PIJIP’s Arcadia project on the Right to Research hosted an academic retreat in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa, February 23-25, 2024. The meeting gathered leading African experts and scholars on copyright law and computer science to discuss policy principles and a research agenda on enabling African and other Global South uses of digital research tools without promoting “data colonialism” concerns.

The participants at the 3-day residential retreat included: 

Allan Rocha, Federal University Rio De Janeiro

Ben Cashdan, Black Stripe Foundation

Caroline Ncube, University of Cape Town

Chidi Oguamanam, University of Ottawa

Chijioke Okorie, University of Pretoria

Denise Nicholson, Scholarly Horizons

Desmond Oriakhogba, University of Western Cape

Kyla Jade, Recreate Coalition

Sanya Samtani, Mandela Institute, University of the Witwatersrand

Sean Flynn, American University Washington College of Law

Tobias Schonwetter, University of Cape Town

Vitor Ido, South Centre

Vukosi Marivate, University of Pretoria