Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA)2009-08-142009-08-142008http://hdl.handle.net/10625/39607The study found that the key constraint to accessing knowledge is a lack of awareness of what has been produced in the regions, which is exacerbated by the limited capacity to make research available online. Moreover, the publishing criteria that are used to determine promotion and reward further serve to steer the publishing patterns of researchers into disseminating research results in international accredited journals, which are often not available or affordable to universities in the region. The report proposes a new framework based on open access approaches to knowledge production, publishing, and dissemination in response to identified constraints and challenges.Text1 digital file (10 p. : ill.)enRESEARCH NEEDSEDUCATIONAL NEEDSSCIENTIFIC INFORMATIONRESEARCH RESULTSSCHOLARLY PUBLISHINGELECTRONIC PUBLISHINGSOUTHERN AFRICAFinal Technical Report