Data governance and policy in Africa / / edited by Bitange Ndemo, Njuguna Ndung’u, Scholastica Odhiambo, Abebe Shimeles.

This open access book examines data governance and its implications for policymaking in Africa. Bringing together economists, lawyers, statisticians, and technology experts, it assesses gaps in both the availability and use of existing data across the continent, and argues that data creation, manage...

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Superior document:Information Technology and Global Governance
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Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023.
Language:English
Series:Information Technology and Global Governance
Physical Description:1 online resource (229 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: A Prototype Data Governance Framework for Africa
  • Chapter 3: A Value Chain Approach to Data Production, Use and Governance for Sound Policy Making in Africa
  • Chapter 4: Data Protection Legal Regime and Data Governance in Africa: An Overview
  • Chapter 5: Data Regulation in Africa: Free Flow of Data, Open Data Regimes and Cyber Security
  • Chapter 6: Digitalisation and Financial Data Governance in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
  • Chapter 7: More Than Just a Policy - Day to Day Effects of Data Governance on the Data Scientist
  • Chapter 8: The Economics of Blockchain Within Africa
  • Chapter 9: Conclusion.