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)...
The African Journal of Information and Communication: Thematic Issue: Collaborative Innovation...
Produced in partnership with Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR), this AJIC Thematic Issue: Collaborative Innovation in African Settings features findings from research conducted by...
The Maker Movement Across North Africa
Authored by: Nagham ElHoussamy and Dr. Nagla Rizk
Abstract: This Working Paper sets out findings from research exploring the growing maker movement across North Africa, focusing...
Regulation for Innovation: Conceptualising a Development Research Agenda for Inclusive and...
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.
Open Innovation in Development: Integrating Theory and Practice Across Open Science,...
Authored by: Jeremy de Beer
Abstract: This article integrates the concepts of open innovation and open development. It extends the theory of open development beyond...
3D Printing: Enabler of Social Entrepreneurship in Africa? The Roles of...
Authored by: Tobias Schonwetter and Bram Van Weile
Abstract: Recognising the potential of 3D printing technology for facilitating locally relevant innovation and social entrepreneurship in...
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)...
Power Relations, Innovation, Scaling, and Knowledge Governance at Three Egyptian Tech...
Authored by: Nagham ElHoussamy, Nadine Weheba, and Nagla Rizk
Abstract: This Working Paper offers an initial exploration of innovation realities at technology hubs in...
Annual Report 2020
In 2020 the theme of the Annual Report is “Resilience”. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, Open AIR made significant research progress. Field research was...
Firm-Level Innovation in Africa: Overcoming Limits and Constraints
Edited by: Oluseye Jegede: The literature on innovation in Africa is rapidly expanding, and a recurring thread in the emergent literature is the pervasiveness of systemic weaknesses that inhibit the innovation process. Despite these, firms are able to innovate in Africa.
