Tag: Data Policies

Professional ethics and data privacy: Social media use for healthcare professionals in the wake of Dr Mbiti controversy

The intersection of social media and professional ethics has become increasingly complex, especially in fields as sensitive as healthcare. The recent controversy surrounding Dr Dennis Mbiti, known as ‘Mbiti Mwondi MD,’ highlights the importance of understanding the ethical implications of sharing patient information on public platforms. The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) has […]...

Special feature:EY Kenya Data Protection & Privacy Survey, 2022: The path to compliance with data protection and privacy

EY Kenya Data Protection & Privacy Survey, 2022, was launched mid this year with a goal to firstly gauge how far along organisations are in their compliance journeys. Secondly, to identify the dif...

26 Aug 2022

Harmonising Africa’s regulatory for the realisation of an African data economy

In Part III of our series “Dissecting the African Union Data Policy Framework”, we will cover the key considerations in aligning a country’s regulatory context with the requirements of an Africa...

5 Aug 2022

The AU Data Policy Framework: Africa’s solution to data emancipation?

The data policy framework for African countries seeks to maximise the benefits of a data-driven economy by creating an enabling policy environment for private and public investments necessary to suppo...

18 Jun 2021

A Review of a report on publicly available Data Policies of Commercial Banks

The Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT), Strathmore University has published a study of the Publicly Available Data Policies of Commercial Banks operating in Kenya ...