Open data-related publications include Viscous open data: The roles of intermediaries in an open data ecosystem, Open Data Intermediaries in Developing Countries and Embedding Open Data Practice. François also has more than 15 years of management experience as founder of COMPRESS.dsl, a publishing services company for non-governmental organisations in Africa, as well as of African Minds, an open access academic book publisher. François is a graduate from the University of Cape Town in English Literature. He has been awarded an MPhil in Publishing Studies from the University of Stirling and an MEd in Higher Education Studies from the University of the Western Cape. He is currently completing a PhD inScience Communication at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.