Open AIR Research
Open AIR is a unique collaborative network of researchers spread across 22 African countries, Canada, and elsewhere in the world, answering two overarching questions:
AIPA 2026: AI AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN AFRICA
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Call for Participation: Co-Creating Research for Policy and Practical Strategies in Community-Oriented AI Innovations
7-8 December, 2026
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A two-day workshop combining expert perspectives, case...
IGC 53: DELEGATES BICKER OVER BALANCE BETWEEN TEXT-BASED NEGOTIATION AND EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH
Delegates to the 53rd sessions of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) have...
RECONCILIATION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
TRC AND UNDRIP AS A HISTORIC MILESTONE
In this year’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (TRC), ABS Canada reflects on the critical intersection of Reconciliation, Intellectual...
68TH WIPO GENERAL ASSEMBLY: GAUGING THE PULSE ON THE IGC AND THE GRATK TREATY
CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND
The 68th series of meetings of the Assemblies of Member States of WIPO (also the WIPO GA) were held from July 7...
Open AIR researchers present early findings at the Canadian Association of African Studies 2026
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....
