Governance, Policy and Regulation for the Digital Era
Governance, Policy and Regulation for the Digital Era
The LINK Centre's work in this thematic area explores pressing governance, policy and regulatory challenges in Africa's digital knowledge economy. LINK seeks to unpack these challenges at African continental, regional and national levels, with a focus on, inter alia, mobile broadband, mobile fintech, spectrum management, internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and cybersecurity. The Centre's research findings inform its published outputs, its advisory services, and its delivery of postgraduate (PhD and Master's) and short course learning programmes.
Links to other Research Themes:
Digital Innovation and Transformation
Cybersecurity Thinking and Analytical Frameworks
Open Approaches to Knowledge Governance
Publications: Governance, Policy and Regulation for the Digital Era
Unlocking Local Digital Economies through Tech Hubs
A LINK policy paper setting out lessons from surveys and community engagement that explored the impact of the rural Digital Mandhwane tech hub in South Africa's Limpopo Province.
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Asymmetry in South Africa's Regulation of Customer Data Protection
Crafting the South African Digital Economy and Society
Policy Brief: Spectrum Regulation, South Africa 2021
Media Law Handbook for Southern Africa (2nd ed.)
China and Africa: Alternative Telecommunication Policies and Practices
Regulatory Imperatives for the Future of SADC's "Digital Complexity Ecosystem"
The Independence of Telecommunication Regulators
Briefing Note: People-Centered Internet Global Forum at Stanford
Go to Publications for more published LINK outputs.
Learning Programmes: Governance, Policy and Regulation for the Digital Era
Disruptive Technologies and Governance in the Digital Era
Governance, Policy and Regulation for the Digital Era (GPRDE)
Excellence in Digital Government
Governance of Generative AI and other Emerging Technologies in the Creative Sectors
PhD in Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies
Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies
