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Knowledge Pills: behind the scene of mAkE communication
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Exciting Opportunity: Join Our Venture Building Program and Pitch Live to Investors!
As part of the mAkE program, we, at the GreenTec Capital Africa Foundation, are thrilled to announce our Call for Application for the upcoming Pitch Event and Venture Building Program, where we aim to empower a minimum of 10 promising startups and consult with a total of 20 companies, all while fostering cross-continental collaboration between […]
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Embracing Sustainable Business Models: Reflections on the Africa Makerspace Network Study Program
The Africa Makerspace Network Study Program is a program developed annually by the Africa Makerspace Network within mAkE. This year, it has provided us with a unique and transformative experience, immersing in the world of makers and empowering us to explore the potential of sustainable business models. In this blog post, we reflect on our […]
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Knowledge Pills: IoPA
Discover the Knowledge Pills series, featuring the partners work within the mAkE ecosystem! In the fifth Knowledge Pills we had Internet of Production Alliance (IOPA) joining. Presenting:Andrew Lamb, Chair of IOPA The Internet of Production Alliance is a group of people and organizations who believe in a future of production defined by decentralized manufacturing and […]
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Meet the faces of the mAkE Jury Board
The EU mAkE Programme is an exciting EU-funded initiative that supports young entrepreneurial makers and makerspaces from Africa and Europe in developing prototypes of their digital innovation solutions to societal challenges. Through a combination of training and mentorship, the EU mAkE Programme empowers young people to create positive change in their communities and beyond by […]
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A survey on OER for Makerspaces
Are you a maker or makerspace? Do you know any Open Educational Resources (OER) related to makerspaces, fablabs or any other kind of DIH? We invite you to fill out this survey, to help the mAkE project with your precious and valuable answers! TAKE THE SURVEY About the mAkE project The mAkE project is a […]
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Makerspaces Driving Local Innovation
Join the African and European network of networks and the Makers-in-Residency Program The mAkE project is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The idea is to provide makerspaces, makers, SMEs and startups educational resources and tools to build sustainable businesses, train their members on digital skills, create new revenue streams […]
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The mAkE community is growing: discover our mAkerVerse
The Global Innovation Gathering (GIG) is excited to announce that their community is growing through the ‘mAkerVerse’; connecting a network of networks. As consortium members of the mAkE project, GIG and the Africa Makerspace Network (AMN) have aligned their membership working together across different facets on both continents and further supporting their combined greater goals. […]
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Knowledge Pills: Critical Making
Discover the Knowledge Pills series, featuring the partners work within the mAkE ecosystem! In the third Knowledge Pills we had Critical Making joining. Presenting:Barbara Kieslinger and Teresa Schäfer In Critical Making we focus on critical and socially responsible making, and show how global maker communities can offer new opportunities for young talents of all genders […]
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Knowledge Pills: Global Innovation Gathering
Discover the Knowledge Pills series, featuring the partners work within the mAkE ecosystem! In the fourth Knowledge Pills we had Gobal Innovation Gathering joining, sharing with us how to build a community. Presenter:Geraldine de Bastion Global Innovation Gathering is pursuing a new vision for global cooperation based on equality, openness and sharing. The aim is to […]
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Fab City: Activating meaningful design worldwide
How can cities be a part of making citizen-driven, self-sufficient futures possible? The Fab City Foundation is the stewarding body of the Global Initiative of Fab City which aims to shift the global production paradigm towards more meaningful approach to how we organise production and consumption in cities, to move away from complex global supply […]
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