Makerspace Sustainability: mAkE Project Launches Open Catalogue of Business Models (OCBM)
By Chris Armstrong
The African European Maker Innovation Ecosystem (mAkE) Project, of which Open AIR is part, has launched its Open Catalogue of Business Models (OCBM)....
L’accès au savoir en Afrique : le rôle du droit d’auteur
Ce livre, publié en 2011, permet de mieux saisir les enjeux juridiques et pratiques que posent les droits d’auteur pour l’accès au matériel didactique en Afrique et cerne les leçons apprises, les politiques et les pratiques susceptibles d’améliorer cet accès.
Women Empowerment in Cybersecurity Workforce in Africa
By Dianah Ajuna Byaruhanga
October was cybersecurity awareness month, and I was delighted to attend various cybersecurity conferences online throughout the whole month. I am...
Positioning Women Entrepreneurs to harness IP for AfCFTA gains
By Philda Maiga
A new dawn is upon Africa, following a decision on 5 December 2020 of the African Union Assembly to kickstart the trading...
Building Startup Resilience in Ghana Through Policy Support
By Yaw Adu-Gyamfi
Startups in Ghana struggle with access to technical support services, sustainable market linkages and funding to keep them afloat in the initial...
Digital Mandhwane: Enabling Inclusive Digital Transformation in Rural South Africa
By Kgopotso Ditshego Magoro
COVID-19 has exposed that, while the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) evangelists are preaching that we are experiencing a revolution, for many...
Feminine Wisdom as an Axis to Traditional Knowledge in Africa
By Michael P.K. Okyerefo*
The pivotal place of feminine wisdom in Africa may surprise a good many outsiders! As one of my friends would always...
Building Women’s Resilience and Leadership in Climate Change and Humanitarian Crises
By Esther Mobolayo Adekunbi
On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, I was privileged to attend a meeting organised by CARE Canada and the Food and Agriculture...
Innovation ouverte en contexte académique à Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Par Ahou Rachel KOUMI
Ce blogpost est la deuxième partie d’une série de deux blogs sur les Journées de l’Innovation en Contexte Académique réalisées du 19...
Climate Change Injustice: Technology, Innovation and the Politics of Climate Change
By Olanrewaju A. Fagbohun, Ph.D, SAN
In charting a future course where the goal is about equitable and democratic end to fossil fuel production, we...
