Tanzania, April 29 -- Dar es Salaam. A new chapter is unfolding in how research is produced, shared and used in Tanzania and across the region, as a coalition of more than 11 universities launches a joint push to make scientific knowledge openly accessible to the public.

At the centre of this shift is the growing adoption of "Open Science", a model that seeks to break long-standing barriers that have kept research findings locked behind paywalls, institutional silos and technical systems often inaccessible to ordinary citizens.

Speaking during the second Open Science Forum held at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) yesterday, the Director of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Pro...