Uganda’s 2025 Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill: A Turning Point for Creators’ Rights?
Introduction On 13 May 2025, the Parliament of Uganda conducted the first reading of the 2025 Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill,1 (hereinafter the Amendment Bill) which proposes reforms aimed at domesticating international treaties such as the Berne Convention for…
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Introduction On 13 May 2025, the Parliament of Uganda conducted the first reading of the 2025 Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill,1 (hereinafter the Amendment...
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Artificial Intelligence From Prompt to Video: The IP Puzzle Behind Google’s Veo 3
Is film making under threat? That is a question many people might be asking especially after Google DeepMind unveiled Veo 3 in May 2025. According...
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Data Governance Kenya High Court’s Worldcoin Determination: Upholding Consent, Accountability and Data Sovereignty in Biometric Data Processing
On 05 May 2025, the High Court of Kenya declared Worldcoin’s biometric data collection in Kenya unlawful and in violation of the Data Protection Act...
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Artificial Intelligence Kenya’s Efforts in AI and Implementation Plan of the Kenyan National AI Strategy
In March 2025, Kenya, through the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy launched the Kenyan National Artificial Intelligence Strategy1, a five-year plan set...
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Digital Rights Recognising Access to the Internet as a Fundamental Right: Political, Socio-economic, and Legal Perspectives
Introduction The evolution of the internet has transformed it into a critical resource in modern life, serving as a backbone for communication, information dissemination, and...
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Artificial Intelligence Ai In Health: Highlights And Policy Pathways For Kenya’s Healthcare Future
Introduction In Kenya, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept but one that is being discussed, utilised, and developed to...
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Artificial Intelligence Harnessing AI responsibly: What the Hamburg Declaration means for Africa’s AI Governance and Sustainable Development.
Introduction The transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accelerate global progress towards attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through driving innovation in sectors like...
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Artificial Intelligence AI Governance Landscape in the East African Region
Introduction The African region has long been a consumer of both technologies and the governance structures that accompany them. With Artificial Intelligence (AI), African nations,...
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Copyright Balancing Broadcasters’ Copyright and Public Interests – Assessing Kenya’s Position on the Draft WIPO Broadcasting Organization Treaty
Introduction For over two decades, the Draft WIPO Broadcasting Treaty has been under development,1 aiming to give broadcasters updated signal-based protection2 against illegal digital reproduction...
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