This two-part Guide is the first of its kind for the African continent and was produced by the Responsible Data in M&E (RDiME) Alliance – a diverse team of experts in data privacy law, M&E, and government, together with CLEAR-AA and MERL Tech.
Part 1: Overview of Data Governance focuses on theoretical aspects of data governance with particular emphasis on personal and sensitive data, Africa’s data ecosystem, and the M&E practices of various actors involved. It considers the African contextual reality in which no single, common law exists to govern data practices and states have varying levels of data capacity and regulation. Finally it summarizes privacy-related debates in the framework of M&E and the data revolution and points towards alternative data governance models that might be suited for the continent.