The Maker Movement in Gauteng Province, South Africa
This paper sets out findings from research into the dynamics of the emerging “maker” movement in South Africa’s Gauteng Province. The authors position the maker movement as a potentially strong contributor to, and manifestation of, informal-sector innovation on the African continent.
Open AIR researchers present early findings at the Canadian Association of...
On June 10th, at York University’s Glendon Campus, the Canadian Association of African Studies hosted their annual conference. Dr. Tesh W Dagne and Dr....
Reconciling Intellectual Property Rights and African Development: The Right to Development...
By Uchenna Felicia Ugwu
In September 2017, the Thabo Mbeki Foundation and the Centre for Human Rights (CHR), Faculty of Law University of Pretoria gathered together...
COVID-19: In the Shadow of Ebola, the Patent War to Come...
By Chidi Oguamanam and Nailah Ramsoomair
Note: A previous, shorter version of this article was published in Punch Newspapers here.
In the midst of the COVID-19...
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.
Maker spaces in developing countries: Sites of innovation despite simultaneous challenges
by Mohamed Hosny
In the past few years, there have been several initiatives to help entrepreneurs introduce new creative and innovative products that break from...
Innovation and Scaling by Tech Hubs and Their Hosted Startups: Three...
Authored by: Lucienne Abrahams
Abstract: This Working Paper sets out a view of the nature of three South African tech hubs, their modes of knowledge...
Chapitre 1: Innovation, propriété intellectuelle et développement en Afrique
Jeremy de Beer, Chidi Oguamanam et Tobias Schonwetter Date de publication : septembre 2017 Télécharger : Chapitre 1: Innovation, propriété intellectuelle et développement en Afrique (3.7MB)
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The Blue Economy and The Need for Open IP
By Eashan Karnik, cross-posted from Smart Prosperity Institute
The need to adopt clean energy technologies is a pressing issue not
just in Canada, but internationally...
Intellectual Property and Women Economic empowerment in the local Community through...
By Lilian Nantume*
The education and dissemination of knowledge about Intellectual Property Rights for small women-owned businesses in Uganda is still in its infancy. Unfortunately,...
