NOODL An Experiment in Equitable Data Licensing: Promise and Limits
April 28, 2026
A new report by Open Future Foundation, spotlights the Nwulite Obodo Open Data License (NOODL) as response to the limitations of traditional…
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Aligning Africa’s evolving copyright landscape with Agenda 2063: Lessons from Nigeria, Uganda, South Africa, and Kenya
April 24, 2026
Abstract African nations collectively face significant imbalances in intellectual property (IP) flows, with most royalties and license fees departing for…
Rethinking Ownership, Authorship, and Value Creation in Intellectual Property Policy for African Artificial Intelligence
April 20, 2026
AI has strong potential to drive Africa’s economic growth and development, but it exposes gaps in existing intellectual property (IP)…
Financial Inclusion vs. Data Protection: Can We Have Both?
March 29, 2026
In this episode of The Friendly Troll Podcast, host Josephine Kaaniru is joined by Mr. Kevin Mutiso, Chair of the Digital Financial…
Addressing Inequitable Openness in Licences for Sharing African Data and Datasets Through the Nwulite Obodo Open Data Licence
March 3, 2026
Abstract This article examines the relationship between Standard Public Open Licences (SPOLs) and inequity in the artificial intelligence (AI) innovation…
PROTECTING KENYAN CHILDREN ONLINE: KEY INDUSTRY GUIDELINES
January 20, 2026
The Child Online Protection & Safety Guidelines issued by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) are industry regulatory guidelines aimed…
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025) – The Journal of Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law
January 17, 2026
This Special Issue marks JIPIT’s Fifth-Anniversary Edition and brings together scholarly contributions on Responsible and Ethical AI Governance in Africa. The…
Government Digital Services and Digital ID in Zambia
January 14, 2026
In this episode of The Friendly Troll Podcast, host Josephine Kaaniru is joined by Irene Makau to explore the governance…
2025 in Review: Africa’s AI Policy & Governance Landscape
December 18, 2025
In this episode of The Friendly Troll Podcast, the AI Policy Team at CIPIT, Josephine Kaaniru, Irene Makau, and…
AI and the African Gig Economy: Assessing the Applicability of Employment Laws for Data Annotators and Platform Workers
November 14, 2025
Advances in AI and emerging technologies are fuelling changes in Africa’s gig economy. At its core are data annotators and…