

The LINK Centre's work in this thematic area explores the ways in which open, flexible approaches to knowledge governance, including intellectual property rights, can facilitate collaborative innovation in support of socioeconomic development. The Centre's research findings under this theme inform its published outputs, its advisory services, and its delivery of postgraduate (PhD and Master's) and short course learning programmes.
Publications: Open Approaches to Knowledge Governance

This Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) network publication, Scaling Innovation: How Open Collaborative Models Help Scale Africa’s Knowledge-Based Enterprises, draws on findings from more than 20 case studies, including research by LINK's Lucienne Abrahams and Chris Armstrong.
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Indigenous Peoples, Data Sovereignty, and Self-Determination: Current Realities and Imperatives

Conceptualising Knowledge Governance for Development

African Intersections between Intellectual Property Rights and Knowledge Access

Research Productivity-Visibility-Accessibility and Scholarly Communication

The Maker Movement in Gauteng Province, South Africa

Open Innovation and Knowledge Appropriation in African Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs)
AJIC Issue 16 article by the University of Ottawa's Jeremy de Beer and LINK's Chris Armstrong.

Opening Access to Knowledge in Southern African Universities

Scholarly Communication and Opening Access to Knowledge
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Learning Programmes: Open Approaches to Knowledge Governance

Disruptive Technologies and Governance in the Digital Era

Governance, Policy and Regulation in the Digital Era (GPRDE)

Excellence in Digital Government

Governance of Generative AI and other Emerging Technologies in the Creative Sectors

PhD in Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies

Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies

Master of Arts in ICT Policy and Regulation

Open Innovation and Knowledge Appropriation in African Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs)

Research Productivity-Visibility-Accessibility and Scholarly Communication

Opening Access to Knowledge in Southern African Universities
