L’innovation au service de l’informel à l’ère de la COVID-19
Par : Abdelhamid Benhmade
La COVID-19, et si nous en profitons pour renouer des liens plus étroits avec l’informel? Nombreuses sont les personnes frappées de...
Policy Support for Makerspaces in Africa and Europe: mAkE Project Publishes...
By Chris Armstrong
The EU Horizon 2020-funded African European Maker Innovation Ecosystem (mAkE) Project, in which Open AIR is an African partner, has published its flagship policy...
Building Women’s Resilience and Leadership in Climate Change and Humanitarian Crises
By Esther Mobolayo Adekunbi
On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, I was privileged to attend a meeting organised by CARE Canada and the Food and Agriculture...
L’Afrique à l’épreuve de la Covid-19
Par Abdelhamid Benhmade
En quatre semaines, la situation est devenue extrêmement alarmante sur le continent africain. « Les populations africaines vivent l’un des pires épisodes pandémiques...
Open AIR Presents at Fourth Global Congress on IP and the...
By Victor Nzomo
In the midst of two decades of TRIPS and three decades of openness, more than 400 delegates from over 50 countries converged...
Recognizing Africa’s innovation revolution: Leaders driving inclusive innovation receive Impact award
Solutions to some of society’s most important challenges require the right regulatory environment to drive innovation. Examples include pioneering models for access to educational...
Traditional cultural expressions preservation and innovation: The Tonga Baskets of Zambia
By Charlene Musiza
The marketing of traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) – which are manifestations of traditional culture such as handicrafts, sculptures and performances – presents...
Life under COVID-19 for micro and small enterprises in Africa: a...
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...
Harnessing Digital Agriculture to Advance African Food Security: Open AIR Research...
By Uchenna Felicia Ugwu
Achieving global food security will require innovation. Processes like plant phenotyping and technologies like digital imaging are examples of innovation that...
Women in Gungun Share their Experiences in Pottery Making
By Mnena Abuku
Pottery
is an ancient art in Nigeria and is practiced in different parts of the
country. It has high value for the tourism industry...
