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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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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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 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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