Behind the Number: A Review of Index Methodologies to Improve Innovation Measurement in Africa
Authored by: Islam Hassouna Abstract: This paper reviews the methodologies of 16 indices in innovation, information and communication technologies, economic environment,…
Open AIR's Sileshi Hirko wins competitive grant
Mr. Sileshi Hirko, a PhD candidate in the Common Law Section of the University of Ottawa, has won the Civil Society Scholars Award (CSSA). CSSA is a research grant…
The Many Faces of Scholarly Communications
By Nagham El Houssamy The FORCE11 Scholarly Communications Institute was held at the University of California San Diego from 31 July until 4 August 2017. This was…
Perspectives on Research Excellence in the Global South: assessment, monitoring and evaluation in developing-country contexts
Authored by Robert Tijssen and Kraemer-Mbula Abstract: Our article discusses various features of research excellence (RE) in Africa, framed within the context…
Chapitre 1: Innovation, propriété intellectuelle et développement en Afrique
Jeremy de Beer, Chidi Oguamanam et Tobias Schonwetter Date de publication : septembre 2017 Télécharger : Chapitre 1: Innovation, propriété intellectuelle et…
Chapitre 16 : La propriété intellectuelle collaborative à l’heure actuelle en Afrique
Jeremy de Beer, Chris Armstrong, Chidi Oguamanam et Tobias Schonwetter Date de publication : septembre 2017 Télécharger: Chapitre 16 : La propriété intellectuelle…
Chapitre 2: Cadres d’analyse de l’innovation africaine : l’entrepreneuriat, l’économie informelle et la propriété intellectuelle
Jeremy de Beer, Izabella Sowa et Kristen HolmanDate de publication: septembre 2017Télécharger: Chapitre 2: Cadres d’analyse de l’innovation africaine : l’entrepreneuriat,…
Open AIR NERG presents at Windsor Symposium on Copyright User Rights and Access to Justice
By Uchenna Ugwu How can “user rights” and exceptions to copyright be used most effectively to ensure access to knowledge for all? This question is a very important…
WIPO Special Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, and Traditional Cultural Expression Shies Away from Consolidating its Mandate but Agrees on Lack of Indigenous Participation
The World Intellectual Property Organization’s specialist committee charged with negotiating text-based instrument(s) for the effective protection of Genetic Resources…
A Cross-Regional Research Partnership for Sustainable Development: The Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) Experience
Authored by: Chidi Oguamanam and Jeremy de Beer Abstract: This paper positions and critiques the Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) network as a unique…
A Data Commons for Food Security
Jeremiah Baarbé, Meghan Blom, and Jeremy de Beer Publication Date: 20 June 2017 Download: A Data Commons for Food Security (918KB) We propose a ‘data commons’,…
Ramifications of the WIPO IGC for IP and Development
Authored by: Chidi Oguamanam Download: Ramifications of the WIPO IGC for IP and Development Over the years, the idea of traditional knowledge has progressively unraveled…
Challenging the Meaning of Innovation: Lessons from Refugee-Founded Organizations in Kampala
There is often a limited and constricted view of African innovation, especially when it comes to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). While there is…
The Intellectual Property Treaty Landscape in Africa, 1885 to 2015
By Jeremy de Beer, Jeremiah Baarbé, and Caroline NcubePublication Date: 5 May 2017 Download : The Intellectual Property Treaty Landscape in Africa, 1885 to 2015 (1MB)…
Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA VIII)
Authored by: Caroline Ncube, Tobias Schonwetter, Jeremy de Beer and Chidi Oguamanam. Abstract: To assist trade policymakers in the development of a framework, this…
Three Centuries and Counting: The Emergence and Development of Intellectual Property Law in Africa
Authored by: Caroline Ncube Download: Three Centuries and Counting: The Emergence and Development of Intellectual Property Law in Africa This chapter will be published…