Innovation and Scaling by Tech Hubs and Their Hosted Startups: Three...
Authored by: Lucienne Abrahams
Abstract: This Working Paper sets out a view of the nature of three South African tech hubs, their modes of knowledge...
Strengthening Canada-Africa Relations: What Way Forward?
By Jeremy de Beer and Yvonne Ndelle
The recent conference hosted by the Canada Africa Parliamentary Association (CAAF) served as a pivotal platform for discussing...
Annual Report 2017
"From Startup to Scaleup: New Research on African Innovation" is the theme of the 2017 Annual Report.
Open AIR’s African-centered research calls attention to the...
Annual Report 2023-2024
This Open AIR Annual Report outlines the network's core activities in 2023-24 within our two main current initiatives: the Regulation for Innovation programme and...
From Space to Soil: The Potential of Space-based Technologies for African...
Authored by: Ola Mirzoeva
This Working Paper 33 explores the potential for space-based technologies to support African agricultural productivity and to address economic transformation hindered...
Chapitre 2: Cadres d’analyse de l’innovation africaine : l’entrepreneuriat, l’économie informelle...
Jeremy de Beer, Izabella Sowa et Kristen HolmanDate de publication: septembre 2017Télécharger: Chapitre 2: Cadres d’analyse de l’innovation africaine : l’entrepreneuriat, l’économie informelle et...
A Scan of South Africa’s Maker Movement
This paper sets out findings from a national scan of maker collectives in South Africa. The scan gathered data on more than 20 maker communities across five South African provinces.
Governance of Data and Data-driven Technology
Authored by: Nagla Rizk, Tobias Schonwetter
This Open AIR Working Paper 29 explores governance challenges pertaining to data and data-driven technology, with emphasis on the...
Kenya and the WHO Pandemic Agreement
Authored by: Nelly C. Rotich, Doreen Aoko Abiero, Josephine Kaaniru Reuben, Chebet Koros and Melissa Omino
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical weaknesses in global health...
Governance of Public Health Innovation in the Shadow of COVID-19
Authored by: Chidi Oguamanam
This Open AIR Working Paper 28 explores innovations in the delivery of universal care to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)...












