Egypt’s New Investment Law: Creating Better Opportunities for Small Businesses?
By Sarah El Saeed
The Egyptian Government has begun in pushing through a fiscal and monetary reform plan that includes various unpopular austerity measures. In...
La guerre des vaccins et les droits de propriété intellectuelle
Par Abdelhamid Benhmade
En Octobre 2020, l’Afrique du Sud et l’Inde ont proposé aux États membres de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) de suspendre les...
Makerspaces and Creativity
Looking back at Open AIR’s ‘Making’ Innovation Happen roundtable
By Sean Boots
In mid August, Open AIR hosted a roundtable discussion on makerspaces and innovation hubs in...
Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA...
To assist trade policymakers in the development of a framework, this paper explores IP issues, perspectives, and priorities related to both the CFTA and PAIPO. It suggests that process and substance issues are each important to create fair and balanced IP systems on the continent that stimulate innovation, growth, and competition.
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...
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...
Secteur informel Sénégalais : après la crise, la survie
Par Aboubacry Kane
Le secteur informel ignoré par le plan de relance économique
La pandémie du Covid-19 continue toujours de sévir dans le monde. Après plusieurs...
Leap 4.0 – African Perspectives on the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The 4IR is well established in many parts of the world, with technological advances driving profound social and economic change. However, for many developing countries, particularly countries in Africa, the 4IR may not offer the anticipated 'leap' forward.
This book seeks to identify the challenges and opportunities the 4IR presents to South Africa and the rest of the African continent, especially to workers and marginalised sectors of society.
Marginalisation of Indigenous Knowledge in African Education: The Case of Rwandan...
Authored by: Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu, Chidi Oguamanam and Vedaste Ndungutse
Abstract: This study explores the use of Indigenous medicinal knowledge by rural Rwandan livestock farmers to treat...
Innovation and Intellectual Property: Collaborative Dynamics in Africa
Editors: Jeremy de Beer, Chris Armstrong, Chidi Oguamanam and Tobias SchonwetterPublication Date: 2014Download: Innovation and Intellectual Property: Collaborative Dynamics in Africa (PDF, EPUB)
Innovation and...
