaemia in SA and WC (n=100, 50 SA, 50WC) Results: i. The newer IADPSG detects obese women with mild fasting hyperglycaemia. The benefits of treatment of hyperglycemia are not well established. The increase in detection rates of GDM with the new NICE and IADPSG criteria were uniform across ethnic groups in a selectively screened population. ii. Postnatal screening with oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is associated with poor uptake in all ethnic groups, which improves substantially with using HbA1c. SA were more likely to attend postnatal screening with HbA1c compared to WC. Screening for postnatal diabetes using FPG is more likely to miss women of non-WC ethnicity owing to the larger proportion of post-load glucose abnormalities. iii. The BW increase associated with maternal diabetes was lower in SA by 139g compared to WC. iv. Important ethnic differences in fetal growth were noted. SA fetuses had overall smaller measures of head and abdomen circumferences, but with disproportionately smaller abdominal circumference compared to WC, signifying early evidence of a head sparing growth restricted pattern. v. SA fetuses of GDM mothers showed early evidence of increased abdominal adiposity at 20 weeks with smaller measures of other fat free mass and skeletal growth compared to non-GDM controls vi. SA had higher cortisol awakening responses compared to WC. First trimester waking cortisol was an independent predictor of glycaemia in the third trimester. Despite significantly lower BMI, SA had similar glucocorticoid (GC) excretion to WC. Urinary GC excretion was independently predicted by maternal adiposity and not BMI in SA. Conclusion: This research addresses important gaps in the literature in gestational diabetes in SA. There are important ethnic differences in the impact of maternal diabetes and gestational diabetes on BW and fetal growth, and evidence of early increase in adiposity at the expense of lean body mass in SA. This research provides novel evidence to support the argument for ethnicity tailored management of GDM. Our research also provides novel evidence for disordered HPA activity as a possible mechanism for the increased glycemic risk in SA. Larger randomized prospective studies incorporating offspring outcomes in relation to HPA are needed.
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Shaheen, Shabana. "The Identity Formation of South Asians: A Phenomenological Study." VCU Scholars Compass, 2017. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5042.

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This research explores the lived experiences of South Asians college students. This research, through a qualitative study that is rooted in the philosophy of phenomenology, explores the essence South Asians’ identity formation. Qualitative data was collected through semi-structured interviews with South Asian college students. The data analysis was under a phenomenological lens that centered the lived experiences and the essence of these experiences in the results. Seven themes emerged from this phenomenological study: negotiating bicultural identity, model minority expectations, meaningful impact of religious spaces, understandings of intra-community tensions, racialization of Islamophobia, understandings of South Asian identity and efficacy of Asian American identity. This study’s findings provide a foundation to build a more expansive framework for understanding the identity formation of South Asians.
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Books on the topic "South Asians in Uganda"

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Asians in Britain. England: Dewi Lewis Pub., in collaboration with Bradford Heritage Recording Unit, 2004.

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Aspiring to home: South Asians in America. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2012.

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Culture, Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and. South Asians in the '90s: Conference report. Toronto: Ministry of Citizenship and Culture, 1987.

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Takaki, Ronald T. India in the West: South Asians in America. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1995.

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India-Uganda relations: A new model for south-south cooperation. New Delhi: Global Vision Pub. House, 2008.

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Ntozi, James P. M. Marriage patterns in Ankole, south-western Uganda. [Philadelphia, PA]: Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, 1988.

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The construction of diaspora: South Asians living in Japan. Dhaka: University Press, 2000.

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Hirth, Günter. Zur Bedeutung von Minderheiten für ökonomische Entwicklungsprozesse von Ländern der Dritten Welt: Dargestellt am Beispiel der asiatischen Minderheit in Kenia, Tansania und Uganda. Münster: Lit, 1990.

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Foundation, South Asian Health, ed. Prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of cardiovascular disease in South Asians. London: TSO, 2005.

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Marie, Indra Doreen, and Srivastiva Ram, eds. Continuous journey: A social history of South Asians in Canada. Toronto, Ont: McClelland and Stewart in association with the Multiculturalism Directorate, Dept. of the Secretary of State and the Canadian Govt. Pub. Centre, Supply and Services, Canada, 1985.

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Book chapters on the topic "South Asians in Uganda"

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Ahmad, Farah. "South Asians." In Encyclopedia of Immigrant Health, 1371–75. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5659-0_721.

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Dua, Kapil, Aman Dua, and Monica Chahar. "FUE in South Asians." In Practical Aspects of Hair Transplantation in Asians, 267–79. Tokyo: Springer Japan, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56547-5_28.

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Vasa, Sanjiv. "Hairline Design in South Asians." In Practical Aspects of Hair Transplantation in Asians, 125–30. Tokyo: Springer Japan, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56547-5_12.

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Palakurthi, Radha R., and Raghuveer Palakurthi. "Hair Characteristics of South Asians." In Practical Aspects of Hair Transplantation in Asians, 21–25. Tokyo: Springer Japan, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56547-5_4.

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Wali, Mohsin, and C. Venkata S. Ram. "Metabolic Syndrome in South Asians." In Metabolic Syndrome, 73–85. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11251-0_7.

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Wali, Mohsin, and C. Venkata S. Ram. "Metabolic Syndrome in South Asians." In Metabolic Syndrome, 1–14. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12125-3_7-1.

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Walker, Anthony R. "South Asians in Malaysia and Singapore." In Encyclopedia of Diasporas, 1105–19. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-29904-4_113.

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Monyo, Emmanuel S., Essegbemon Akpo, Chris O. Ojiewo, and Rajeev K. Varshney. "A Cross-Case Analysis of Innovation Platform Experiences in Seven Countries in West and East Africa and South Asia." In Enhancing Smallholder Farmers' Access to Seed of Improved Legume Varieties Through Multi-stakeholder Platforms, 185–97. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8014-7_13.

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AbstractThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) funded Tropical Legumes (TL III) project was implemented in seven sub-Saharan Africa countries (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda) and South Asia (India). Shortage of seed of improved varieties has been identified as the greatest hindrance to farmer adoption of new agricultural technologies developed through this project. This chapter compares the different approaches followed by different countries in the establishment of Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (MSPs) for supply of improved legume seed to farmers. Achievements from this initiative are mixed and multi-dimensional. The details herein provide the reader with insights on the level of success of innovation platforms in the different countries and implications for agricultural technology dissemination to smallholder farmers. Key achievements include strengthened linkages among various legume seed value chain actors, participation of several cadres of seed producers in a decentralized system resulting into significant increase in the production of certified and quality declared seed of legumes, and rapid adoption and use of newly released varieties by smallholder farmers. As for those areas where the initiative did not produce the desired results, it is a testament that unless a well thought-out inclusive and comprehensive approach which defines the critical roles of each player in the value chain is developed, current seed shortages will continue, eroding emerging market opportunities and good intentions of development partners. The reader is directed to individual chapters for details of the process followed by each country/crop in the establishment of MSPs, their composition, key achievements, challenges, and lessons for overall improvement of the national legume seed systems.
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Yu, Haomiao. "The China–Uganda South–South Cooperation Project Under FAO’s Food Security Framework." In South-south Cooperation and Chinese Foreign Aid, 161–79. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2002-6_11.

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Rangaswamy, Padma, Ami Gandhi, Anisha D. Gandhi, and Memoona Hasnain. "South Asian Americans: A Demographic and Socioeconomic Profile." In Health of South Asians in the United States, 3–21. Boca Raton FL : CRC Press, 2017.: CRC Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315366685-1.

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Conference papers on the topic "South Asians in Uganda"

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Mok, Peggy, Crystal Lee, and Alan Yu. "Perception and production of Cantonese tones by South Asians in Hong Kong." In 9th International Conference on Speech Prosody 2018. ISCA: ISCA, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.21437/speechprosody.2018-93.

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Rock, Leigha D., Madhurima Datta, Denise M. Laronde, Anita Carraro, Jagoda Korbelik, Alan Harrison, and Martial Guillaud. "Abstract 4223: Conducting community oral cancer screening among South Asians in British Columbia." In Proceedings: AACR Annual Meeting 2019; March 29-April 3, 2019; Atlanta, GA. American Association for Cancer Research, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-4223.

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Rock, Leigha D., Madhurima Datta, Denise M. Laronde, Anita Carraro, Jagoda Korbelik, Alan Harrison, and Martial Guillaud. "Abstract 4223: Conducting community oral cancer screening among South Asians in British Columbia." In Proceedings: AACR Annual Meeting 2019; March 29-April 3, 2019; Atlanta, GA. American Association for Cancer Research, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2019-4223.

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Garrison, M. "Designs for the Global South: a sustainable primary school in Uganda." In ECO-ARCHITECTURE 2014. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/arc140141.

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Potluri, Rahul, Kevin Bainey, Deepak Bhatt, Carlos Morillo, Billal Patel, Shajil Chalil, and Ranjit More. "42 Atrial fibrillation and long-term survival in south asians: insights from the UK ACALM registry." In British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference ‘Digital Health Revolution’ 3–5 June 2019. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2019-bcs.40.

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Xu, Wei, Yingchun Zhang, Lei Fang, Zhiyi Jing, Jingyun Zou, and Jun Liu. "Stratigraphic Forward Simulation of the Miocene Fan Delta in the South of Albert Basin, Uganda." In International Petroleum Technology Conference. International Petroleum Technology Conference, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2523/iptc-19372-ms.

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Xu, Wei, Yingchun Zhang, Lei Fang, Zhiyi Jing, Jingyun Zou, and Jun Liu. "Stratigraphic Forward Simulation of the Miocene Fan Delta in the South of Albert Basin, Uganda." In International Petroleum Technology Conference. International Petroleum Technology Conference, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2523/19372-ms.

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Acton, C., C. Harris, M. Munyagwa, and A. Greenough. "G292(P) An audit of neonatal admissions to a rural hospital in south-western uganda." In Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Abstracts of the RCPCH Conference and exhibition, 13–15 May 2019, ICC, Birmingham, Paediatrics: pathways to a brighter future. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2019-rcpch.284.

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Tumushabe, W. M. "Tectonic Evolution of the Lake Edward Basin, South Western Uganda and Its Implication to Petroleum Accumulation." In First EAGE Eastern Africa Petroleum Geoscience Forum. Netherlands: EAGE Publications BV, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201414452.

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Clarke, Gemma, Shenaz Ahmed, Wali Nazar, Clare Rayment, and Michael Bennett. "35 Pain in advanced disease: initial findings from a qualitative interview study with british south asians in leeds and bradford, UK." In Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Conference. British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2019-mariecuriepalliativecare.35.

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Orrnert, Anna. Review of National Social Protection Strategies. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), March 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2021.026.

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This helpdesk report reviews ten national social protection strategies (published between 2011-2019) in order to map their content, scope, development processes and measures of success. Each strategy was strongly shaped by its local context (e.g. how social development was defined, development priorities and existing capacity and resources) but there were also many observed similarities (e.g. shared values, visions for social protection). The search focused on identifying strategies with a strong social assistance remit from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Sub-Sarahan African and South and South-East Asian regions1 (Latin America was deemed out of scope due the advanced nature of social protection there). Examples from Sub-Saharan Africa are most widely available. Few examples are available from the MENA region2 – it may be that such strategies do not currently exist, that potential strategy development process are in more nascent stages or that those strategies that do exist are not accessible in English. A limitation of this review is that it has not been able to review strategies in other languages. The strategies reviewed in this report are from Bangladesh (2015), Cambodia (2011), Ethiopia (2012), Jordan (2019), Kenya (2011), Lesotho (2014), Liberia (2013), Rwanda (2011), Uganda (2015) and Zambia (2014). The content of this report focuses primarily on the information from these strategies. Where appropriate, it also includes information from secondary sources about other strategies where those original strategies could not be found (e.g. Saudi Arabia’s NSDS).
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Richards, Robin. The Effect of Non-partisan Elections and Decentralisation on Local Government Performance. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), January 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2021.014.

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This rapid review focusses on whether there is international evidence on the role of non-partisan elections as a form of decentralised local government that improves performance of local government. The review provides examples of this from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. There are two reported examples in Sub-Saharan Africa of non-partisan elections that delink candidates from political parties during election campaigns. The use of non-partisan elections to improve performance and democratic accountability at the level of government is not common, for example, in southern Africa all local elections at the sub-national sphere follow the partisan model. Whilst there were no examples found where countries shifted from partisan to non-partisan elections at the local government level, the literature notes that decentralisation policies have the effect of democratising and transferring power and therefore few central governments implement it fully. In Africa decentralisation is favoured because it is often used as a cover for central control. Many post-colonial leaders in Africa continue to favour centralised government under the guise of decentralisation. These preferences emanated from their experiences under colonisation where power was maintained by colonial administrations through institutions such as traditional leadership. A review of the literature on non-partisan elections at the local government level came across three examples where this occurred. These countries were: Ghana, Uganda and Bangladesh. Although South Africa holds partisan elections at the sub-national sphere, the election of ward committee members and ward councillors, is on a non-partisan basis and therefore, the ward committee system in South Africa is included as an example of a non-partisan election process in the review.
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Sewall-Menon, Jessica, Judith Bruce, Karen Austrian, Raven Brown, Jennifer Catino, Alejandra Colom, Angel del Valle, et al. The cost of reaching the most disadvantaged girls: Programmatic evidence from Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda. Population Council, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/pgy12.1006.

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ten Hove, Hermine, Marlene Roefs, Marion Herens, Frederick Kizito, Vincent Katungye, Faith Mugabi, Cosma Wasswa, and Dan Mugizi. Exploring the views of learners and parents on the effects of school feeding : Action research in the TIDE School Milk Programme, South West Uganda. Wageningen: Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.18174/502819.

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Stewart-Wilson, Graeme, and Ronald Waiswa. Taxing Agricultural Income in the Global South: Revisiting Uganda’s National Debate. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), April 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/ictd.2021.008.

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The issue of agricultural taxation has almost completely disappeared from the scholarly and policy agendas in recent decades. And yet, agriculture is taxed very lightly despite contributing substantially to GDP across many Global South countries today. In some cases, light-touch taxation may be necessary to encourage investment in the sector and to protect small and subsistence farmers. However, anecdotal evidence from countries like Uganda suggests that there are a substantial number of high-income earners engaged in agricultural activities that are sheltered almost completely from any form of taxation. More effectively taxing these high-income earners could provide much-needed resources to finance public service provision in lower-income countries. The time is ripe, this paper argues, to revitalise discussions about how best to tax the agriculture sector.
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Rukundo, Solomon. Tax Amnesties in Africa: An Analysis of the Voluntary Disclosure Programme in Uganda. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), December 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/ictd.2020.005.

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Tax amnesties have taken centre stage as a compliance tool in recent years. The OECD estimates that since 2009 tax amnesties in 40 jurisdictions have resulted in the collection of an additional €102 billion in tax revenue. A number of African countries have introduced tax amnesties in the last decade, including Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa and Tanzania. Despite their global popularity, the efficacy of tax amnesties as a tax compliance tool remains in doubt. The revenue is often below expectations, and it probably could have been raised through effective use of regular enforcement measures. It is also argued that tax amnesties might incentivise non-compliance – taxpayers may engage in non-compliance in the hope of benefiting from an amnesty. This paper examines the administration of tax amnesties in various jurisdictions around the world, including the United States, Australia, Canada, Kenya and South Africa. The paper makes a cost-benefit analysis of these and other tax amnesties – and from this analysis develops a model tax amnesty, whose features maximise the benefits of a tax amnesty while minimising the potential costs. The model tax amnesty: (1) is permanent, (2) is available only to taxpayers who make a voluntary disclosure, (3) relieves taxpayers of penalties, interest and the risk of prosecution, but treats intentional and unintentional non-compliance differently, (4) has clear reporting requirements for taxpayers, and (5) is communicated clearly to attract non-compliant taxpayers without appearing unfair to the compliant ones. The paper then focuses on the Ugandan tax amnesty introduced in July 2019 – a Voluntary Disclosure Programme (VDP). As at 7 November 2020, this initiative had raised USh16.8 billion (US$6.2 million) against a projection of USh45 billion (US$16.6 million). The paper examines the legal regime and administration of this VDP, scoring it against the model tax amnesty. It notes that, while the Ugandan VDP partially matches up to the model tax amnesty, because it is permanent, restricted to taxpayers who make voluntary disclosure and relieves penalties and interest only, it still falls short due to a number of limitations. These include: (1) communication of the administration of the VDP through a public notice, instead of a practice note that is binding on the tax authority; (2) uncertainty regarding situations where a VDP application is made while the tax authority has been doing a secret investigation into the taxpayer’s affairs; (3) the absence of differentiated treatment between taxpayers involved in intentional non-compliance, and those whose non-compliance may be unintentional; (4) lack of clarity on how the VDP protects the taxpayer when non-compliance involves the breach of other non-tax statutes, such as those governing financial regulation; (5)absence of clear timelines in the administration of the VDP, which creates uncertainty;(6)failure to cater for voluntary disclosures with minor errors; (7) lack of clarity on VDP applications that result in a refund position for the applicant; and (8) lack of clarity on how often a VDP application can be made. The paper offers recommendations on how the Ugandan VDP can be aligned to match the model tax amnesty, in order to gain the most from this compliance tool.
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Rohwerder, Brigitte. The Socioeconomic Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Forcibly Displaced Persons. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), July 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/cc.2021.006.

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Covid-19 and the response and mitigation efforts taken to contain the virus have triggered a global crisis impacting on all aspects of life. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic for forcibly displaced persons (refugees, internally displaced persons and asylum seekers) extends beyond its health impacts and includes serious socioeconomic and protection impacts. This rapid review focuses on the available evidence of the socioeconomic impacts of the crisis on forcibly displaced persons, with a focus where possible and relevant on examples from countries of interest to the Covid Collective programme: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ghana, Iraq, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Rwanda, South Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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African Open Science Platform Part 1: Landscape Study. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0047.

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This report maps the African landscape of Open Science – with a focus on Open Data as a sub-set of Open Science. Data to inform the landscape study were collected through a variety of methods, including surveys, desk research, engagement with a community of practice, networking with stakeholders, participation in conferences, case study presentations, and workshops hosted. Although the majority of African countries (35 of 54) demonstrates commitment to science through its investment in research and development (R&D), academies of science, ministries of science and technology, policies, recognition of research, and participation in the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI), the following countries demonstrate the highest commitment and political willingness to invest in science: Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. In addition to existing policies in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), the following countries have made progress towards Open Data policies: Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. Only two African countries (Kenya and South Africa) at this stage contribute 0.8% of its GDP (Gross Domestic Product) to R&D (Research and Development), which is the closest to the AU’s (African Union’s) suggested 1%. Countries such as Lesotho and Madagascar ranked as 0%, while the R&D expenditure for 24 African countries is unknown. In addition to this, science globally has become fully dependent on stable ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) infrastructure, which includes connectivity/bandwidth, high performance computing facilities and data services. This is especially applicable since countries globally are finding themselves in the midst of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), which is not only “about” data, but which “is” data. According to an article1 by Alan Marcus (2015) (Senior Director, Head of Information Technology and Telecommunications Industries, World Economic Forum), “At its core, data represents a post-industrial opportunity. Its uses have unprecedented complexity, velocity and global reach. As digital communications become ubiquitous, data will rule in a world where nearly everyone and everything is connected in real time. That will require a highly reliable, secure and available infrastructure at its core, and innovation at the edge.” Every industry is affected as part of this revolution – also science. An important component of the digital transformation is “trust” – people must be able to trust that governments and all other industries (including the science sector), adequately handle and protect their data. This requires accountability on a global level, and digital industries must embrace the change and go for a higher standard of protection. “This will reassure consumers and citizens, benefitting the whole digital economy”, says Marcus. A stable and secure information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure – currently provided by the National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) – is key to advance collaboration in science. The AfricaConnect2 project (AfricaConnect (2012–2014) and AfricaConnect2 (2016–2018)) through establishing connectivity between National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), is planning to roll out AfricaConnect3 by the end of 2019. The concern however is that selected African governments (with the exception of a few countries such as South Africa, Mozambique, Ethiopia and others) have low awareness of the impact the Internet has today on all societal levels, how much ICT (and the 4th Industrial Revolution) have affected research, and the added value an NREN can bring to higher education and research in addressing the respective needs, which is far more complex than simply providing connectivity. Apart from more commitment and investment in R&D, African governments – to become and remain part of the 4th Industrial Revolution – have no option other than to acknowledge and commit to the role NRENs play in advancing science towards addressing the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals). For successful collaboration and direction, it is fundamental that policies within one country are aligned with one another. Alignment on continental level is crucial for the future Pan-African African Open Science Platform to be successful. Both the HIPSSA ((Harmonization of ICT Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa)3 project and WATRA (the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly)4, have made progress towards the regulation of the telecom sector, and in particular of bottlenecks which curb the development of competition among ISPs. A study under HIPSSA identified potential bottlenecks in access at an affordable price to the international capacity of submarine cables and suggested means and tools used by regulators to remedy them. Work on the recommended measures and making them operational continues in collaboration with WATRA. In addition to sufficient bandwidth and connectivity, high-performance computing facilities and services in support of data sharing are also required. The South African National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System5 (NICIS) has made great progress in planning and setting up a cyberinfrastructure ecosystem in support of collaborative science and data sharing. The regional Southern African Development Community6 (SADC) Cyber-infrastructure Framework provides a valuable roadmap towards high-speed Internet, developing human capacity and skills in ICT technologies, high- performance computing and more. The following countries have been identified as having high-performance computing facilities, some as a result of the Square Kilometre Array7 (SKA) partnership: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia, and Zambia. More and more NRENs – especially the Level 6 NRENs 8 (Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, and recently Zambia) – are exploring offering additional services; also in support of data sharing and transfer. The following NRENs already allow for running data-intensive applications and sharing of high-end computing assets, bio-modelling and computation on high-performance/ supercomputers: KENET (Kenya), TENET (South Africa), RENU (Uganda), ZAMREN (Zambia), EUN (Egypt) and ARN (Algeria). Fifteen higher education training institutions from eight African countries (Botswana, Benin, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, and Tanzania) have been identified as offering formal courses on data science. In addition to formal degrees, a number of international short courses have been developed and free international online courses are also available as an option to build capacity and integrate as part of curricula. The small number of higher education or research intensive institutions offering data science is however insufficient, and there is a desperate need for more training in data science. The CODATA-RDA Schools of Research Data Science aim at addressing the continental need for foundational data skills across all disciplines, along with training conducted by The Carpentries 9 programme (specifically Data Carpentry 10 ). Thus far, CODATA-RDA schools in collaboration with AOSP, integrating content from Data Carpentry, were presented in Rwanda (in 2018), and during17-29 June 2019, in Ethiopia. Awareness regarding Open Science (including Open Data) is evident through the 12 Open Science-related Open Access/Open Data/Open Science declarations and agreements endorsed or signed by African governments; 200 Open Access journals from Africa registered on the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ); 174 Open Access institutional research repositories registered on openDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories); 33 Open Access/Open Science policies registered on ROARMAP (Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies); 24 data repositories registered with the Registry of Data Repositories (re3data.org) (although the pilot project identified 66 research data repositories); and one data repository assigned the CoreTrustSeal. Although this is a start, far more needs to be done to align African data curation and research practices with global standards. Funding to conduct research remains a challenge. African researchers mostly fund their own research, and there are little incentives for them to make their research and accompanying data sets openly accessible. Funding and peer recognition, along with an enabling research environment conducive for research, are regarded as major incentives. The landscape report concludes with a number of concerns towards sharing research data openly, as well as challenges in terms of Open Data policy, ICT infrastructure supportive of data sharing, capacity building, lack of skills, and the need for incentives. Although great progress has been made in terms of Open Science and Open Data practices, more awareness needs to be created and further advocacy efforts are required for buy-in from African governments. A federated African Open Science Platform (AOSP) will not only encourage more collaboration among researchers in addressing the SDGs, but it will also benefit the many stakeholders identified as part of the pilot phase. The time is now, for governments in Africa, to acknowledge the important role of science in general, but specifically Open Science and Open Data, through developing and aligning the relevant policies, investing in an ICT infrastructure conducive for data sharing through committing funding to making NRENs financially sustainable, incentivising open research practices by scientists, and creating opportunities for more scientists and stakeholders across all disciplines to be trained in data management.
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