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The Common Policy Agenda is released!
Makerspaces are community-driven hubs for local production and empowerment, but often
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mAkE at AfricaOSH Summit 2024
AfricaOSH Summit – Credits to: AfricaOSH The AfricaOSH Summit 2024, was
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The mAkE community brings African makers to Europe for a month long residency
What does a makerspace residency mean between African and European makers
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Fostering Cross-Continental Innovation Through the mAkE-MOOC
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From Local to Global: The Power of the Map of Machinery
Watch the mAkE talk about it: The Map of Machinery is
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Makerspaces everywhere! Welcome to the Philippines, an inspiration for policy makers
There are more FabLabs and makerspaces in the Philippines than there
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How can governments support makerspaces?
Makerspaces are a new type of actor group that are really
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mAkE at AfricaOSH Summit 2024
AfricaOSH Summit – Credits to: AfricaOSH The AfricaOSH Summit 2024, was
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The mAkE community brings African makers to Europe for a month long residency
What does a makerspace residency mean between African and European makers
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Fostering Cross-Continental Innovation Through the mAkE-MOOC
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From Local to Global: The Power of the Map of Machinery
Watch the mAkE talk about it: The Map of Machinery is
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Makerspaces everywhere! Welcome to the Philippines, an inspiration for policy makers
There are more FabLabs and makerspaces in the Philippines than there
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How can governments support makerspaces?
Makerspaces are a new type of actor group that are really
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The mAkE community brings African makers to Europe for a month long residency
What does a makerspace residency mean between African and European makers and makerspaces? The Global Innovation Gathering (GIG) and GreenTec Capital Africa Foundation welcomed four African makers to Berlin in June 2024. The makers are embarking on the first Makers in Residency (MIR) program as part of the EU funded mAkE Africa EU (mAke) project. […]
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Fostering Cross-Continental Innovation Through the mAkE-MOOC
Open source
From Local to Global: The Power of the Map of Machinery
Watch the mAkE talk about it: The Map of Machinery is one of the projects developed by the Internet of Production as part of the mAkE project. The objective is to enable digital infrastructures for distributed manufacturing across networks by sharing open data about: 1) facilities 2) machinery inventories 3) people and skills 4) open-source projects. […]
Tools
Makerspaces everywhere! Welcome to the Philippines, an inspiration for policy makers
There are more FabLabs and makerspaces in the Philippines than there are in all of sub-Saharan Africa. Why? Because of government support. The Philippines is a developing country with a population of around 115 million people. It is made up of over 7,500 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and it struggles with internal supply chain […]
Policy agenda
How can governments support makerspaces?
Makerspaces are a new type of actor group that are really important in innovation ecosystems in terms of education, technology, and for providing all different kinds of services. However, often they’re still out of the view field of policymakers, so within mAkE, we are trying to get visibility for this actor group in policymaking processes […]
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Embracing the future: how the mAkE venture building program is bridging the gap for startups in Africa and Europe
The entrepreneurial landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, fueled by the innovative strategies of venture building. Among these pioneering approaches, the mAkE Venture Building program stands out, particularly in its efforts to foster growth and sustainability among startups across Africa and Europe. This initiative has not only tackled the persistent challenge of startup failure but […]
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Join mAkE at the Cairo pitch event!
Calling all investors hungry for the next big opportunity in African innovation! Brace yourself for an unparalleled venture building program as GreenTec Capital Africa Foundation, within mAkE, convenes the brightest minds from across Africa and Europe in Cairo, Egypt for a pitch event. Imagine a dynamic metropolis where history blends seamlessly with modernity, providing the […]
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Strengthening the innovation ecosystem
Connecting the mAkE project with the Distributed Design platform In March 2024, the mAkE project met in Barcelona for the usual yearly general assembly and had the chance to visit the mAkE local partner Fab Lab Barcelona / IAAC who hosted and organized the meetings. The program included the visit to several local makerspaces, as […]
Innovation
Knowledge Pills: Social Innovation
Discover the Knowledge Pills series, featuring the partners work within the mAkE ecosystem! In the seventh Knowledge Pills we hosted the Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI), explaining what social innovation is. Presenting:Barbara Kieslinger, from ZSI and coordinator of mAkE In this Knowledge Pills, Barbara Kieslinger explores the concepts of social innovation and transformative innovation, highlighting […]
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From Making to Critical Making
A 2,5 years participatory research project is coming to an end, but the results and useful resources and tools are available for anyone – whether you want to become a reflective maker, an inclusive makerspaces or a critical maker educator. The Critical Making consortium started its journey in 2021. We wanted to gain insights into […]
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