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It has taken over 12 months of intense research and writing but it is finally done. Our partner’s new book – “AI Governance: A Necessity and Imperative ” – comes out before the end of the month. The book examines the origins of AI, its risks, opportunities and challenges. It also looks at global andContinue reading “New Book loading”

AI Governance: A Global Approach

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is perhaps the most disruptive and transformative technology of our time. AI has huge implications for humans and society. AI models and AI systems have been deployed in multiple domains like finance, health, argiculture, autonomous vehicles, employment, law enforcement and cybersecurity. However, just as AI comes with potential benefits it also hasContinue reading “AI Governance: A Global Approach”

The Fascinating World of Styrofoams and Single Use Plastics: Why the Recent Lagos Ban of Styrofoam matters

Lagos State Bans Styrofoam to Protect Residents and the Environment On Sunday 28 January 2024 the Lagos State Government took a decisive step to protect its residents and the environment by prohibiting the use and distribution of Styrofoam and other single-use plastics within the state. This decision, announced by Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner of EnvironmentContinue reading “The Fascinating World of Styrofoams and Single Use Plastics: Why the Recent Lagos Ban of Styrofoam matters”

LENDING MORE INK TO THE CBN V. INTERSTELLA CONTROVERSY: A PRACTICAL RESOLUTION

Garnishment or garnishee proceedings is a mode of debt recovery or enforcement of judgment debt. The procedure involves wage garnishment or attachment of funds in custody of a third party, referred to as a garnishee. Depending on your jurisdiction (Nigeria, US, and UK), the debt may include spousal or child support, credit card debt, studentContinue reading “LENDING MORE INK TO THE CBN V. INTERSTELLA CONTROVERSY: A PRACTICAL RESOLUTION”

Data Privacy Week 2024

DATA PRIVACY WEEK (DPW): JAN 21 – 27, 2024 This week, Jan 21 – 27, is data privacy week, with the theme: “Take Control of Your Data.” Coincidentally this year’s DPW theme is similar to the new year (2024) mantra “No Agree for Anybody” made popular by Nigerian Youths via social media. “No ‘gree forContinue reading “Data Privacy Week 2024”

A few quotes to ponder as the year ends.

It’s a beautiful day. Looking at the dry leaves on the lawn and condensation dripping down the misty window I am wrapped in the warm feeling of the festive season and the anticipation of the new year like a knitted cozy. This morning I received a list of favorite quotes in my mail. They wereContinue reading “A few quotes to ponder as the year ends.”

OpenAI embroiled in an Alphabet Soup of copyright infringement claims

17 prominent authors, George RR Martin of “Game of Thrones” fame inclusive, have filed copyrights violation claims against OpenAI, creators of Generative AI chabot, chatGPT and GPT4 which responds to prompts to generate text, images, or audio output using large datasets and material scraped from the internet via its Large Language Model (LLM) used toContinue reading “OpenAI embroiled in an Alphabet Soup of copyright infringement claims”

Five Years of GDPR: A Review

The General Data Protection Regulation is the most recognizable and comprehensive data protection law that came into effect on 25 May 2018. The passage of the GDPR propelled data privacy into prominence at the world stage. Many countries’ data protection laws have been modeled after the GDPR at the national and subnational level (Brazil –Continue reading “Five Years of GDPR: A Review”

The CIPP/US Certification

We are happy to announce that our managing partner is a certified data privacy professional. The Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) is the global standard in privacy certification. Developed and launched by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) with leading subject matter experts, the CIPP is the world’s first broad-based global privacy and dataContinue reading “The CIPP/US Certification”