Thrilled that the « open source » distributed manufacturing process for Agave plant based menstrual pad manufacturing is now published in https://t.co/fJNS5rK1da - lots of follow up building including a large consortium we will announce soon. Period poverty needs urgent action.
Discover how #makeafricaeu is empowering #makerspaces, SMEs & entrepreneurs with a new resource, the People and Skills Specification (PSS), a game-changer for individual #makers to share their skills & accomplishments. 🙌
🔗 https://t.co/CpTTG1DMuO
#H2020 by @IoP_Alliance
Guys! Big Announcement! I am STOKED to debut the cover of my upcoming book, "We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance." Out in 2024, I'm hype!
@BasicBooks@Wellesley@thisdaypod
You can pre-order here:
https://t.co/Bc8kvPTU9g
📢New report by myself & @NakouPenny "What Mobilises People To Go Against Big-Tech?".
Download-> https://t.co/A4NDdV1SWK
We asked digital rights NGO practitioners – what works, what didn't work & how can we move forward to challenge the power asymmetries.
Short🧵on our findings:
After 5 years of working together with my new academic brother @EmilianoTrere, our new book, Algorithms of Resistance (MIT press, release February 6, 2024) is ready to be pre-ordered:
https://t.co/iTeuL2v7sp
The book will be out in OA (thanks @mitpress)!
thread below👇
🌍 Exciting News! Join us for this year's AfricaOSH Summit in Ghana! 🚀
🔬 Theme: Exploring the Frontiers of Open Science Hardware in Africa
🗓 Date: 21 - 22 November, 2023
📍 Location: Ghana Tech Lab - Accra Ghana
Register via this link: https://t.co/xj9G9B7z48
#AfricaOSH
💫New opportunity by @STARTSEU
Check out this call for #residency hosts in Ghana, Nigeria, DR Congo, Senegal and Tanzania is available. The hosts can receive up to 25.000€ and can be from #science, #technology or #culture fields.
🖇 Apply here: https://t.co/XRnUlS3gSO
#H2020
We are more than proud to announce the ✨ public programme ✨ of The Tech We Want to Open Governments, our side event to #OGPEstonia in #Tallinn 🇪🇪
Tickets are sold out, but there's still a chance to get a spot on the waitlist.
Check out the speakers: https://t.co/leHKeSCAtN
📢NEW PAPER!
Where @davidthewid, @sarahbmyers & I unpack what Open Source AI even is.
We find that the terms ‘open’ & ‘open source’ are often more marketing than technical descriptor, and that even the most 'open' systems don't alone democratize AI 1/
https://t.co/xRwEBc5LvO