GIG News No. 5 – Virtual Hub tour + Data Detox + Mentoring Up

News from the GIG network

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Dear Friends of GIG,

we are entering virtual worlds to share with you how and where we work. Saad Chinoy and Vicy Wenzelmann take us through the FabLab Siegen with a 360° view, which is just the beginning of a series of virtual tours through innovation hubs around the globe.

This fifth edition of our quarterly newsletter from the GIG network further features reports from Colombia, South Sudan, Germany, Brazil, Senegal, Rwanda, Togo, Kenya, Ghana and Thailand.

Also check out our upcoming events and GIG A ctivities. Many exciting activities took place in the last 3 months around the globe - enjoy the reading and be inspired to continue our work!

VR what we create together – GIG

Impact Investing and the Future of Startups
As a seed for putting “impact” in investment in the Egyptian ecosystem, the networking event 'Mentoring Up' witnessed the presence of a pool of active, well-respected investors, a variety of purpose-driven startups and other supporting organizations. Presented and co-organized by icealex.com.

Don't ask me, #ASKotec
Support r0g_agency in empowering Open Tech pioneers in post-conflict transformation regions with skills and tools. Find out more at Betterplace.org/...

Also check the recently released #defyhatenow Social Media Hate Speech Mitigation FIELD Guide for peacebuilding in South Sudan.

The MakerNet initiative published a report that looks at design and knowledge sharing and procurement from local manufacturers. It shares the results of experiments, workshops and interviews with makers, humanitarian staff and GIG members. Access the report at humanitarianmakers.org/…

2 years Procomum Institute
Georgia Nicolau shares with us insights on the activities and achievements over the first 2 years of the Procomum Institute. Watch the videos on the GIG blog.

Who do they think you are?
Tactical Tech now provide their web-based Data Detox programme in English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish:
datadetox.myshadow.org/...

Dinacon - the alternative conference
Saad Chinoy represented GIG at the 2 months long Digital Naturalism Conference in Thailand this month. Many participants blogged about the event, here is one of them.
Dinacon co-curator Andrew Quitmeyer was also at this year's and first of its kind AfricaOSH, where GIG was represented by Vicy Wenzelmann, Stephen Kovats, Jaiksana Jambu, Jorge Appiah and Jo Havemann. The next AfricaOSH will be hosted in:

Building the SDG Ecosystem
Stephanie Aerosmith co-initiated the open source platform SDG Ecosystem. #Goal17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. Add your space to the database.

DIY healthcare
Careables is an open and inclusive approach to healthcare for citizens based on digital fabrication, distributed manufacturing and collaborative making. GIG is one of the project partners.
To find out more check the latest newsletter and subscribe at mailchi.mp/[CAREABLES]

Digital Africa on ARTE.tv
GIG founder and re:publica curator Geraldine de Bastion goes on a journey through Kenya, Rwanda and Ghana to discover digital inventions and innovations, interview creators and pioneers, and experience the application fields of new developments: arte.tv/digitalafrica.

WoeLab in the news
In order to support the development of a strong Africa, Sénamé Koffi Agbodjinou is all about the local. If African technology wants to be relevant and sustainable, it must draw its strength and inspiration from the source of its culture. He shared his vision on the stage of L'Échappée Volée, July 4 and 5, 2018. ladn.eu article (French)

This year's GIG summit and #rp18
GIG member Offray VL Cárdenas reflected on his experiences attending this year's GIG summit and re:publica. Read the whole story at mutabit.com/offray/…

#VRwhatWeCreateTogether and show the world our worlds – so here is the beginning to Virtual Reality videos and images of makerspaces, hackerspaces, and other innovation hubs from all over the globe. Join our VR project and add your space!

Ghana's maker movement
What started out as a community of makers, innovators and entrepreneurs has quickly grown into the biggest Maker Movement in Ghana. Heading this movement is Kumasi Hive.
Read on at ewn.co.za/…

The Dakar Policy Hackathon brought together more than sixty key players in the entrepreneurial ecosystem at Impact Dakar with the goal of developing a Start-Up Act. Read the event report (French).

Preceding the Dakar Policy Hackathon, the Africa Innovation Policy Manifesto was co-created and endorsed during the i4policy African Innovation Hub Convention (video) #AIHC18).

Upcoming Events

Kathmandu Mini Maker Faire
Sep 22-23 in Kathmandu, Nepal

eLearning Africa 2018
Sep 26-28 in Kigali, Rwanda

Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH)
Oct 10-13 in Shenzhen, China

Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology
Oct 9-11 in Accra, Ghana

ThingsCon Field trip
Oct 15-20 in Shenzhen, China

MozFest 2018
Oct 26-28 in London, UK

ThingsCon Conference
Dec 6-7 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Find all upcoming events and dates at globalinnovationgathering.org/events

Submission deadlines

MozFest 2018 Call for Proposals
Aug 1 >> mozillafestival.org/proposals

Kathmandu Mini Maker Fair
Aug 1 >> KMMF Call for Makers

Berlin Scholarship Program: Empowering Journalists in the Digital Field
Aug 9 >> reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/.../

WhatsApp Research Awards for Social Science and Misinformation
Aug 12 >> whatsapp.com/research/awards/

Collaborative Data Innovations for Sustainable Development
Aug 15 >> wb-gpsdd-datainnovation.forms.fm/.../

Design strategies for enabling indie designers and makers
Sep 16 >> revistas.unisinos.br/.../call#ODDP

empowering people. Award 2019
Oct 31 >> empowering-people-network.siemens-stiftung.org/.../

See an overview of all these dates at calendar.google.com/.../

The next GIG newsletter will be published in October 2018

Contact us at hi@globalinnovationgathering.org to submit content to the next newsletter edition and to announce upcoming events.