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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Data Protection 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 Introduction The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has significant implications for how societies are shaped and governed, and it is...
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Data Protection 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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Artificial Intelligence 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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Artificial Intelligence 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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Data Governance Facilitating Privacy Compliance in Nigeria: Key Issues in the GAID Draft 2024
INTRODUCTION Following the introduction of the widely lauded Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDP Act) in June 2023, Nigeria has made significant strides in privacy governance....
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Artificial Intelligence Exploring Responsible Artificial Intelligence through an African lens
Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) discourse is focused on the emerging theoretical debate that relates to AI and responsibility, commonly known as Responsible AI.1 The debate...
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AI Articles AI in Africa for Africa: Contextualizing the Evolution of the African AI Ecosystem
Summary Mapping the evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Africa looks at a detailed examination of the changing landscape of AI in Africa. It explores...
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Artificial Intelligence ETHICAL AI DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: INTEGRATING CULTURAL VALUES AND ADDRESSING GLOBAL DISPARITIES
Summary Ethical artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa encompasses the development and utilization of AI technologies in alignment with ethical principles and societal values unique to...
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