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ICTP 281: ADJOAA, taking tech, fashion and sustainability from Africa to the World, with Pinaman Owusu-Banahene

ICTP 281: ADJOAA, taking tech, fashion and sustainability from Africa to the World, with Pinaman Owusu-Banahene

Posted by | 6 Dec 2023 |

We continue our Tech in Africa series with a conversation with Pinaman Owusu-Banahane, the Founder and CEO of ADJOAA, a curated multi-brand online marketplace specialising in premium and sustainable fashion and lifestyle products made by African designers and Black-owned businesses. Pinaman shares her journey to establish a tech business in Ghana and answers questions on, among other things: the entrepreneurial and start-up space in Ghana; the successes ADJOAA has been able to realise to date; and the challenges of creating an online marketplace that connects Africa to the World.

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ICTP 280:  Demystifying Jamaica’s Data Protection Act, with Grace Lindo

ICTP 280:  Demystifying Jamaica’s Data Protection Act, with Grace Lindo

Posted by | 29 Nov 2023 |

Jamaica’s Data Protection Act will be coming into effect on 1 December 2023, but myths and misconceptions have persisted. With Grace Lindo, an attorney at law at Carter Lindo in Jamaica, we tackle some of the misconceptions along with exploring compliance in a variety of different scenarios. Among other things, Grace also discusses the potential implications and obligations under the new dispensation: when using certain technologies and platforms, such as WhatsApp, Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT in the workplace; in the ethical use of data, particularly for research; in direct marketing; and when data breaches occur.

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