Open Data and Ownership at the Global Open Data for Agriculture...
By Jeremy Baarbé
(Picture: courtesy of Drawnalism)
Open data has the potential to end global hunger. Farmers, government ministers, NGOs, and private firms gathered to collaborate...
Evidence-based Intellectual Property Policymaking
Authored by: Jeremy de Beer
Abstract: Governments have long been interested in making intellectual property (IP) policy based on sound evidence. There is a large...
Focusing on Indigenous Data Sovereignty as Part of ‘Shifting Horizons’
By Toni Valenti
On Thursday, March 28th,
Open AIR attended the Indigenous Data Sovereignty panel at the Shifting Horizons research data
conference at the University of Ottawa....
A Data Commons for Food Security
Agricultural data is globally recognized for its importance in addressing food insecurity. We propose a ‘data commons’, formed through a licensing model that allows farmers to benefit from the datasets to which they contribute.
The Blue Economy and The Need for Open IP
By Eashan Karnik, cross-posted from Smart Prosperity Institute
The need to adopt clean energy technologies is a pressing issue not
just in Canada, but internationally...
Hani Morsi Presents in Cairo
Hani Morsi, an Open AIR Post-Doctoral fellow at the Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) in Cairo, gave a seminar last week entitled “Beyond openness: Investigating the success factors of open approaches to collaboration and innovation”. This was part of the Brown Bag seminar series of AUC’s School of Business.
Le Big Pharma a-t-il raison de freiner des quatre fers ?
Par Abdelhamid Benhmade
Sans pour autant être d’un optimisme béat ni sombrer dans un pessimisme démesuré, il est clair que la dérogation aux droits de...
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...
MSMEs and Open Collaborative Innovation in Botswana
Authored by: Njoku Ola Ama and Francis Nathan Okurut
Abstract: This study explores the adoption, by micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Botswana, of...
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...
