1st Edition

Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Future: Examining Intellectual Property and Technology Law in Africa

Edited By Bukola Faturoti, Subhajit Basu Copyright 2025
108 Pages
by Routledge

108 Pages
by Routledge

108 Pages
by Routledge

Besides the abundance of natural resources, intellectual property (IP) and technology have played a significant role in Africa’s ongoing economic growth and development. Based on these premises, this book reflects on the utilisation of both technology and intellectual property in Africa. This book brings together expert contributors to examine how Africa can maximise the opportunities afforded... Read more

Introduction – IP and Technology Law in Africa: looking back to look forward

Bukola Faturoti and Subhajit Basu


1. Protecting intangible cultural heritage in the era of rapid technological advancement
Afolasade A. Adewumi

2. The protection of traditional knowledge under the sui generis regime in Nigeria
Ibijoke P. Byron

3. The digital tax reform for Africa: customised or one-size-fits-all approach?
Nikolai Milogolov and Azamat Berberov

4. Intellectual property rights, agricultural biotechnology and food sufficiency: strengthening the Nigerian intellectual property legal framework for food self-sufficiency in the aftermath of Global Pandemic
Helen Chuma-Okoro and Ifeoma Ann Oluwasemilore

5. Online learning during COVID19 and beyond: a human right based approach to internet access in Africa
Bukola Faturoti

Biography

Bukola Faturoti teaches at the School of Law, University of Hertfordshire, where he is a member of the Centre for Future Societies Research. His research interests lie in the role of Intellectual Property and technology in society, especially in the Global South.

Subhajit Basu is Professor of Law and Technology at University of Leeds, United Kingdom and is Editor in Chief of International Review of Law, Computers & Technology.