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CREATe Webinar: The African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection - a driver for cyber capacity building through legal harmonisation(?)
In this lunchtime webinar, Joséphine Sangaré, will present insights from her research on public-private partnerships in cyber capacity building. Titled “The Arican Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection – a driver for cyber capacity building through harmonisation(?)” the webinar will discuss the development of African regional frameworks on information and communication technology partnerships to create opportunities that cater to local needs.
Social Sciences Hub
Date: Thursday 20 November 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Venue: Online
Category: Academic events, Student events
Speaker: Joséphine Sangaré
“Digital Transformation is a driving force for innovative, inclusive and sustainable growth. […] Africa has fewer legacy challenges to deal with and is therefore adopting digitized solutions faster out of necessity.”
The Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa draws a unified and continental vision of socio-economic development and social integration enabled by information and communication technologies (ICTs). Linked to this vision is the promise of a timely transition, benefitting from the absence of rigid structures, and a dynamic environment. The project explores the role of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in building cyber capacity across African Union (AU) member states, focusing on the implementation of the African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection (2014). Entering into force in 2023, the Convention still struggles to achieve widespread support. Along the findings from case studies of six states that ratified the treaty, this webinar will discuss opportunities and challenges in the journey of legal harmonisation to support cyber capacity building.
Joséphine is a final year PhD researcher at CREATe. With an interdisciplinary background in law and political science, her experience spans academic work in research and teaching as well as working for international organisations. Alongside public-private partnerships, Joséphine’s current academic work explores themes of global knowledges and decolonisation strategies.