Table · dataset · 2026
National Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence of Things policy landscapes in Africa
Listed in figshare and Loughborough Research Repository — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.25403/upresearchdata.31333951.v1
<p dir="ltr">This figure shows a summary of National AI, IoT, and AIoT Policy landscapes in six countries in Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Rwanda, Ghana, Mauritius, and Kenya).</p><p dir="ltr">The dataset argues that the AIoT is not a neutral tool but an amplifier of historical injustices.
Description
The analysis identifies the interconnected crises of digital colonialism, algorithmic apartheid, environmental injustice, and surveillance capitalism.
Collectively, these forces threaten to undermine human rights and re-entrench structural inequalities. Confronted with this dual narrative of opportunity and risk, this dataset culminates in a set of policy recommendations. Informed by comparative benchmarking of AIoT governance across six African nations, the study identifies a critical strategic gap in South Africa’s fragmented policy landscape.
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The study argues that an integrated roadmap, based on proactive, context-sensitive, and ethically grounded governance, is essential.</p>
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Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.25403/upresearchdata.31333951.v1 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from figshare com
Catalogue records · 1
- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
metadata API · from figshare com
Topics
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics · Chemistry · Chemistry · Computer Science & AI · Computer Science & AI · Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Economics & Finance · Economics & Finance · Engineering · Engineering · Ethical use of new technology · Ethical use of new technology · Humanities · Humanities · Life Sciences · Life Sciences · Materials Science · Mathematics & Statistics · Medicine & Health · Medicine & Health · Ocean & Atmospheric Science · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Social Science · Social Science
Provenance · 2 source records, 30 field assertions
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| figshare | oai:figshare.com:article/31333951 | 7 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Loughborough Research Repository | oai:figshare.com:article/31333951 | 7 d ago | JSON v1 |
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| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:computer-science-ai | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:computer-science-ai | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:economics-finance | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:economics-finance | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:materials-science | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:mathematics-statistics | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
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| title | source · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/title |