Get into the
project stories

The latest

The Common Policy Agenda is released!

Makerspaces are community-driven hubs for local production and empowerment, but often

Read "Policy agenda

mAkE at AfricaOSH Summit 2024

AfricaOSH Summit – Credits to: AfricaOSH The AfricaOSH Summit 2024, was

Read "Open source

The mAkE community brings African makers to Europe for a month long residency

What does a makerspace residency mean between African and European makers

Read "Makerspaces

Fostering Cross-Continental Innovation Through the mAkE-MOOC

Read "Open source

From Local to Global: The Power of the Map of Machinery

Watch the mAkE talk about it: The Map of Machinery is

Read "Tools

Makerspaces everywhere! Welcome to the Philippines, an inspiration for policy makers

There are more FabLabs and makerspaces in the Philippines than there

Read "Policy agenda

How can governments support makerspaces?

Makerspaces are a new type of actor group that are really

Read "Policy agenda

Most read

Topics

The Africa Open Science & Hardware Community 

The Africa Open Science & Hardware Community 

The AfricaOSH community is a community of makers, makerspaces, scientists, researchers, educators, etc. We are a regional community of the Global Open Hardware Community (GOSH). AfricaOSH essentially seeks to promote grassroot innovation, open science and open hardware practices and principles in Africa. We are a growing community of over 350 community members with member participation […]

Read Trainings
Knowledge Pills: behind the scene of mAkE communication

Knowledge Pills: behind the scene of mAkE communication

Learn the what, the how and the why we communicate, and get some tips to reach further!

Read Webinar
A Gathering of Makers for the African Continent & Globe at large

A Gathering of Makers for the African Continent & Globe at large

The Africa Makerspace Gathering The coming together of makers, technology enthusiasts and hobbyists, technology researchers, engineering enthusiasts and makerspaces has taken a relatively good shape since the intensification of the maker movement. One of such avenues for the coming together of the aforementioned players in the maker ecosystem is the Africa Makerspace Gathering (AMG). The […]

Read Networks
Knowledge Pills – Fab City Foundation

Knowledge Pills – Fab City Foundation

Watch the first of the series of Knowledge Pills and learn about the Fab City Foundation! Fab City proposes a new urban, economic, social and industrial model that relocalises production to the city and its bioregional context. Join the webinar to find out more about Freda and her work at the foundation and as part of […]

Read Webinar
The Future of Makerspaces in Africa

The Future of Makerspaces in Africa

I recently joined the Internet of Production Alliance (IoPA) as Project Coordinator for the mAkE project, and I had the chance to do part of my onboarding at the Africa Maker Space Gathering (AMG) in Cape Town, South Africa. The Africa Makerspace Network organized the event at the industrial and creative “hipster” Old Biscuit Mill […]

Read Makerspaces
GIG and mAkE take on Fab Fest + Fab Island Challenge 2022

GIG and mAkE take on Fab Fest + Fab Island Challenge 2022

The Global Innovation Gathering (GIG) hosted a panel discussion at the 2022 Fab Fest which took place from 12th – 23rd October at Jimbaran Community Hub in Bali. The panel looked deeply into the reality of the future of decentralised manufacturing, discussing the practicalities for this to become a reality as well as necessary interventions […]

Read Cooperation
mAkE at Maker Faire Barcelona – a hub of hubs

mAkE at Maker Faire Barcelona – a hub of hubs

Speaker: Andrew Lamb, Chair of Internet of Production There are certain places on this planet that have pioneered the hardware digital innovation hubs that we call “makerspaces”. Moreover, these cities (and they are usually cities) have become hubs for the growth of the maker movement, helping it to thrive and to flourish. They are to […]

Read Networks