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Network of Collaboration Between Europe and Latin America-Caribbean Countries
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General OverviewPartners bring to the project a wealth of experience in scientific writing and Open Access and in the provision of health information. Partners are closely involved in related initiatives such as the DRIVER project (http://www.driver-community.eu/) and the Virtual Health Library (http://www.bireme.br/). NECOBELAC will use and build on this knowledge and experience to analyse the different socio-cultural landscapes in Europe and the LAC countries with regard to health information. NECOBELAC will identify the specific health information needs of the areas involved and identify the best strategies to address those needs.
The project will address these needs and strengthen awareness about the benefits of Open Access. NECOBELAC will create a network of institutions closely collaborating in ad hoc training programs; the first steps will regard the necessity to develop and exchange know-how in information production and diffusion (including technical and ethical issues) among all stakeholders. Specific communication infrastructures will be developed to promote cultural change. Major benefitsThe countries involved will benefit from contacts with leaders in the field of scientific writing and open access development and will be able to share their experiences. Through these activities, networks of collaboration will be strengthened and developed with mutual advantages: - Europe will be able to benefit by increased access to the research outputs of Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC) and by the wider adoption of open access methods - LAC countries will be able to benefit from sharing quality programs in scientific writing, launching and operating open access initiatives and will strengthen their existing networks and collections in the health sciences. This will contribute to the continued development of the Virtual Health Library (http://www.bireme.br/) and Scientific Electronic Library Online (http://www.scielo.br/) both launched 10 years ago and achieving progressively sustainable operation since then. NECOBELAC is a unique and exciting project and will contribute to strengthen the coordination, development and effectiveness of existing health related information infrastructures in Europe and Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC). In so doing NECOBELAC will achieve a wider scale uptake of community engagement, embedding the use of sound scientific writing and open access methods within accepted working practices. Further Information
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