The East Africa Data Governance took place on 26th and 27th February 2025, calling for collaboration to advance data governance in East Africa.

In partnership with Amnesty International, we embarked on an ambitious journey to strengthen data governance in Kenya and across East Africa. Central to this mission has been the #FichaUchi Campaign, a multi-phase initiative aimed at raising awareness about data privacy and protection in East Africa. From its inception in 2021 the campaign has evolved significantly. […]

With technology advancing and data becoming key for decision making, East Africa is in need of a strong governance framework to balance the use of data with privacy, ethics, and security. To address this, the Open Institute in collaboration with  Amnesty International Kenya will be hosting the East Africa Data Governance Conference on November 26-27, […]