Knowledge Pills: Global Innovation Gathering
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The mAkE community is growing: discover our mAkerVerse
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The mAkE project celebrates its first anniversary
March 21, 2023 In its first year, the mAkE project has succeeded in producing new resources, a video, and taking the first steps towards: providing makerspaces, entrepreneurs, SMEs, and start-ups with open resources and new open standards and tools to enable them to build sustainable businesses; and fostering networks of local, smart production and cooperation […]
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Open Licensing in the African Maker Ecosystem
What is open licensing? Open licensing refers to the practice of releasing creative works, such as music, images, designs, software, etc. under a license that allows for free access, use, and distribution. The use of open licenses in Africa is gaining popularity as a means of promoting access to knowledge, information and encouraging innovation and […]
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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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