Twitter Recap of the Nairobi Workshop
Last month, Open AIR launched our inaugural case study workshop at the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology (CIPIT), part of Strathmore University’s Law School in Kenya, and one of Open AIR’s hubs. The workshop sought to provide successful case study participants with an opportunity to present their proposals and brainstorm with their colleagues.
Beyond the Poster Boy of the Maker Movement
Some people tour Europe’s finest vineyards others tour Australia’s sweetest surf spots—I tour South Africa’s pioneer makerspaces; part of the growing global maker movement. The movement is a culmination of people becoming “makers” (someone who uses their personal abilities to create anything from mechanical or electrical to visual or musical) and spaces becoming makerspaces (an interdisciplinary area stimulating people to create by providing resources and idea sharing).
La guerre des vaccins et les droits de propriété intellectuelle
Par Abdelhamid Benhmade
En Octobre 2020, l’Afrique du Sud et l’Inde ont proposé aux États membres de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) de suspendre les...
The Role of Women and Girls in Unlocking Africa’s Digital Future
By Rosemond Yaa Kpeiku
The Second Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology was a three day event in collaboration between the World Wide...
IP, Gender, and South Africa: a Student’s Visit to Open AIR’s...
By Akkila Thirukesan
This blog is part one of a series into Akkila’s during her visit to Open AIR’s South Africa hub – the...
Canada’s 2017 Copyright Review: Reflections on the Congress 2017
By Sileshi Hirko
Introduction
The last week of May 2017 was a week of great academic activity in Canada, Congress 2017. This event is run by...
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...
Attention aux accords internationaux d’investissement !!
Par Abdelhamid Benhmade
À quelques semaines près, l’Organisation mondiale du commerce tiendra sa douzième conférence ministérielle pour discuter de plusieurs dossiers tant complexes qu’épineux, entre...
Call for Papers on Generative Artificial Intelligence and Consumer-facing Technologies
Submissions Due June 15, 2024
The world’s longest-standing scientific conference on information technology management, the Hawaii Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS) is inviting participation at...
The absence of gender analysis in AI and its implications for...
By
Akkila Thirukesan
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been an exciting tool for development across the continent of Africa. But what does AI have to do with...











