Defining a Digital Right to Access
A guest post by Jaaziyah Satar The implementation of the right to access information has been a topic of conversation as early as the 18th...
Read MorePublic Participation and Data Protection
Last year, CIPIT hosted a series of public participation fora over three months in response to a request for comment on a proposed Data Protection...
Read MoreThe 2019 Data Protection Bill: A step in the right direction?
By Grace Bomu* CIPIT welcomes the publication of the Data Protection Bill by Kenya’s National Assembly. The center has been involved in policy development for...
Read MoreWhat Does a Data Protection Law Mean for the B2C Relationship? Exploring a possible Life-Cyle.
Data protection is definitely in vogue in Africa. This may be a response to the economic potential of having robust data protection safeguards, and the...
Read MoreFrom Fiction to Reality: A Take on AI
Guest Post by Tevin Gitonga Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the effort to create computers capable of intelligent behavior. It can be classified into two types...
Read MoreThe Impact of Technology on Our Society's Health
Guest post by Patrick Bailey Governments have done a modest job at ensuring modern technology is applied to making the physical world a safer place....
Read MoreFakes and Pirates Online: Is it an Unregulated Space in Kenya?
Kenya continues to witness a steady exponential growth of internet access. The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), in its Third Quarter Sector Statistics Report for...
Read MoreIP Assets in the Digital Environment: Three Kenyan Cases
Introduction This brief considers three instances in which social media has proved an important arena for the creation and dissemination of the value embedded in...
Read MoreMateriality: A possible hindrance to enforcing misleading representations in social media advertising in Kenya.
Introduction Influencers endorsing brands and advertisement is the new normal. In their practice, influencers are able to build direct relationships with their key consumers and...
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