African American Museum Showcases African American Pioneers of Invention
What do a three-light traffic light, an ironing board and a pencil sharpener have in common? They were all invented by African Americans. Presented by Fluor, “African- American Pioneers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Architecture and Math (AAP-STEAM)” celebrates the creative contributions of African Americans. The exhibition is on view at the African American Museum in Dallas’ Fair Park through March 19. http://What do
Togolese inventor builds $12,000 mini tractors for the West African market
First, he received awards for inventing the “Foufoumix”, which brings relief from hours spent pounding foufou. Then, Minsob Logou invented a mini-tractor, tailor-made for local conditions. Now, he wants to sell it across the region. This article was contributed to TechCabal by Blame Ekoue of bird story agency. https://techcabal.com/2022/03/07/togolese-inventor-mini-tractors/
How intellectual property can change Nigeria’s trajectory
Nigeria, just like many other developing countries, is faced with numerous problems that have hindered it from progressing as it ought to. These problems are of different nature ranging from economic instability, environmental pollution and degradation, lack of basic infrastructure and people trading in counterfeit products among others. The efficient management of the country’s intellectual property (IP) system is submitted
BBC news covers DAG IPR Commercialization project
BBC Africa News covers the first IPR Commercialization project authorized by Nigerian Trade Minister Otunba Adebayo Adeniyi DAG news at 15:20