Towards an Alternative Assessment of Innovation in Africa
Authored by: Nagla Rizk, Ayah El Said, Nadine Weheba and Jeremy de Beer
Abstract: This background paper is drafted with the purpose of revisiting the...
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...
Managing Benefits from Traditional Knowledge (TK)
Published by Open AIRPublication Date: 2014Download: Briefing Note: Managing Benefits from Traditional Knowledge (TK) (403kb)
This 2014 Briefing Note highlights the findings from Open AIR research...
Working around the Gender Gap in Intellectual Property Regimes: Empowerment of...
Authored by: Desmond Osaretin Oriakhogba
Abstract : This case study explored the empowerment, innovation, entrepreneurship, and intellectual property (IP) dynamics at play in the work...
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...
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...
Ramifications of the WIPO IGC for IP and Development
Authored by: Chidi Oguamanam. Over the years, the idea of traditional knowledge has progressively unraveled as a traction point for complex issue linkages between intellectual property and, for example, genetic resources, biodiversity conservation, the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (ILCs), food, nutritional and environmental security.
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)...
ICT strategy development: from design to implementation case of Egypt
ICT strategy development from start to finish, from design to implementation should cater to the different needs of the community whether it is societal, economic, business and political with an aim to realize universal access to optimize the impact in terms of scalability and sustainability.
Annual Report 2019
The Open AIR network moved into a new phase of research – we refocused our research questions based on the results of our initial activities and rescoped emerging priorities for our next three years.
