The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) hosted a closed roundtable event on the theme ‘Data governance and the Digital Economy in Africa: where are we now, what are the challenges and where do we go from here?.’ The roundtable presented the findings of three recent research reports published by CSEA which explore various aspects of a digital eco-system for sound data governance towards enabling Africa’s digital economy.
This roundtable sought to initiate further knowledge in this area, map out what is already known, and distil the issues that are most urgent to address.
Presenters:
- Dr Alexander Beyleveld, Mandela Institute
- Dr Adedeji Adeniran, CSEA
- Professor Franziska Sucker, University of Witwatersrand
Panellists:
- Mr Murray Hunter, ALT Advisory
- Professor Caroline Ncube, University of Cape Town
- Mr Korstiaan Wapenaar, Genesis Analytics
- Mr John Stuart, Tralac
This was a closed roundtable; therefore no recording or event report will be published.