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South African National Policy on Data and Cloud

The South African National Policy on Data and Cloud was published in May 2024. Data is at the heart of everything and so it is hard to imagine a more important government policy. If South Africa gets its government [...]

Webinar | Enabling big data science and analytics | Members and Public

Big data offers immense potential for businesses and society, but navigating the legal landscape can be daunting. This webinar equips you with the knowledge to harness big data's power while ensuring compliance with data protection regulations. Outcomes Know the regulatory [...]

By |2024-07-15T13:32:44+02:00June 26th, 2024|Categories: , , , |Tags: |

Workshop | Commercialising data (law)fully | Online

You know data is precious to your organisation, but with all the regulations protecting it, it feels impossible to leverage its value. We explore commercialising data (law)fully—with an emphasis on fully. This event will help you comply with the law [...]

AI listed as inventor for first time ever | South Africa

South African intellectual property officials have become the world’s first to grant a patent to an AI inventor. Across the globe, several lawyers have tried to register patents in the name of AI inventors. However, each time, they’ve failed. [...]

By |2024-08-14T12:42:01+02:00July 28th, 2021|Categories: AI Law|Tags: , , , |

Japanese Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) – a heads up

The Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) is one of Japan's most important laws and the Japanese Parliament recently amended it. In response to the increased processing of personal information in society and various sectors (such as the [...]

Map activities, not information or data flows

You should map activities (instead of information, data flows or processes) as a first step to complying with data protection laws (like the GDPR and the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act)). The law requires larger organisations to create [...]

By |2022-12-19T11:53:23+02:00January 8th, 2018|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , |

Impact of POPI on records management

What is the impact of POPI on Electronic Document and Records Management Systems (EDRMS)? Will an EDRMS help you to comply with POPI? Does POPI mean that you need an EDRMS even more? Will POPI have an impact on your [...]

By |2018-02-06T23:39:26+02:00February 4th, 2015|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , , |