A Right to Research in Africa?

A Week of Debates on Copyright and Access to Knowledge
in Pretoria and Cape Town, South Africa from 23 - 27 January 2023

How can Africa predict and respond to the next pandemic?
How do we model the impact of climate change on agriculture?
How can we ensure access to accurate news and research in all African languages?
Can we digitise our heritage to preserve it for future generations?
Can we use AI to build a better future for Africa?

Answering these questions requires the very latest computational research methods.
We need to mine information from research sources and databases all over the world.
Do African researchers have access to the data they need?
Does copyright law help or hinder the Right to Research?

Join policymakers, academics and activists from across the continent.
Including African researchers, legal experts, and intergovernmental organisations.

Event Live Stream

Attendees who wish to attend remotely can join us via the event live stream. Anyone is welcome to join the live steam, no registration is required. All discussions and presentations will be stream with with only a few invitation only events excepted. To join the event live stream you can join at https://recreatesa.live/conference or press the button below.

Programme

Pretoria | Future Africa, University of Pretoria | 23 - 24 January 2023

Cape Town | Law Faculty, University of Cape Town | 26-27 January 2023

For more info on the R2R speakers and discussants, please see the bios at the link below.

Local information

Venues

Workshops, discussions and pretensions will be held in the following locations in their respective cities.

Event facilitators