The Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBE) and Katleho Biomedical is pleased to invite staff and students of Stellenbosch University to a presentation by Dr David Martin entitled “The Wealth of the Commons: Open Innovation in the African Century". Dr David Martin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcammartin/) is the CEO of M·CAM International, a global, innovation and intangible asset management firm. Dr Martin will be presenting on the “Innovation Commons", a database that evaluates patents for their legal status. The aim is to identify open source innovations, that could be used to address pressing problems in the world today.
The Wealth of the Commons: Open Innovation in the African Century
http://wealthofthecommons.org/essay/emancipating-innovation-enclosures-global-innovation-commons
Venue: SU Library Auditorium
Date and time: Thursday, 29 March, 13:00-14:00
RSVP: carin@sun.ac.za