Episode 4 | Case Study Comparison: Data Governance and Protection in India and Kenya
In episode 4, Beverley Hatcher-Mbu and special guests Shreeja Sen, Research Associate at IT for Change, and Dr. Melissa Omino, Acting Director at Strathmore University’s Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law, discuss data governance and protection in India and Kenya. Among other topics, they dive deep into how history and demographics can influence each country’s approach to data governance as well as the balance of power between citizens, their data, and governments.
Read the transcript.
Related links from the conversation:
- AI 2041
- All About Love by bell hooks
- For Colored Nerds
- Top Tracks of 2022 Kenya
- The Case for Establishing a Collective Perspective to Address the Harms of Platform Personalization
- The Good Wife
Special thanks to Mark Hatcher for our theme music. You can find Mark on social media at @markdhatcher.
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