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MOOCs as “Semicommons” in the Knowledge Commons Framework

Rother, Kyle (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2016-11-15)

The commons approach to knowledge governance is an increasingly popular and successful model for mediating and explaining the ways in which knowledge producers and users, institutions, and shared information resources, ...
Utility Model Protection in Kenya: The Case for Substantive Examination

Rutenberg, Isaac; Makanga, Lillian (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2016-11-15)

The patent-granting authority of the Kenyan government ceased examining applications for utility model certificates (UMCs) in 2014, after 20 years of examination. This event resulted in an immediate and dramatic increase ...
AJIC Issue 19, 2016-Full Issue

Unknown author (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2016-12-15)
AJIC Issue 19, 2016-Full Issue-Print-on-Demand Version

Unknown author (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2016-12-15)
Copyright, and Photographs or Videos of Public Art, in South Africa: An Imperfect Picture

Van Wiele, Bram (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2016-12-15)

The rise of digital photography and videography has made the creation, sharing and commercialisation of high-quality photographs and videos more accessible, in terms of both cost and skills required. This thematic report ...
Reflections on Intellectual Property Benefit-Sharing in Employment Situations in Ghana

Adusei, Poku (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2016-12-15)

Among the key justifications for protecting intellectual property rights (IPRs) is that they incentivise and reward human creativity and innovation. The incentive/reward rationale is expected to foster a culture of innovation ...
Assessing the Potential Role of Open Data in South African Environmental Management

Adams, Rachel; Adeleke, Fola (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2016-12-15)

This study explores the possibilities for open data as a knowledge governance mechanism that could benefit environmental management in South Africa. The authors consider the potential benefits of open data in support of ...
Geographical Indications (GIs) as Tools for Agricultural Knowledge Governance in Selected East and Southern African Countries

Dagne, Tesh (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2016-12-15)

This thematic report looks at geographical indications (GIs) as tools of knowledge governance in agricultural development in selected Eastern and Southern African countries. The author identifies features of GI law in these ...
Technology Transfer for Climate Change Mitigation: A Perspective from Kenya

Mwaura, Caroline (2016-12-15)

The impact of climate change continues to be experienced worldwide. Treaties such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) of 1992 and the UNFCCC Paris Agreement of 2015 demonstrate the value that UN Member ...
Review: On Intellectual Property Cooperation and the Public Interest in Africa

Isiko Štrba, Susan (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2016-12-15)
Using the Living Lab Approach to Develop and Adapt a Context-Aware ICT4D Solution

Ntawanga, Felix; Coleman, Alfred (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2016-12-15)

The rising use of mobile smartphones by people in rural areas of the developing world has resulted in increased deployment of information and communications technology for development (ICT4D) solutions targeted at empowering ...
Conceptualising Knowledge Governance for Development

Armstrong, Chris; Schonwetter, Tobias (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2016-12-15)

Through examining conceptions of the interface between development and knowledge, and conceptions of the notion of knowledge governance, this article provides a conceptual framing for the items published in this AJIC ...
Policy Modalities for Support of Ethiopia’s Creative Industries

Belete, Wondwossen (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2016-12-15)

Creative industries are a rapidly growing sector in the global economy in terms of income generation, job creation, and export earnings. The creative economy, based to a significant extent on ideas rather than physical ...

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