Event

Data Governance and Innovation: Who regulates?

West Africa School on Internet Governance (WASIG)

May 25, 2022

10:00 - 11:00 UTC

Hybrid (Ghana)

As part of efforts to build additional Internet Governance capacity within Western Africa, the West Africa Internet Governance Forum convened the 5th West African School on Internet Governance.

The session “Data Governance and Innovation: Who regulates?” discussed trends, opportunities, and challenges of Data governance in West Africa, as well as privacy and data protection and the implications of cross-border data flows.

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Speakers:

Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo

Senior Lecturer of Law and Technology at Hilary Rodham Clinton School of Law, Swansea University

Emilar Gandhi

Global Head of Inclusivity, Policy Development at Meta, Facebook

Olivier Kouami

CTO, l'INTIC4DEV, CEO,Ets "Le FA de la Téranga" and Vice-Chair IS3C WG4 on Communication (IGF/FGI)

Carolina Rossini

Chief Impact and Partnerships Officer, Datasphere Initiative

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