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🎉 Congratulations to Alemshet Addisalem on successfully defending his PhD: “The Privacy Aspects of Big Data Governance in Africa: The Case of the African Union.”
A milestone strengthening privacy-protective innovation across the continent.
We’re proud of you, Alex!

#PhDDefence
December 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🎉 Félicitations à Alemshet Addisalem pour avoir défendu avec succès son doctorat: “The Privacy Aspects of Big Data Governance in Africa: The Case of the African Union.”
Un jalon renforçant l’innovation en matière de protection de la vie privée à travers le continent.
Nous sommes fiers de toi, Alex!
December 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Le 15 décembre, le Symposium QES 2025 a réuni des chercheurs, partenaires et invités à @uottawa.ca et au @cdtsuottawaclts.bsky.social afin de partager des recherches qui favorisent l'innovation locale et mondiale.
Merci à nos chercheurs du programme QES et tous ceux qui se sont joints à nous.🤝
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
On December 15, the 2025 #QESSymposium brought together scholars, partners, and guests at @uottawa.ca @cdtsuottawaclts.bsky.social to share research driving impact in local and global innovation.
Proud of our QES scholars and grateful to everyone who joined us for these thrilling conversations 🤝
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Lors de #GLOBELICS2025, le Prof. Chidi, codirecteur d'Open AIR, a partagé des informations clés sur la transformation numérique des savoirs traditionnels autochtones en Afrique du Sud.

#SavoirsTraditionnels
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
At #GLOBELICS2025, Open AIR Co-Director Prof. Chidi shared key insights on the digital transformation of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge in South Africa.
His talk highlighted how evolving information systems can empower communities and strengthen knowledge governance.
#TraditionalKnowledge
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Joignez nous pour une discussion sur la formation et l’innovation inclusive alors que nous discutons de la façon dont les partenariats Canada-Afrique du Sud peuvent façonner la prochaine génération de leaders en recherche
14:00-15:30 SAST
Bâtiment NRF, Complexe CSIR (Pretoria)
shorturl.at/5QYUq
#G20
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Join Open AIR for a powerful side-event on training & inclusive innovation as we discuss how Canada-South Africa partnerships can shape the next generation of research leaders
When: 14:00-15:30 SAST
Where: NRF Building, CSIR Complex (Pretoria)
Register: shorturl.at/5QYUq
#G20 #G7 #ResearchLeadership
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Open AIR at #GLOBELICS2025!
We’re hosting a special session launching the Canada–Africa Partnership on IP for Climate Action, a new SSHRC_CRSH–funded initiative advancing green & inclusive innovation.
Moderated by Open AIR’s Prof. Jeremy DeBeer alongside distinguished speakers.
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Open AIR à #GLOBELICS2025! Nous organisons une session spéciale pour lancer le Partenariat Canada-Afrique sur la propriété intellectuelle au service de l’action climatique, une nouvelle initiative financée par SSHRC_CRSH
Modéré par le Prof. De Beer d’Open AIR aux côtés d’intervenants distingués.
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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
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
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
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
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.

Lire l’article complet : tinyurl.com/4eb59d9u

#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...
openair.africa
October 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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...
openair.africa
October 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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
tinyurl.com/8vkbk27p
#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 ...
tinyurl.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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

https: tinyurl.com/8vkbk27p
#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 ...
openair.africa
October 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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
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 ...
www.uottawa.ca
October 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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
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
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...
www.uottawa.ca
October 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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...
www.uottawa.ca
October 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🎉 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