Library Research Guides: Albright Institute: 3: Digital Sovereignty in Kenya

Background and Context

Africa’s Digital Sovereignty: Elusive or a Stark Possibility through the AfCFTA?
Article from 2021 in AfronomicsLAW, which focuses on international economic law and public international law themes as they relate to Africa and the Global South.

Navigating Digital Sovereignty and its Impact on the Internet
Report from December 2022 from the Internet Society, which supports and promotes the development of the Internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people’s lives, and a force for good in society. The Internet Society's work aligns with our goals for the Internet to be open, globally-connected, secure, and trustworthy.
Exploring Digital Sovereignty
Report from August 2022 the Internet Society, which supports and promotes the development of the Internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people’s lives, and a force for good in society. The Internet Society's work aligns with our goals for the Internet to be open, globally-connected, secure, and trustworthy.
Privacy is Paramount Personal Data Protection in Africa
Report produced in 2017 by Deloitte about data privacy in Africa.
Government Cloud Computing and National Data Sovereignty
Article from the academic journal Policy & Internet about the concept of "data sovereignty."
What is digital sovereignty and why is Europe so interested in it?
A 2021 World Economic Forum article about digital sovereignty in Europe.
How data residency laws can harm privacy, commerce and innovation - and do little for national security
A 2020 article from the World Economic Forum article about data residency laws.

What does the notion of “sovereignty” mean when referring to the digital?
An review article from the academic journal New Media & Society from 2019
Digital sovereignty
A 2020 article from the academic journal Internet Policy Review.
Data sovereignty: A review
A 2021 review article from the academic journal Big Data & Society.
African Journals Online (AJOL)
The world's largest and pre-eminent collection of peer-reviewed, African-published scholarly journals

Policy File Index This link opens in a new window
Covers a wide range of public policy topics, linking to reports and papers from think tanks, NGOs, and research organizations, 1990 to present.
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Articles chronicling the world's public affairs, public and social policies, international relations, and world politics, 1915 to present, including policy-oriented literature of subjects such as economics, finance, law, education, the military, political science, public administration, international law and relations, the environment, demography, public health, science and technology, and reports and commentary on public affairs from the serious general press.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Interdisciplinary subject searching of scholarly articles in the social sciences (1898-present) physical & life sciences (1899 to present), and arts & humanities (1975 to present). Search for articles that cite known journal articles or books.

Policy Commons
Policy Commons is a collection of research from the world’s leading policy experts, think tanks, IGOs and NGOs.

Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window
One of the largest collections of news from the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia, many in full text, as well as news sites, blogs, and newswires from the 1980s to the present (dates vary by title).
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U.S. & foreign newspapers, 1980s to present (dates of coverage vary).
PressReader This link opens in a new window
Thousands of magazines and newspapers in more than 60 languages, from over 160 countries, in original color print layout, from the past 45+ days.

Nexis Uni legal sources This link opens in a new window
Legal news, case law, codes & regulations, international legal materials, career information, European Union cases and regulations, various dates, 1790 to present.
Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new window
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Data Planet Statistical Datasets This link opens in a new window
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UN Data This link opens in a new window
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CIA World Factbook
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African Union
Official website of the African Union
African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation
African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation (ASCIF) Is A Development Organization. It’s A Non-Government, Not-For-Profit And Nonsectarian, Non-Partisan Organization Working For The Development Of E-Services By Combining The Government View And Proven Practices In A Powerful Process Of Co-Design. It’s A Human-City Developmental NGO.
Internet Society
An organization that supports and promotes the development of the Internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people’s lives, and a force for good in society. The Internet Society's work aligns with our goals for the Internet to be open, globally-connected, secure, and trustworthy.
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
World Economic Forum
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