A5078167052- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Digital Economy and Work Transformation
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- Human Rights and Development
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
- ICT Impact and Policies
- Big Data and Business Intelligence
- Community Development and Social Impact
- E-Government and Public Services
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Law, AI, and Intellectual Property
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Foucault, Power, and Ethics
- Public-Private Partnership Projects
- Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Freedom of Expression and Defamation
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Political Economy and Marxism
- Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
- Law in Society and Culture
- Nonlinear Photonic Systems
Research ICT Africa
2021-2024
University of London
2019-2023
University of Cambridge
2022-2023
Leverhulme Trust
2022-2023
University of the Witwatersrand
2022
Human Sciences Research Council
2016-2021
Impact Assessment
2018-2021
National University of Advanced Legal Studies
2020
School of Advanced Study
2019
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2019
AI is altering not only local and global society, but what it means to be human, or, counted as such. In the midst of concerns about ethics AI, calls are emerging for decolonized. What does decolonization imply? This article explores this question, writing from post-colony South Africa where imbrications race, colonialism technology have been experienced debated in ways that hold meaning relevance discussion. Proceeding two parts, notion de/coloniality its emphasis on undoing legacies logics...
Neuralink is one of the premier companies in America that specializes BMI technology firm revolutionizing healthcare industry. This journal analyzes whether BMIs developed by have benefits medical industry and can enhance it for needs patients. It starts with history development role Corporation has played process. Discussed are uses healthcare, major areas application being treatment neurological disorders, prosthetic control, use mental health treatment. Some most important ethical...
Genomic research has been identified in South Africa (SA) as important developing a strong bio-economy that the potential to improve human health, drive job creation and offer solutions disease burden harboured by low- middle-income countries. Central success of genomic is wide sharing biological samples data, but true value data can only be unlocked if there are laws policies place foster legal ethical data. The introduction entry into force SA's Protection Personal Information Act (POPIA)...
Virtual personal assistants (VPAs) are increasingly becoming a common aspect of everyday living. However, with female names, voices and characters, these devices appear to reproduce harmful gender stereotypes about the role women in society type work perform. Designed ‘assist’, VPAs – such as Apple's Siri Amazon's Alexa reify idea that subordinate men, exist be ‘used’ by men. Despite their ubiquity, aspects design have seen little critical attention scholarship, potential legal responses...
Abstract The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) [No.4 2013] is the first comprehensive data protection regulation to be passed in South Africa and it gives effect right informational privacy derived from constitutional It due come into force 2020, seeks regulate processing personal information Africa, flow across Africa’s borders, ensure that any limitations on are justified aimed at protecting other important rights interests. Although was not drafted with health research mind,...
The POPIA Code of Conduct for Research, as it is currently being considered, pertains to research conducted in South Africa, which, part the process, uses personal information defined under POPIA. This Discussion Document outlines main areas relating processing purposes which proposed will address, including what consent models would be permissible POPIA; issues relation genetic and contained inherited characteristics; use matching programmes by researchers; obtained from social media...
Cloud computing remains one of the most significant advancements in resource provision to organizations latest decades since they initiate conveniences on demand access. The adoption IoT has brought about a new era collaborative by employing pool linked smart sensors and devices that will produce analyze great amounts data, thus creating related problems terms size security, hence increasing even more importance traditional security measures. Therefore, this paper, we synthesize SSCA...
As noted, healthcare delivery systems are that always present organizational difficulties for any user and everyone related to these systems, but AI today is one of the widely-discussed most frequently considered innovations have prospects radical improvement patient’s state quality life. solutions on verge becoming integrated into clinical practice thanks enhanced developments in field, which means there a need cover part played by technologies equip providers with knowledge resources...
In 2013, the world shuddered as revelations of Edward Snowden about mass surveillance practices US National Security Agency (NSA) and Five Eyes1 were revealed through journalism ...
With female names, voices and characters, artificially intelligent Virtual Personal Assistants such as Siri, Alexa Cortana, appear to be decisively gendered female. Through an exploration of the various facets gendering at play in design we argue that this can understood posing a societal harm, insofar they reproduce normative assumptions about role women submissive secondary men. As potential solution problem, article then turns explore scope data protection law. In particular, examine...
Open government has come to be closely associated with innovation for inclusive development (IID). These two areas of practice and research have converged around similar mechanisms aimed at achieving outcomes including: open interaction between government, technologists end-users in the design policies services; open, market-oriented approaches delivering public services meeting needs citizens; a central role information communication technologies (ICTs) policy activities. We argue, however,...
In this article I explore the idea of transparency as a function neoliberalism. More critically, examine how global concept (broadly understood call for greater liberalization information) is engendering commodification information good to be produced and exchanged, by putting into circulation through public disclosures. By drawing on Debord's account society spectacle maximization commodification, argue show that produces illusion can seen, known, trusted. effects depoliticizing reading...
<ns4:p>Genomic research and biobanking has undergone exponential growth in Africa at the heart of this is sharing biospecimens associated clinical data amongst researchers across world. While move towards open science progressing, there been a strengthening internationally protection regulations that seek to safeguard rights subjects while promoting movement for benefit research. In line with global shift, many jurisdictions are introducing regulations, but limited consideration regulation...
... Central to the effective realization of range human rights protected in South Africa's Constitution are a number institutions established for purpose strengthening constitutional democracy.4 Each six terms Chapter 9 were set up be independent and accountable only Parliament, with mandate focus on specially identified category issues concern promote transformation.
Virtual Personal Assistants are increasingly becoming a common aspect of everyday living. However, with female names, voices, and characters, these devices appear to reproduce harmful gender stereotypes about the role women in society type work perform. Designed “assist”, virtual personal assistants – such as Apple’s Siri Amazon’s Alexa reify idea that subordinate men, exist be “used” by men. Despite their ubiquity, aspects design have seen little critical attention scholarship, potential...
This Commentary sets out why a Code of Conduct for Research is being developed under the Protection Personal Information Act (POPIA), its purpose and scope, ASSAf body that coordinating development.
 The full scope set in accompanying Discussion Document available at https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2021/10933