Just a reminder, this series begins today. Our next roundtable — with Prof Ndemo, Alice Munyua, Mercy Ndegwa, and Jumanne Mtambalike — begins in fifteen minutes. 

I hope you can join.

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 at 11:17, Kevin Donovan <kdonovan11@gmail.com> wrote:

Please join us next week for a series of roundtable discussions on the role of digital data in East African economies. 

The Data + Markets workshop brings together leading experts to explore the production and use of this new commercial resource, asking how digital data is transforming industries, what opportunities and challenges exist, and how regulation might be best crafted. 

From 1-3 September, we have six events:

• Regulating Data, with Linda Bonyo, Kenneth Muhangi, Prof. Alex B. Makulilo, and Grace Bomu. 1 September @ 13:00-14:30 EAT.
• The Growth of the Data Economy, with Prof. Bitange Ndemo, Alice Munyua, and others TBC. 1 September @ 15:00-16:30 EAT.
• Data + Money, with Rose Muturi, Joel Muhumuza, Firas Ahmed, and Ali Hussein. 2 September @ 13:00-14:30 EAT.
• Data + Labour, with Dr. Uma Rani, Mercy Mugure, and Dr. Mohammad Amir Anwar. 2 September @ 17:00-18:30 EAT.
• Digital Identification, Surveillance & Privacy, with Dr. Anja Kovacs, Dorothy Mukasa, Jacqueline Musiitwa, Nanjala Nyabola, and Dr. Isaac Rutenberg. 3 September @ 13:00-14:30 EAT.
• Inclusivity & Equity in Data Economies, with Nichole Yembra, Agostine Ndungu, Ebrima Fatty, and Dr. Michel Wahome. 3 September @ 15:00-16:30 EAT.

You can register for the Zoom details here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-markets-workshop-tickets-117281952477

Further information is available on the web here: https://developingdata.org/data-markets/data-markets-workshop/

We're on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/DataDeveloping

The event has been co-organised by the Centre for Intellectual Property & Information Technology @ Strathmore Law School, CIPESA, and the Centre for African Studies @ University of Edinburgh. 

Hope to see you there!

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