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...
Open AIR’s Sileshi Hirko wins competitive grant
Mr. Sileshi Hirko, a PhD candidate in the Common Law Section of the University of Ottawa, has won the Civil Society Scholars Award (CSSA)....
The Maker Movement Across North Africa (Arabic)
نغم الحسامي ونجلاء رزق
Authored by: Nagham El Houssamy and Dr. Nagla Rizk
نسعى من خلال ورقة العمل هذه لتوضيح مخرجات...
2024 Global Health Security Conference Event
By Charlotte Galvani and Jeremy de Beer
Negotiations toward a new international treaty on pandemic preparedness and response have failed to reflect a rights-based consensus...
Knowledge and Innovation in Africa: Scenarios for the Future
This 2013 book is the product of three years of literature reviews, expert interviews and scenario-building exercises by the Open AIR network. The authors trace the contours of knowledge and innovation in Africa from the founding civilisations to today’s current realities, and then set out the drivers of change that can be expected to shape innovation systems on the continent between now and the year 2035.
WIPO Briefing Paper 1
ACA2K network membersPublication Date: 2009
Download : WIPO Briefing Paper 1: Research Findings from Africa in Relation to WIPO Development Agenda Priorities
This April 2009...
Workshop on Integrating Gender Perspectives into Research Projects: Focusing on Social...
By Desmond Oriakhogba
Recently, Open AIR participated in a workshop which focused on the integration of gender perspectives into research projects aimed at promoting social...
Empowering Indigenous Craft Women in Africa
By Desmond Oriakhogba
As an Open AIR NERG and QEScholar, I have been conducting research since June 2018 on the empowerment of indigenous craft women...
Reconciling Copyright with Creativity: New Insights from 2018 Conferences (Part I)
By Helen Chuma-Okoro and Nicole Tumaine
Access to knowledge (A2K) is necessary to further innovation and creativity. Due to the exclusive nature of...
The role of intellectual property rights as a development tool for...
By Esther Ekong
Despite
the very significant role women entrepreneurs in developing countries play,
their businesses lack financial security, which in turn stymies their economic
growth. This is...












