On December 14-19, 2023, SOI Asia-Keio members Goki Miyakita and Eliko Akashi traveled to Nepal to meet with their counterparts from SOI Asia-IOE TU: Daya Sagar Baral, Sushant Chalise, and Prabin Dhakal. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss collaboration and cooperation on the ‘Community-Centric Open Science Infrastructure for Digital Humanities in the Asia-Pacific’ project.
This project aims to create an Open Science Infrastructure (OSI) that not only supports the necessary infrastructural services but also fosters a community and knowledge-based framework, especially in the digital humanities and cultural heritage domains within the Asia-Pacific region.
During the visit, they had the opportunity to engage in a fruitful meeting with researchers at IOE. They exchanged valuable insights and strategies for implementing the Open Science Infrastructure, focusing on how local cultural narratives, histories, and artifacts can be curated and digitized.
EBA fieldwork participants from IOE TU, Sudip Tiwari, and Aashish Karki, also welcomed the Keio team. Their efforts to promote EBA in the school have significantly contributed to fostering a foundational understanding of the EBA and SOI Asia project, enhancing the educational and research capabilities of the institutions involved.
Many thanks to Sushant and his team for their invaluable efforts in making this trip possible!
