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Open AIR PeopleOur TeamCollaboratorsInstitutional HubsNew and Emerging ResearchersQueen Elizabeth ScholarsSupportersResearchResearch OverviewHigh Technology HubsInformal InnovationInnovation MetricsLaws and PoliciesMetrics Laws PoliciesTraditional Knowledge Indigenous EntrepreneursResearch LensesArtificial IntelligenceMaker MovementGender EquityPublicationsEventsNewsContact Read onlineAnnual Report 2020Leveraging Openness for Sustainable Development in AfricaScience, Technology xo:49px,39px,56px,34px;yo:184px,151px,180px,111px;" data-text="w:normal;s:18,18,14,12;l:30,32,24,16;ls:1,0,0,0;" data-dim="w:#2/3#,#2/3#,#1/2#,#1/2#;minh:0px,none,none,none;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" style="z-index:11;font-family:Roboto;">Caroline Ncube's new book engages with the perennial challenge of how to craft and use Intellectual Property (IP) institutions, law, policies and practices to add to efforts to achieve sustainable development, and to consider recovery paths for economies ravaged by a world-wide public health and economic crisis.Read more African Perspectives on the Fourth Industrial RevolutionLeap 4.0The 4IR is well established in many parts of the world, with technological advances driving profound social and economic change. However, for many developing countries, particularly countries in Africa, the 4IR may not offer the anticipated 'leap' forward. This book seeks to identify the challenges and opportunities the 4IR presents to South Africa and the rest of the African continent.Read more A report providing unique perspectives on how African knowledge-based enterprises are seeking, and achieving, scale.Read moreWe are committed to recognizing Africa’s role in the global knowledge economy and discovering which knowledge governance policies will best ensure that the social and economic benefits of innovation are shared inclusively.JOIN OUR NETWORKTECHNOLOGY HUBS Quelle est la place de la femme dans l’écosystème digital au Sénégal ?Par Aboubacry Kane et Dominique DioufDepuis plusieurs décennies, les technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC) ont connu une croissance exponentielle en... Universités et Instituts de Recherche de Côte d’Ivoire en mode DIY, créativité et numérique face à la crise de la COVID-19Blog Post Modes of Innovation and Enterprise Development by Nairobi’s Mobile Tech StartupsHigh Technology Hubs Community Biology Lab’s Response to COVID-19 in Africa: The Case of the Mboalab in CameroonBlog Post The potential of STI for inclusive and sustainable development in Africa: Highlights of conferences and workshopsBlog PostINDIGENOUS ENTREPRENEURS Providing an Equitable Framework for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: Women in the Kente Weaving Industry in GhanaBy Angela Yeboah-AppiahWomen in Ghana face diverse forms of discrimination and are not equally treated as men both in the public and private sphere.... Intellectual Property and Women Economic empowerment in the local Community through GSWIMBlog Post Trickles and Spouts: Translating Research on Intellectual Properties to Women’s EntrepreneurshipAgriculture Marginalisation of Indigenous Knowledge in African Education: The Case of Rwandan Traditional Medicinal Treatments for LivestockTraditional Knowledge Indigenous Entrepreneurs Tensions Related to Openness in Researching Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge Systems and Intellectual Property RightsBooksCOVID-19Blog Post L’Afrique à l’épreuve de la Covid-19Par Abdelhamid BenhmadeEn quatre semaines, la situation est devenue extrêmement alarmante sur le continent africain. «Les populations africaines vivent l’un des pires épisodes pandémiques... Access to COVID-19 Vaccines: the Patent Freeze Proposal and a New Global StrategyBlog Post La relance économique passe par la vaccination gratuite et universelleBlog Post La guerre des vaccins et les droits de propriété intellectuelleBlog Post Open AIR initie un débat intra-africain sur l’informel à l’ère de la Covid-19 en AfriqueBlog PostINFORMAL INNOVATION Intellectual Property and Women Economic empowerment in the local Community through GSWIMBy 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,... Open AIR initie un débat intra-africain sur l’informel à l’ère de la Covid-19 en AfriqueBlog Post Leap 4.0 – African Perspectives on the Fourth Industrial RevolutionBooks Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Learning in Ethiopias Textile and Garment SectorInformal Innovation Traditional cultural expressions preservation and innovation: The Tonga Baskets of ZambiaBlog PostLAWS AND POLICY L’Afrique à l’épreuve de la Covid-19Par Abdelhamid BenhmadeEn quatre semaines, la situation est devenue extrêmement alarmante sur le continent africain. «Les populations africaines vivent l’un des pires épisodes pandémiques... Lords of the Platforms: Beyond Banning Twitter, What else Should Nigeria do?Blog Post Access to COVID-19 Vaccines: the Patent Freeze Proposal and a New Global StrategyBlog Post From Africa to the World: Unlocking Barriers for Women to TradeBlog Post La relance économique passe par la vaccination gratuite et universelleBlog PostGENDER EQUITY Providing an Equitable Framework for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: Women in the Kente Weaving Industry in GhanaBlog PostBy Angela Yeboah-AppiahWomen in Ghana face diverse forms of discrimination and are not equally treated as men both in the public and private sphere.... From Africa to the World: Unlocking Barriers for Women to TradeBlog Post Intellectual Property and Women Economic empowerment in the local Community through GSWIMBlog Post A Reflection on the Gendered Perspectives of the Innovation Paradigm in South Africa’s MakerspacesBlog Post Trickles and Spouts: Translating Research on Intellectual Properties to Women’s EntrepreneurshipAgricultureARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Covid-19 Digital Health Innovations: The African ContextBy Chukwuka Okwuosa, Nailah Ramsoomair, and Chidi Oguamanam“Dealing with health and economic challenges of Covid-19 has made one point abundantly clear for African countries... 7 Ways that African States are Legitimizing Artificial IntelligenceBy Jake Okechukwu EffoduhSeveral reports on States’ adoption of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) across the world have indicated that African countries have a “slow” or... AI and Gender in AfricaBy: Nagla RizkAI and Gender in Africa The original version of this essay was written as a section in a paper titled “Integrating Africa... The absence of gender analysis in AI and its implications for Africa: with perspectives from WomENGByAkkila ThirukesanArtificial Intelligence (AI) has been an exciting tool for development across the continent of Africa. But what does AI have to do with...METRICS Providing an Equitable Framework for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: Women in...By Angela Yeboah-AppiahWomen in Ghana face diverse forms of discrimination and are not equally treated as men both in the public and private sphere.... L’Afrique à l’épreuve de la Covid-19 Lords of the Platforms: Beyond Banning Twitter, What else Should Nigeria... Access to COVID-19 Vaccines: the Patent Freeze Proposal and a New... From Africa to the World: Unlocking Barriers for Women to Trade Intellectual Property and Women Economic empowerment in the local Community through... MAKER MOVEMENT A Reflection on the Gendered Perspectives of the Innovation Paradigm in South Africa’s MakerspacesBy Ghati NyehitaMy ongoingOpen AIR, Queen Elizabeth Scholar - Advanced Scholars (QES-AS), research project discusses the extent which South Africa’s copyright and design laws... Innovation ouverte en contexte académique à Abidjan, Côte d’IvoirePar Ahou RachelKOUMICe blogpost est la deuxième partie d’une série de deux blogs sur les Journées de l’Innovation en Contexte Académique réalisées du 19... Collaboration Nord-Sud et présentation du processus de l’innovation au système de l’enseignement supérieur de la Côte d’Ivoirepar Ahou Rachel KOUMICe blogpost est la première partie d’une série de deux blogs sur les Journées de l’Innovation en Contexte Académique réalisées du 19...Load morePUBLICATIONSThe African Journal of Information and Communication, Issue 26, 2020 Leap 4.0 – African Perspectives on the Fourth Industrial Revolution Science, Technology Innovation and Intellectual Property Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Learning in Ethiopias Textile and Garment... Marginalisation of Indigenous Knowledge in African Education: The Case of Rwandan... Tensions Related to Openness in Researching Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge Systems and... Working around the Gender Gap in Intellectual Property Regimes: Empowerment of... Scaling Innovation: How Open Collaborative Models Help Scale Africas Knowledge-Based Enterprises Modes of Innovation and Enterprise Development by Nairobi’s Mobile Tech Startups Tweets by Afrinnovation