AMY PASCALIA ABRA ASIMAH
Dr Amy Pascalia Abra Asimah is the University Librarian at the Regional Maritime University (RMU), Ghana. She holds a PhD in Information Science from the University of South Africa. Amy is a Library and Information Science (LIS) researcher, and passionate advocate for PID, Open Science, and the broader Open Movement. With a strong background in scholarly communications, Amy has championed initiatives that promote research publication, visibility, transparency, accessibility, and collaboration. She has won grants from recognised funding agencies such as ORCID, and leading several consortia projects in the OS and maritime spaces. Amy has a wealth of experience in research infrastructure, metadata standards, researcher identity management, and continues to support efforts that empower researchers through open and equitable scholarly ecosystems. She is a member of Ghana Library Association, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana, Library Support for Embedded NREN Services and E-infrastructure and Creative Commons Global Network.
Session
Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) are critical infrastructure for open science, yet their adoption across Africa remains uneven. In this presentation you will discover the challenges to PID adoption in Ghanaian Higher Education Institutions (HEI), offering insights for keeping knowledge connected. Drawing on interviews, policy analysis, and institutional case studies, we identify interoperability gaps, limited awareness, cost constraints, and fragmented governance/policies as key barriers. Legacy systems and inconsistent metadata practices further impede integration with global PID ecosystems. Despite these constraints, library-led initiatives, and researcher champions demonstrate scalable pathways forward. We propose actionable recommendations: coordinated policy frameworks, sustainable funding models, capacity building, and regional collaboration to align with initiatives like ORCID, ROR, and Crossref. By strengthening PID infrastructure, Ghanaian institutions can enhance research visibility, trust, and, advancing open science across Africa. This study highlights implications for PIDfest stakeholders seeking inclusive, interoperable knowledge systems that transcend institutional and continental boundaries for impact.