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𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! 🌍 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲?  How can scholarly and scientific communities can reassert control over the knowledge they produce in the face of commercial interests, from for-profit publishers to artificial intelligence? Below is a curated list of a few #OAWeek events we think you'll find interesting. 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐎𝐀 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 SPARC Africa, the African affiliate of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), in collaboration with AfLIA & the AAU, warmly invites librarians, researchers, educators, students, publishers, and all who care about the future of knowledge for a two-day webinar series to mark this year’s International Open Access Week. ▶️ Regional perspectives on Diamond Open Access (Monday 20 October) ▶️ African Universities Publishing Diamond Open Access on the African Platform for Open Scholarship (Thursday 23 October) 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥: 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐎𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 Hosted online by the Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa) on 21 October 2025 (10 AM to 4 PM EAT), the event will bring together researchers, librarians, publishers, policymakers, and funders to explore inclusive and sustainable Open Access (OA) models that advance equity in scholarly publishing—particularly in the Global South. Through interactive sessions, panel discussions, and tool demonstrations, the webinar will address key themes such as institutional OA policies, ethical publishing, capacity building, and collaborative approaches for driving equitable knowledge sharing. 🔗 https://buff.ly/aJEss1M 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐀 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐔 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 🎓 IU Bloomington Theme: Who Owns (Y)our Knowledge? The Importance of University Publishing. Spotlighting university-based publishing and how universities can support community-owned, equitable, and sustainable scholarly communication systems. ▶️ Who Owns Our Knowledge Infrastructures? Emerging Scholarly Publishing Platforms and Outputs (Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | 12–1 p.m. (Eastern)) ▶️ Panel: The Case for University-Based Publishing: Models, Missions, and Momentum (Thursday, October 23 | 1–2:30 p.m. (Eastern)) ▶️ Keynote: Who Owns Our Knowledge: Scholar-Led Infrastructures and the Future of Publishing (Friday, October 24, 2025 | 12:30–2 p.m. (Eastern)) 🔗 https://buff.ly/QenX3WZ 🚨 In collaboration with the Open Access Books Network (OABN), we've gathered as many online events as we can find that relate to #OAbooks or open infrastructures & shared the details in this post on the OABN website: https://buff.ly/El45LFd 🚨 And remember to check the #OAWeek website for more events! https://buff.ly/uALvONn #OAWeek2025 #OAWeek25