Everywhere Still Invisible: Women and Their Traditional Knowledge
By Ghazaleh Jerban
I was so excited to be travelling to South Africa as an Open AIR NERG and QEScholar, in the middle of Canada’s notorious winter...
Modes of Innovation and Enterprise Development by Nairobi’s Mobile Tech Startups
Authored by: Victor Nzomo, Jacquiline Mwangi, Louisa Matu-Mureithi, Caroline Wanjiru Muchiri, and Isaac Rutenberg
Abstract: This paper sets out findings from research into innovation dynamics...
Community Biology Lab’s Response to COVID-19 in Africa: The Case of the Mboalab in...
In order to successfully combat the Covid-19 pandemic, research must be accelerated in a collaborative and coordinated manner, by sharing knowledge and data in resource-constrained areas.
COVID-19: In the Shadow of Ebola, the Patent War to Come and a Forgotten...
By Chidi Oguamanam and Nailah Ramsoomair
Note: A previous, shorter version of this article was published in Punch Newspapers here.
In the midst of the COVID-19...
Life under COVID-19 for micro and small enterprises in Africa: a race for survival
By Bertha Vallejo and Erika Kraemer-Mbula
Dr. Bertha Vallejo is an OpenAIR QES fellow with the University of Johannesburg. She analyzes the adoption of Industry...
COVID-19: My Experience, My Reflections
By Esther Adekunbi
My expectations and
enthusiasm to explore this beautiful land called Canada, to interact with its
friendly people, to network and collaborate, was rudely...
Africa and COVID-19
By Chidi Oguamanam
As an African and a Canadian, I
inhabit an observatory. I am a resident in two worlds of blunt contrasts. On a good
note,...
My First Week of COVID-19 in Town: a Week with More Transformations than I...
By Bertha Vallejo
I am an Open AIR QES Fellow with the University of Johannesburg, currently in The Netherlands, due to COVID-19/coronavirus. I have expertise...
Meet our New and Emerging Researchers Group
Open AIR’s New and Emerging Researchers Group (NERG) embodies Open AIR’s commitment to the mentorship and development of students and early career researchers. Open...
Annual Report 2019
The Open AIR network moved into a new phase of research – we refocused our research questions based on the results of our initial activities and rescoped emerging priorities for our next three years.
