WIPO Briefing Paper 2
ACA2K network members
Publication Date: 2009
Download : WIPO Briefing Paper 2: Copyright & A2K in Africa: Research Findings on Limitations & Exceptions...
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...
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...
Multi-territorial digital copyright licensing within the AfCFTA
By Desmond Oriakhogba and Chijioke Okorie
Background
There is no generally accepted definition of digital trade. However, there is increasing recognition of the fact that digital...
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)....
Invention in Africa: Open AIR shares its Model at CAAS 2019
By Uchenna Felicia Ugwu
Africa is becoming recognized as an important hub of
informal innovation, which should not be excluded or ignored by formal systems
for IP...
Les Femmes entrepreneures au Senegal : entre montee en puissance et...
Par
Aboubacry Kane
Aujourd’hui, les
femmes entrepreneures sont de plus en plus présentes sur la scène économique au
Sénégal. Bien
qu’elles s’engagent dans des activités entrepreneuriales, souvent de petite
taille,...
Challenging the Meaning of Innovation: Lessons from Refugee-Founded Organizations in Kampala
There is often a limited and constricted view of African innovation, especially when it comes to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). While there is the common perception that refugees on the continent are resilient, innovative, and resourceful, it is only in the sense that “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”. Too often, refugees and IDPs are perceived as persons with only needs. The reality is that refugees and IDPs are just like everyone else and bring many skills, ideas, and innovations to the global marketplace, both the marketplace of ideas and of goods.
Highlighting Inclusion of Marginalized Voices at International Conferences: A NERG’s experience
By Nicole Tumaine
Over the past four months, I have had the privilege of attending three international conferences as a panelist thanks to the generous...
Innovation, Makerspaces, and the Future: A Lesson from the University of...
Creativity is a key ingredient in innovation, and the University of Pretoria’s (UP) makerspace screams it from the moment one arrives; the walls are brightly painted orange and green, there are several large tables surrounded by equally bright chairs, and along the back and side walls lay computers, makerbot 3D printers, and, of course, a coffee machine. Currently, UP is the only South African university with a ‘formal’ makerspace, although many, including the University of Cape Town and Rhodes University, are working to establish their own official makerspaces.













