This package is led by Professor Pamela Andanda (Co-I) and a PDRA from the University of Wits in South Africa and will focus on developing legal guidelines for health data regulation at the national and regional level. Prof Andanda will lead all in-country work in South Africa.

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Workshops

On July 12-13 2023: as part of the broader aims of the project, CIPESA, our partner conducted a workshop on ‘Advancing Data Justice in Africa’ at the Data Fest Africa 2023 in Kenya. The workshop featured guest speakers and stakeholders including Jamii Forums, Tanzania; Afro Leadership, Cameroon; Data Protection Commission, Senegal; Afya na Haki, Uganda; Amnesty Tech, Kenya; Personal Data Protection Office, Uganda; Centre for the Study of Economies in Africa (CSEA), Nigeria; and Data Economy Policy Hub, South Africa. This workshop was funded by Wellcome Trust.