We are GIG
Written by Alyssa McIntyre
On 17th July 2024, GIG hosted a panel discussion featuring mAkE on the intricacies of digital policy and how grassroots stakeholders can influence its creation and implementation. We were lucky enough to be joined on the panel by Doreen Aglago-Cofie, Freda Yamorti, Georgia Nicolau, and Joseph Agyina. The conversation that ensued highlighted many useful and […]
Written by Alyssa McIntyre
Community Call – AI Series | Leveraging Open-Source AI Models for Text, Audio, and Images The second episode in the recent AI series hosted by GIG, has furthered our conversation and understanding of the AI phenomenon. This episode focused on the inner workings of AI. Through this understanding, we can then be better informed about […]
Written by Alyssa McIntyre
Community Call – AI Series In August, GIG hosted the first community call in the new AI series which aims to have a conversation about if and how Makerspaces are using AI and what the feelings are around this new technology which has taken the world by storm. This first community call of the series […]
Written by Ricardo Ruiz
The Global Innovation Gathering (GIG) is pleased to announce the fourth DOTS Festival edition, scheduled for December 5th and December 10th, 2024. This event will continue to build on the success of previous editions, fostering collaboration and innovation among members from diverse backgrounds, which makes DOTS our Internal Impact Summit! Event Schedule December 5th, 2024: […]
Written by Winnie Guo
The global Right to Repair movement advocates for the creation of legislation that makes repair options possible as well as accessible to everyone, and empowers consumers legally and practically to repair their products. It favors the promotion of a sustainable circular economy for all.
Written by Ricardo Ruiz
GIG supported its member Felipe Fonseca to join the OSPOS for Good 2024 in New York. This is a report from the days in The Big Apple. I was recently in New York City, for two combined events about “open source”. Even typing these words right now makes me quite conscious of how this may […]
Written by Winnie Guo
A Week of Innovation and Collaboration GIGweek24 consisted of a series of events: attending the 3-day re:publica Berlin 2024 conference, a Community Day of touring various maker and hackerspaces in Berlin, as well as participating in the 2-day conference hosted by GIG called “The Power of Networks”. This report provides a comprehensive breakdown of the […]
Written by Fadia Elgharib
Three full days of exciting workshops featuring makers and innovators from all around the world! Across from re:publica’s big halls and right at the end was Hall 8 with its big windows allowing a natural light on our high table from the Makerspace where dozens of people gathered around every day to learn and make […]
Written by Chaïma Attia
10:00 – 11:00Hands on Anleitung: Solar Upcycling für den Balkon Speakers: Sebastian Müller, Wolfgang Gründinger, Elisa Naranjo 11:15 – 12:15 Building Bridges: Soldering for Climate Change Awareness Speakers: Ousia Assiongbon Foli-Bebe, Friederike Fröbel, Adjovi Eyram Victoire TSAMEDI, Seti AFANOU, Carina Lange 12:30 – 13:30Program a Lightning LED Badge Magic Display with Python Speakers: Mario Behling, Hong […]
Written by Chaïma Attia
10:00 – 11:00Smart Agri-Box Speakers: ESSOH Cyrille, Koffi Dodji Honou 10:30 – 11:05Digitizing to survive: a social technology for the revitalization of Amazonian languages Speakers: Ana Vilacy Galucio 11:15 – 12:15 The Gray Area between Programmers and Non-Programmers (Gamification in Education using Visual Programming for Robots Making) Speakers: Nawres Arif, Hasanain Fadhil, Ayat Alderi, Manar Alhuda […]
