Strathmore University

Strathmore University hosts the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT). Its mission is to study, create, and share knowledge on the development of intellectual property and information technology, especially as it contributes to African law, policy, and human rights. Under this renewed grant, CIPIT will continue to consolidate and expand its work on data governance and data policy in Africa in its Data Governance Research Centre, with the goal of adding credible evidence and balanced analyses to the ongoing policy discussions throughout the region. This grant is a renewal within a cluster of grants under the Evidence-Informed Policymaking strategy to strengthen a field of African institutions working on data governance. The goal of this cluster is to help governments in East and West Africa develop policy frameworks that balance public good uses of data with data privacy and protection.

Strathmore University hosts the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT). Its mission is to study, create, and share knowledge on the development of intellectual property and information technology, especially as they contribute to African law, policy, and human rights. Under this grant, CIPIT will consolidate and expand its work on data governance and data policy in Africa in a new Data Governance Research Centre, with the goal of adding credible evidence and balanced analyses to the ongoing policy discussions throughout the region. This grant is part of a cluster of grants under the Evidence-Informed Policymaking strategy to strengthen a field of African institutions working on data governance. The goal of this cluster is to help governments in East and West Africa develop policy frameworks that balance public good uses of data with data privacy and protection.