scholarly journals Smart homes as service platforms for new healthcare and energy services

10.5772/34431 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikko Pynnnen ◽  
Mika Immone
Keyword(s):  
Smart Homes ◽  
Energy Services

Small Wind Systems for Rural Energy Services

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Smail Khennas ◽  
Hugh Piggott ◽  
Simon Dunnett
Keyword(s):  
Rural Energy ◽  
Energy Services

Modernizing Energy Services for the Poor

10.1596/27705 ◽  
2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas F. Barnes ◽  
Bipul Singh ◽  
Xiaoyu Shi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Services ◽  
The Poor

ZigBee-based smart home energy services system design

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changjiang Ju ◽  
Genke Yang ◽  
Shaodi Zhang ◽  
Xiaona Song
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Smart Home ◽  
Energy Services

Intellectual Property Rights and Access to Energy Services in Africa

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Professor Adebambo Adewopo ◽  
Dr Tobias Schonwetter ◽  
Helen Chuma-Okoro
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Energy Services ◽  
Proper Role ◽  
The Law

This chapter examines the proper role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in achieving access to modern energy services in Africa as part of a broader objective of a pro-development intellectual property agenda for African countries. It discusses the role of intellectual property rights, particularly patents, in consonance with pertinent development questions in Africa connected with the implementation of intellectual property standards, which do not wholly assume that innovation in Africa is dependent on strong intellectual property systems. The chapter examines how existing intellectual property legal landscapes in Africa enhance or impede access to modern energy, and how the law can be directed towards improved energy access in African countries. While suggesting that IPRs could serve an important role in achieving modern energy access, the chapter calls for circumspection in applying IP laws in order not to inhibit access to useful technologies for achieving access to modern energy services.

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