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South Africa |  National Policy on Data and Cloud

South Africa’s new National Policy on Data and the Cloud is a significant step towards digital transformation. It emphasises the need for infrastructure development, regulatory frameworks, and skills enhancement to support a burgeoning digital economy. The policy outlines strategies for accelerating broadband connectivity, promoting cloud-first approaches for government services, and ensuring data security. Moreover, it aims to create a digital trust environment essential for fostering innovation and economic growth.

 

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Inferential Data and Intellectual Property

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Inferential Data and Intellectual Property – as dealt with in the South African Data Transfer Agreement

What do honeybees and scientists have in common?

Both collect raw inputs from many sources, transform them through expertise and collaboration, and create something far more valuable than what they started with. In science, raw project data is only the beginning. Real value emerges through analysis that generates new knowledge. That is inferential data. The updated South African Data Transfer Agreement clarifies this distinction and, crucially, protects the intellectual property that results from genuine scientific insights. 
 
This video explains why that protection matters, how inferential data is created, and what ownership looks like when knowledge is generated independently or collaboratively. Understanding this is foundational to innovation, trust, and progress.

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