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Conférence Annuelle #OpenAIR 2025!
Un merci tout particulier à Dr. Herve Mboa qui nous a rappelé que l’Afrique peut adapter et réinventer les pratiques technologiques importées et que l’innovation commence dans nos propres makerspaces.
Merci à @cdtsuottawaclts.bsky.social et à tous les participants!
October 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Thank you for joining us at the 2025 #OpenAIR Annual Lecture!
Special thanks to Dr. Herve Mboa reminded us that Africa can adapt & reinvent imported tech practices, innovation begins in our own makerspaces.

Huge gratitude to @cdtsuottawaclts.bsky.social & all attendees!
#DecolonialTech #Openness
October 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Bravo à Dr. Dianah Ajuna, d'Open AIR, pour la brillante soutenance de sa thèse de doctorat.
Son travail réinvente la protection de la vie privée en Afrique comme relationnelle, collective et communautaire, proposant un cadre décolonial de protection des données ancré dans les réalités africaines.
October 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Huge congratulations to Dr. Dianah Ajuna, Open AIR researcher, on the successful defence of her PhD thesis.
Her work reimagines privacy in Africa as relational, collective & communal, offering a decolonial framework for data protection grounded in African realities
#OpenAIR #Privacy #DataProtection
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Grande nouvelle!
Les chercheurs d’#OpenAIR ont obtenu un financement de 750 000$ CA du CRDI et du FCDO du Royaume-Uni pour un nouveau projet: Catalyzing AI’s Potential in Africa through IP Innovation.

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#AIandIP #InnovationEnAfrique
Open AIR Awarded CAD 750,000 to Transform Artificial Intelligence Related Intellectual Property Law and Policy in Africa
Researchers from the Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) network have been awarded almost CAD 750,000 for a new three-year research project, Catalyzing AI’s Potential in Africa through Intelle...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Big news!
Open AIR researchers have secured CAD 750K from the IDRC & UK's FCDO for a new project: Catalyzing AI’s Potential in Africa through IP Innovation.

Read more: openair.africa/open-air-awa...

#OpenAIR #AI4D #AIandIP #InnovationInAfrica
Open AIR Awarded CAD 750,000 to Transform Artificial Intelligence Related Intellectual Property Law and Policy in Africa
Researchers from the Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) network have been awarded almost CAD 750,000 for a new three-year research project, Catalyzing AI’s Potential in Africa through Intelle...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Les chercheurs d’#OpenAIR obtiennent une subvention de partenariat de 2,5 M$ du SSHRC_CRSH pour le Partenariat Canada-Afrique sur la propriété intellectuelle pour l’action climatique, sous la direction des Profs Jeremy de Beer et Chidi Oguamanam de UOttawa
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Researchers from the Award-Winning Open AIR Network Land Second $2.5M SSHRC Partnership Grant to Lead the Canada–Africa CAP on IP for Climate Action
Researchers from the Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) network have been awarded $2.5 million CAD through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s Partnership Grants program to ...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Researchers from #OpenAIR have landed a $2.5M SSHRC_CRSH Partnership Grant for the Canada-Africa Partnership on IP for Climate Action, advancing climate justice through inclusive innovation
Led by UOttawa’s Profs. Jeremy de Beer & Chidi Oguamanam

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#CAPonIP
Researchers from the Award-Winning Open AIR Network Land Second $2.5M SSHRC Partnership Grant to Lead the Canada–Africa CAP on IP for Climate Action
Researchers from the Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) network have been awarded $2.5 million CAD through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s Partnership Grants program to ...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Félicitations au Prof Chidi d'Open AIR pour l'obtention d'une subvention Savoir du CRSH!
Son nouveau projet collaborera avec les communautés autochtones afin de s'assurer que leurs voix influencent la gouvernance de la propriété intellectuelle et de l'innovation
🔗 www.uottawa.ca/fr/nouvelles...
https://www.uottawa.ca/fr/nouvelles-toutes/reconquérir-le-savoir-le-professeur-chidi-oguamanam-explore-la-propriete-intellectuelle-autochtone
October 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Congrats to Open AIR’s Prof. Chidi Oguamanam on receiving a SSHRC Insight Grant!
His new project will work with Indigenous communities to ensure their voices shape how IP and innovation are governed in Canada and beyond.
🔗 www.uottawa.ca/en/news-all/...
#OpenAIR #SSHRC #IndigenousKnowledge #IPPolicy
Reclaiming knowledge: Professor Chidi Oguamanam explores Indigenous intellectual property rights | University of Ottawa
From the rapid digitization of genetic resources to evolving international legal frameworks, the stakes for Indigenous self-determination in knowledge governance have never been higher.A new research ...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Nous sommes ravis de vous inviter à la Conférence annuelle Open AIR 2025 au CDTS uOttawa
Quand: 23 octobre, de 11h30 à 12h50 EST
Où: 57 Louis Pasteur, Salle Fauteux 302
Intervenant: Thomas Hervé Mboa
Inscription gratuite: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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We’re excited to invite you to the 2025 Open AIR Annual Lecture at CLTS uOttawa
"Rethinking Innovation for Africa’s AI Age: Openness, Communication & Technocoloniality"
When: Oct 23 from 11:30–12:50 PM EST
Where: 57 Louis Pasteur, Fauteux Hall 302
Speaker: @HerveMboa
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October 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Et si le droit de la PI devenait un allié contre la crise climatique? Le nouveau Partenariat Canada-Afrique sur la PI pour l’action climatique mise sur une innovation verte et inclusive.
www.uottawa.ca/fr/toutes-no...
Le partenariat Canada-Afrique sur la propriété intellectuelle : des savoirs inclusifs au service de l’action climatique | Université d'Ottawa
Un nouveau partenariat de recherche ambitieux basé à l’Université d’Ottawa s’apprête à s’attaquer de front à ces questions.Le partenariat Canada-Afrique sur la propriété intellectuelle pour l’action c...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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How can IP law help fight climate change instead of slowing it down? The new Canada-Africa Partnership on IP for Climate Action is driving inclusive cleantech innovation.
www.uottawa.ca/faculty-law/...
Harnessing inclusive knowledge for climate action: The Canada-Africa Partnership on intellectual property | Faculty of Law
An ambitious new research partnership based at the University of Ottawa is poised to tackle these questions head-on.The Canada-Africa Partnership on Intellectual Property (“CAP on IP”) for Climate Act...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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🎉 Congrats to Open AIR doctoral researcher Damola Adediji, one of 2 recipients of the 2025 Centre for Law, Technology and Society Impact Awards!
His work on tech law, ethics & policy is shaping global conversations.
👏 Well deserved!
#ImpactAward
October 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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🎉 Félicitations à Damola Adediji, doctorant à Open AIR, l'un des deux lauréats des Prix Impact 2025 du Centre de recherche en droit, technologie et société
Ses travaux sur le droit, l'éthique et les politiques des technologies façonnent les débats mondiaux.
👏 Bien mérité!
#ImpactAward
October 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Félicitations à la professeure Nagla Rizk d'Open AIR, nommée parmi les 19 femmes africaines à la tête de la transformation mondiale de l'IA par Leading Ladies Africa!
Ses travaux continuent d'influencer les débats mondiaux sur l'économie numérique
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#WomenInAI #AILeadership
19 African Women Leading The Global AI Transformation  – Leading Ladies Africa
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September 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Congrats to Open AIR’s Prof. Nagla Rizk, featured among 19 African Women Leading the Global AI Transformation by Leading ladies Africa!
Her work continues to influence global conversations on the digital economy.


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#OpenAIR #WomenInAI #AILeadership
19 African Women Leading The Global AI Transformation  – Leading Ladies Africa
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September 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Le chercheur d’Open AIR, Damola Adediji, a récemment présenté son article intitulé “US-Canada Relations in Trump’s Second Era: Lessons in Digital Sovereignty for the Third World" lors de la conférence internationale sur TWAIL et les crises mondiales, organisée à la Osgood Law School
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September 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Open AIR researcher Damola Adediji recently presented his paper titled “US-Canada Relations in Trump’s Second Era: Lessons in Digital Sovereignty for the Third World", at the International Conference on TWAIL & Global Crises at Osgood Law School

#OpenAIR #DigitalSovereignty #TWAIL #GlobalJustice
September 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Le plus grand risque pour les États-Unis dans la guerre commerciale? Leur propre économie du savoir.
cet article montre comment $233 milliards par an de propriété intellectuelle pourraient passer du statut d'actif à celui de passif si les normes juridiques mondiales s'effondrent
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The United States’ Biggest Vulnerability in the Trade War: Its Knowledge Economy
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September 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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The U.S.’s biggest risk in the trade war? Its own knowledge economy.
Jeremy de Beer shows how $233B/yr in IP could turn from asset to liability if global legal norms collapse.
Read more in this insightful & timely article: www.cigionline.org/articles/the...
#OpenAIR #KnowledgeEconomy #IPPolicy
The United States’ Biggest Vulnerability in the Trade War: Its Knowledge Economy
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September 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Dr. Chidi explore comment les TIC et la numérisation façonnent la gouvernance des savoirs traditionnels, en opposant l’adaptation des institutions patrimoniales culturelles à l’orthodoxie des offices de brevets dans le cadre du Traité GR-ATK 2024 de l’OMPI
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September 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Open AIR's Prof. Chidi explores how ICTs & digitization shape Indigenous Knowledge governance, contrasting cultural heritage institutions’ adaptation with patent offices’ orthodoxy under the 2024 WIPO GR-ATK Treaty. A call for SDG 17-powered partnerships!
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September 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Lakpini Clarence, doctorant en Open AIR, a présenté “Unlocking Green Investment for African SMEs” lors du webinaire sur l'économie verte africaine du Centre de recherche et de commerce international, mettant en lumière le rôle des PME africaines dans l'action climatique et la croissance économique.
September 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM