S4 Episode 10 - Digital Ethics and Africa

A wide ranging discussion with Arthur Gwagwa starting with his background as a Lawyer in Zimbabwe and covering a discussion on the impact of digital, data and ethics on democracy, human rights, culture, language and more. Arthur is now a Doctoral Researcher at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, specialising in   the geopolitical, human rights and ethical implications of AI and Big Data. Arthur also sits on the Stanford University Internet Observatory Journal.  You can find more about Arthur's work in the links below.  Publications Forthcoming Arthur Gwagwa and Bev Townsend. Re-imagining Africa’s sovereignty in a digitally interdependent world.Emerging Global Governance project at Global Policy. (York University) and Eva-Maria Nag (Durham University). Bev Townsend  and Arthur Gwagwa. Unholy alliances, Faustian pacts, and the politicking of data in Africa. Stanford Journal of Online Trust and Safety 2022 Scholarly publications Kazim, E,; Gwagwa, A. et al (2022). On the sui generis value capture of new digital technologies: The case of AI. Patterns, 3(7), [100526]. Gwagwa, A. (2022). The role of the African value of Ubuntu in global AI inclusion discourse: A normative ethics perspective. Patterns, 3(4). 2021 Scholarly publications Rutenberg, I., Gwagwa, A., & Omino, M. (2021). Use and Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Climate Change Adaptation in Africa. In N. Oguge, D. Ayal, L. Adeleke, & I. da Silva (Eds.), African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation (1 ed., pp. 1107-1126). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45106-6_80 Gwagwa, A., Kazim, E., Kachidza, P., Hilliard, A., Siminyu, K., Smith, M., & Shawe-Taylor, J. (2021). Road map for research on responsible artificial intelligence for development (AI4D) in African countries: The case study of agriculture. Patterns, 2(12), [100381]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2021.100381 2020 Scholarly publications Gwagwa, A., Kraemer-Mbula, E., Rizk, N., Rutenberg, I., & Beer, J. D. (2020). Artificial Intelligence (AI) Deployments in Africa: Benefits, Challenges and Policy Dimensions. The African Journal of Information and Communication, 26, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/30361 2017 Scholarly publications Gwagwa, A. (2017). Historical Antecedents and Paradoxes that Shaped Kenya’s Contemporary Information and Communication Technology Policies. Africa Policy Journal , X11, 61-75. Harvard Kennedy School. Rob is joined again by co-host, and colleague Joshua Nwaogu.  For more information on #CDR and #DigitalResponsibility check out http://corporatedigitalresponsibility.net LinkedIn:      Rob Price Facebook:    CDR Twitter:        @the_Digital_COO Instagram:    the_digital_coo