Genetic Resources, Justice and Reconciliation: Canada and Global Access and Benefit...
Edited by: Chidi Oguamanam. When the oral history of a medicinal plant as a genetic resource is used to develop a blockbuster drug, how is the contribution of Indigenous Peoples recognized in research and commercialization? What other ethical, legal, and policy issues come into play? Is it accurate for countries to self-identify as users or providers of genetic resources?
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...
Access to Knowledge in Africa: The Role of Copyright
This 2010 edited volume, Access to Knowledge in Africa: The Role of Copyright, has chapters outlining the African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) network’s research findings on the copyright environments of eight African countries.
ICTs in Agricultural Production and Potential Deployment in Operationalising Geographical Indications...
Authored by: Tesh W. Dagne and Chidi Oguamanam
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the role that agricultural information and communication technologies...
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...
Tensions Related to Openness in Researching Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge Systems and...
Contextualizing Openness: Situating Open Science
Edited by Leslie Chan
Angela Okune, Rebecca Hillyer, denise Albornoz, and Alejandro Possada
Published by Ottawa Press
Available online from the IDRC Canada.
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Open Science, Intellectual Property and the South African mRNA Vaccine Hub
Authored by: Omowamiwa Kolawole, Caroline B. Ncube, Jeremy de Beer
Abstract: During, and in the aftermath of, the global COVID-19 pandemic, there were strong calls for...
Innovation Linkages between Formal and Informal Sectors
Published by Open AIRPublication Date: 2014Download: Open A.I.R. Briefing Note: Innovation Linkages between Formal and Informal Sectors (360kb)
This 2014 Briefing Note highlights the findings from...
Annual Report 2016
2016 saw Open AIR moving "From Project to Partnerships".
Open AIR’s primary goal is to uncover new insights in the balance between intellectual property (IP)...
Trade Rules as Regulatory Tools for Inclusive Innovation: Connecting Digital Trade...
This report scopes and builds towards a new research agenda on the regulation of innovation. Grounded in the findings of a 2021-22 Open AIR Scoping Study funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the report supports the development of a collaborative research programme to improve the regulation of innovations in priority areas including health, the digital economy, and clean technology.
