The Innovators Clash: Solut Technology Limited v Safaricom Limited
Introduction Picture this: You have just poured countless hours and significant resources into creating a groundbreaking app that could revolutionize how people do business. You...
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Towards an Inclusive Digital Future: An African-Centric Approach to the United Nations Global Digital Compact
Introduction Following the political declaration adopted at the UN’s 75th anniversary, Secretary-General António Guterres proposed a Global Digital Compact (GDC) in his report “Our Common...
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An In-Depth Analysis of the AU -AI Continental Strategy and Implications on AI Governance in the Continent.
Introduction Artificial intelligence(AI) is a term that has been used since the 1950s and has been credited to John McCarthy, an American computer scientist and...
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In the Eyes of IDEMIA’s Vigilance Plan 2023: New Perspectives on Data Protection Impact Assessment Obligations for Big Tech
Introduction IDEMIA is a France-based multinational technology company which provides biometric solutions for States and private entities in sectors such as telecommunication, finance, banking, public...
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Ethiopia’s Personal Data Protection Proclamation of 2024 and its Budding Digital Identity Regime
Introduction Various legal regimes that address privacy and data protection to some extent have marked the journey towards enacting the current data protection law in...
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Gender Inclusivity in AI Governance
Gender Inclusivity in AI Governance Introduction The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has significant implications for how societies are shaped and governed, and it is...
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Insights from Recent ODPC Rulings: Evaluating Commercial Use of Minors’ Personal Data and Image Rights
Introduction The Office of the Data Protection (ODPC) was constituted by the Data Protection Act, under the auspices of Section 5. The Act bestows upon...
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Fostering AI Innovation in Africa: Synergizing Intellectual Property Rights and Open-Source Software Models
Introduction Emerging technologies play a critical role in the development of the information component of society, as they revolutionize how we as a society utilize...
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Decoding NLP: From Human Language to Tech Advancements
Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a field at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Linguistics1 focused on enabling computers to understand and generate human...
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