Posts Tagged: Information Technology

Insights, analysis, and commentary on intellectual property, information technology law, and digital policy in Africa, filtered by the topic "Information Technology".


New CIPIT Research: An Assessment of the Evolution of Kenya's ICT Law and Policy Framework

An article by CIPIT researchers Dr. Isaac Rutenberg, Douglas Gichuki and Arthur Gwagwa titled: “Historical Antecedents and Paradoxes that Shaped Kenya’s Contemporary Information and Communication...

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Software Licensing and Tax Law in Kenya: Court of Appeal Decision in Kenya Commercial Bank v. Kenya Revenue Authority

In a recently reported judgment of the Court of Appeal in the case of Kenya Commercial Bank Limited v Kenya Revenue Authority [2016] eKLR, the...

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Thoughts on an Innovation Exchange Portal for Kenya

Over the years, this blogger has been interested in finding ways to facilitate the free flow of relevant and useful information among the various players in...

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CIPIT Research Reveals Evidence of Internet Traffic Tampering in Kenya: The Case of Safaricom’s Network

CIPIT has been conducting network measurements on Kenyan Internet Service Providers (ISPs) since June 2016 using assorted techniques. Between 6 – 10 February 2017, the...

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Open AIR Research into the Maker Movement in Africa

A “Maker space” is a collective organization that maintains a workshop for individual tinkering, social learning, and group collaboration on creative and technical projects, generally...

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World Intellectual Property Day 2017 Theme: “Innovation – Improving Lives”

As readers of this blog may already know, on April 26th every year, the World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated with the purpose of “learning...

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A Review of the Computer and Cybercrimes Bill, 2016

Cybercrime, referred to as crime conducted through the internet or some other computer network, has been rampant both in Kenya and around the world. According...

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A New Look at High Tech Hubs in the 'Digital Savannah': Part 1

Toward the end of 2016, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited tech hubs in Kenya and Nigeria. During this, he remarked: “The future will...

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Book Review: "Digital Kenya: An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making" edited by Bitange Ndemo & Tim Weiss

The editors of Digital Kenya: An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making describe it as a ‘book of arguments and ideas’ and this blogger agrees with...

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