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Cradle Principles on Knowledge Governance

Cradle Principles of Governance
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PIJIP鈥檚 project on Copyright and the Right to Research organized a group of leading copyright听academics, stakeholders, and computational researchers for a policy retreat in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa, February 23-25, 2024. The subject of the meeting was enabling African and other Global South uses of digital research tools without promoting 鈥渄ata colonialism鈥 concerns, including wrongful uses of traditional knowledge and community-held information.听

The participants at the 3-day residential retreat included:听
Allan Rocha, Federal 青瓜视频 Rio De Janeiro
Ben Cashdan, Black Stripe Foundation
Caroline Ncube, 青瓜视频 of Cape Town
Chidi Oguamanam, 青瓜视频 of Ottawa
Chijioke Okorie, 青瓜视频 of Pretoria
Denise Nicholson, Scholarly Horizons
Desmond Oriakhogba, 青瓜视频 of Western Cape
Kyla Jade, Recreate Coalition
Sanya Samtani, Mandela Institute, 青瓜视频 of the Witwatersrand
Sean Flynn, American 青瓜视频 Washington College of Law
Tobias Schonwetter, 青瓜视频 of Cape Town
Vitor Ido, South Centre
Vukosi Marivate, 青瓜视频 of Pretoria

The meeting produced a draft set of and a听 , which are now open to comment. The Principles and Research Agenda seek to guide inquiry and policy-making into how knowledge governance systems can 鈥減romote the goals of sustainable development, social justice, and human rights, including the rights of everyone to produce, receive and impart information; to create, produce, participate in and benefit from culture and science; to benefit from the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production; and of indigenous peoples to self-determination, culture, language, and participation in decision-making processes affecting their communities.鈥澨

PIJIP Director Sean Flynn chaired a panel discussion with members of the retreat to present the Principles and Research Agenda for comment at the Transforming Africa 2024 Conference at the 青瓜视频 of Johannesburg, on 28 February 2024. Both documents are currently open for public comment before the next revision later in the year.