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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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| Title | Journal | Year | Link | Key words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collective Property Rights in Human Biological Materials in Kenya | Journal of Conflict Management & Sustainable Development | 2022 | Read | science and the law, property rights, human biological material |
| How to interpret core concepts in POPIA. Recommendations on the draft Code of Conduct for Research | South African Journal of Science | 2023 | Read | consent, data protection, de-identification |
| Artificial intelligence in healthcare: Proposals for policy development in South Africa | South African Journal of Bioethics and Law | 2022 | Read | AI, science and the law |
| Toward an open access genomics database of South Africans: ethical considerations | Frontiers in Genetics | 2023 | Read | science and the law |
| First do no harm: legal principles regulating the future of artificial intelligence in health care in South Africa | Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal | 2022 | Read | AI, science and the law |
| “Privacy by Design” in the EU General Data Protection Regulation: A new privacy standard or the emperor’s new clothes? | South African Law Journal | 2022 | Read | data protection, science and the law |
| Altering the human genome: mapping the genome editing regulatory system in South Africa | Potchefstroom Electronise Reg | 2021 | Read | science and the law |
| Human genome editing: how to prevent rogue actors | BMC Medical Ethics | 2020 | Read | science and the law |
| The lawful sharing of health research data | Information & Communication Technology Law | 2021 | Read | science and the law, data protection |
| The multidimensional legal nature of personal genomic sequence data: a South African perspective | Frontiers Genetics | 2022 | Read | intellectual property, science and the law |
| Decoding the EU Artificial Intelligence Act | American Society and International Law Insights | 2021 | Read | AI, science and the law |
| Software as Medical Devices (SaMDs): Critical rights issues regarding AI software-based health technologies in South Africa | Journal of South African Law / Tydskrif vir SuidAfrikaanse Reg | 2020 | Read | AI, science and the law |
| Biotech innovation in South Africa: Twenty years in review | Biotechnology Law Report | 2016 | Read | intellectual property, science and the law |
| Patenting decisions by South African biotechnology entrepreneurs | Biotechnology Law Report | 2016 | Read | intellectual property, science and the law |
| Stem cell research, morality, and law: an analysis of Brüstle v Greenpeace from a South African perspective | South African Journal of Human Rights | 2017 | Read | intellectual property, science and the law |
| CRISPR: Challenges to South African biotechnology law | South African Journal of Bioethics and Law | 2018 | Read | science and the law |
| An optimistic vision for biosciences in South Africa: A response to the ASSAf report on human genetics and genomics | South African Journal of Science | 2019 | Read | science and the law |
| Navigating uncharted waters: biobanks and informational privacy in South Africa | South African Journal of Human Rights | 2019 | Read | data protection, science and the law |
| Genomic research and privacy: A response to Staunton et al. | South African Medical Journal | 2020 | Read | data protection, science and the law |
| Informed consent in medical malpractice suits: An analysis of Beukes v Smith | South African Law Journal | 2020 | Read | informed consent |
| COVID-19 and quarantine orders: A practical approach | South African Medical Journal | 2020 | Read | pandemic preparedness, science and the law |
| South Africa’s new standard material transfer agreement: proposals for improvement and pointers for implementation | BMC Medical Ethics | 2020 | Read | data protection, human biological material, science and the law |
| One material transfer agreement to rule them all? A call for revising South Africa’s new standard material transfer agreement. | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications | 2021 | Read | data protection, human biological material, science and the law |
| Protecting personal information in research: Is a code of conduct the solution? | South African Journal of Science | 2021 | Read | data protection, human biological material, science and the law |
| Time for Cinderella to go to the ball: Reflections on the right to freedom of scientific research | South African Law Journal | 2021 | Read | science and the law |
| Why POPIA does not apply to DNA | South African Journal of Science | 2021 | Read | data protection, human biological material, science and the law |
| Exempting Health Research from the Consent Provisions of POPIA | Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal | 2021 | Read | data protection, science and the law |
| AI inventorship: The right decision? | South African Journal of Science | 2021 | Read | AI, intellectual property, science and the law |
| The legal status of human biological material used for research | South African Law Journal | 2021 | Read | human biological material, science and the law |
| Public health emergency preparedness and response in South Africa: A review of recommendations for legal reform relating to data and biological sample sharing. | South African Journal of Bioethics and Law | 2021 | Read | data protection, human biological material, pandemic preparedness, science and the law |
| Why research institutions should indemnify researchers against POPIA civil liability | South African Journal of Science | 2022 | Read | data protection, science and the law |
| Research and the meaning of ‘public interest’ in POPIA | South African Journal of Science | 2022 | Read | data protection, science and the law |
| Clearing the CRISPR patent landscape: Towards a solution for South Africa | South African Law Journal | 2022 | Read | intellectual property, science and the law |
