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Prof Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo

Professor of Law and Technology
Leeds Law School
Participates in 2 items

Professor Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo is a Professor of Law and Technology at the Leeds Law School, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom. She is also a Technology and Human Rights Fellow at the Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy, Harvard University and an Associate Fellow of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, United Kingdom. Her teaching and research interests focus primarily on the intersection of law and technology, especially cybersecurity, governance of digital technologies, digital rights, and the rule of law in cyberspace. She is the Chair of the Cybercrime Working Group of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE). She is also the Vice-Chairperson of the African Union Cyber Security Experts Group (AUCSEG) and has been actively involved in promoting cybersecurity in the region. She also serves as an African Union delegate to the United Nations ‘Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes’. 

 

 

Sessions in which Prof Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo participates

Monday 10 June, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
Privacy and Democracy
Fundamental rights

Introduction While data protection regulations are adopted by a growing number of countries, there are some divergences in their adoption. Some jurisdictions also question the universal nature of the rig...

Wednesday 12 June, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Rome
5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
International Cooperation

Introduction This session will discuss the interplay between data protection and economic development. It will try to move beyond position statements, to explore the facts and evidence of such interplay and potential trade-off. Is privacy limiting or accelerating economic development? What are the risks and economic impact on countries that do not provide high-level standards for...