Why Canada Must Implement the Nagoya Protocol Now: MAPC and ABS...
By Chidi Oguamanam
MAPC-ABS Canada 2003 Workshop and Retreat
May 15-16: The Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council (MAPC) and ABS Canada concluded their 2023 Annual Retreat and...
Evidence-based Intellectual Property Policymaking
The intellectual property system is a crucial part of economic policymaking worldwide. It affects matters of profound importance, including health, education, nutrition, culture, science, technology and innovation policy. One might assume, therefore, that the global governance of intellectual property rights rests on a solid foundation of evidence. Think again. For over a century, intellectual property policy has been based largely on theoretical assumptions and political lobbying.
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...
Providing an Equitable Framework for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: Women in...
By Angela Yeboah-Appiah
Women in Ghana face diverse forms of discrimination and are not equally treated as men both in the public and private sphere....
Women in Gungun Share their Experiences in Pottery Making
By Mnena Abuku
Pottery
is an ancient art in Nigeria and is practiced in different parts of the
country. It has high value for the tourism industry...
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...
Place-Based Branding for Locally Specific Products
Published by Open AIRPublication Date: 2014 Download: Briefing Note: Place-Based Branding for Locally Specific Products (392KB)
This 2014 Briefing Note outlines findings from Open AIR...
Challenging Power Structures in the Context of Global Change
By Esther Ekong
As part of its Solutions for Gender Equality speaker series, The International Development Research Centre (IDRC), hosted a special panel...
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...
À l’ère postpandémique, Open AIR cherche des solutions équitables aux freins à...
En 2013, le réseau Open AIR (Open African Innovation Research) publiait une étude prospective prévoyant un avenir ponctué de bouleversements, comme une pandémie catastrophique à l’échelle...
