Emerging technology policies and democracy in Africa: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Zambia in focus

Issue Brief Mar 8, 2023

Inside Bangladesh’s new data protection laws

By Stephen Weymouth

The 2022 Draft Data Protection Act (DPA), which establishes new restrictions related to the processing, storage, and transfer of data, appears to move Bangladesh’s digital governance in a different direction.
Bangladesh Digital Policy
Emerging technology policies and democracy in Africa: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Zambia in focus

Report Mar 3, 2023

Critical connectivity: Reducing the price of data in African markets

By Aubrey Hruby

This report analyzes the current state of the digital transformation in Africa and outlines how affordable and accessible data is imperative for further development.
Africa Digital Policy
Emerging technology policies and democracy in Africa: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Zambia in focus

New Atlanticist Jan 24, 2023

Biden’s call to modernize US tech policy would pay transatlantic dividends

By Kenneth Propp

If Congress and the White House can unite to pass regulations on data privacy and tech competition, they would set the stage for deeper EU-US coordination.
Digital Policy European Union

Content

Report

Mar 10, 2025

Emerging technology policies and democracy in Africa: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Zambia in focus

By Ayantola Alayande, Samuel Segun, and Leah Junck

How are African nations navigating the governance of AI, digital infrastructure, and emerging technologies? Emerging Technology Policies and Democracy in Africa: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Zambia in Focus examines how five key countries are shaping regulatory frameworks to drive innovation, protect digital rights, and bridge policy gaps in an evolving tech landscape.

Africa
Artificial Intelligence

UkraineAlert

Feb 27, 2025

Ukraine’s IT sector offers opportunities for pragmatic partnership with the US

By Anatoly Motkin, Hanna Myshko

As the new Trump administration reassesses its foreign partnerships through a lens of transactional pragmatism, Ukraine’s IT sector presents a potentially compelling case for deepening bilateral cooperation, write Anatoly Motkin and Hanna Myshko.

Conflict
Cybersecurity

In the News

Feb 25, 2025

Samaan in Institut Montaigne: AI: United Arab Emirates, key partner of France or risk for its digital sovereignty?

By Atlantic Council

Digital Policy
Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 18, 2025

CBDC tracker and event with Fed Governor Waller cited in CoinGeek

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Digital Currencies
Digital Policy

In the News

Feb 14, 2025

Tran cited in paper on Chinese technological influence published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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China
Cybersecurity

In the News

Feb 14, 2025

Event with Fed Governor Waller featured in Business Insider on how stablecoins can promote the dollar’s global use and status

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Digital Currencies
Digital Policy

Econographics

Feb 12, 2025

Central bank digital currencies versus stablecoins: Divergent EU and US perspectives

By Barbara C. Matthews, Hung Tran

All policymakers agree on one point: both CBDCs and stablecoins will significantly impact the global role of the US dollar.

Digital Currencies
Digital Policy

In the News

Feb 11, 2025

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Hanna Dohmen in South China Morning Post

By Hanna Dohmen

On February 7th, 2025, South China Morning Post published an article referencing Global China Hub nonresident fellow Hanna Dohmen’s testimony for the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission on the effectiveness of export controls in slowing China’s AI advances.

Artificial Intelligence
China

In the News

Feb 7, 2025

Event on the future of payments with Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller featured in Politico’s Morning Money newsletter

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Digital Currencies
Digital Policy

In the News

Feb 7, 2025

Event on the future of payments with Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller restreamed by Yahoo Finance

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Digital Currencies
Digital Policy
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Experts

Fellow

Chinmayi Sharma

Nonresident Fellow

Cyber Statecraft Initiative

Cybersecurity Digital Policy

Fellow

Grace Abuhamad

Nonresident Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Digital Policy Internet

Millennium fellow

George Bachiashvili

CEO, Mission Gate

Millennium Leadership Program

Central Europe Digital Policy

Staff

Nitansha Bansal

Associate Director

Cyber Statecraft Initiative

Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity

Fellow

Tyson Barker

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

Cybersecurity Digital Policy

Staff

James Batchik

Associate Director

Europe Center

Central Europe Digital Policy
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