{"id":50647,"date":"2012-11-27T04:37:57","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T04:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/?p=50647"},"modified":"2012-11-27T04:37:57","modified_gmt":"2012-11-27T04:37:57","slug":"africa-portal-continues-to-raise-the-bar-as-top-open-access-resource-for-african-policy-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/?p=50647","title":{"rendered":"Africa Portal continues to raise the bar as top open-access resource for African policy research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Waterloo, Canada \u2013 November 26, 2012 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Celebrating its anniversary, the Africa Portal continues to achieve great success as the leading open-access resource for policy research on Africa.<\/p>\n

View a special infographic highlighting the Africa Portal\u2019s two years of achievements, by visiting:http:\/\/www.africaportal.org\/2nd-anniversary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Launched in November 2010, The Africa Portal is an online resource offering fresh and authoritative insight on Africa\u2019s policy challenges \u2014 from climate change and energy issues to food security, conflict resolution, health and migration. In addition to equipping users with research and information, it provides a platform to publish work related to Africa on areas of concern to policy makers and the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we enter our third year of activity, we\u2019re seeing sharp growth in both content and in users\u2014especially in Africa but also in policy centres across the globe,\u201d says Erica Shaw, program manager of the Africa Initiative. \u201cIn a short amount of time the Africa Portal has established itself as the world-leading policy and research resource on Africa, and we\u2019re committed to making sure it\u2019s accessible to all users, including those in low-bandwidth situations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The infographic celebrating the Africa Portal\u2019s first two years includes statistics on how many visitors and projects the online resource has supported:<\/p>\n