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Publications Policy papers, research reports, journal articles, books, book chapters, op-ed media items, blog posts, the LINK journal AJIC, and Justine Limpitlaw's Electronic Communications Law Digest.

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For a chronological listing of all key published outputs since 2000, go to the LINK Centre Publications Directory.

The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC), published by the LINK Centre since 2000, is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal that does not impose article processing charges on its contributors. AJIC content explores dimensions of digital, electronic and physical ecosystems that facilitate information, communication, innovation and transformation in African settings and in the broader Global South.

The Electronic Communications Law Digest is a free service provided by LINK Centre Honorary Adjunct Professor and specialist lawyer Justine Limpitlaw. The Digest provides a listing of all the legal and regulatory instruments currently under development in the South African electronic communications sector. Limpitlaw consults as an expert advisor to governments, companies, international organisations, self-regulatory and industry bodies, and non-governmental organisations.

Digital Innovation and Transformation

Working Paper: Digital Customs Transformation

A paper by LINK's Lucienne Abrahams and Mark Burke, co-authored with tralac's Trudy Hartzenberg, entitled "Digital Customs Transformation for Effective Trade Facilitation and Revenue Collection" and prepared for the UJ SARChI Chair in Industrial Development.

The International Experience in Open Digital Governance

A research report by LINK's Lucienne Abrahams and Mark Burke, prepared for the SA-EU Dialogue Facility's International Dialogue on Strengthening Open Digital Governance in South Africa.

Innovation Entanglement at Three South African Tech Hubs

Article by Lucienne Abrahams, in Issue 26 of the LINK Centre journal AJIC, that draws on findings from research conducted at Bandwidth Barn Khayelitsha, Workshop 17, and the Wits Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct.

Assessing the Digital Economy: Aims, Frameworks, Pilots, Results, and Lessons

Article by LINK associate and digital transformation expert Nagy K. Hanna in the Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Governance, Policy and Regulation for the Digital Era

Asymmetry in South Africa's Regulation of Customer Data Protection

Article in AJIC Issue 23, by LINK associate Stanley Shanapinda, that examines unequal regulatory treatment, between South African mobile network operators and OTT service providers, of customer data use.

Crafting the South African Digital Economy and Society

A paper in the LINK Public Policy Series—by Lucienne Abrahams, Tania Ajam, Ayad Al-Ani and Trudi Hartzenberg—that sets out a conceptual framework and case analyses.

Policy Brief: Spectrum Regulation, South Africa 2021

A LINK Public Policy Series brief, by LINK's Ewan Sutherland and Lucienne Abrahams, prepared for South Africa's Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC): Macro-dynamics Working Group.

Media Law Handbook for Southern Africa (2nd ed.)

A handbook, by LINK Centre Honorary Adjunct Professor Justine Limpitlaw, that serves as a practical resource for journalists and media lawyers through setting out provisions of media laws in 13 Southern African countries.

Cybersecurity Thinking and Analytical Frameworks

Conceptual Design of a Cybersecurity Resilience Maturity Measurement (CRMM) Framework

Article by Mbanaso, Abrahams and Apene that sets out a CRMM framework for use by African countries seeking to measure their cybersecurity posture.

AJIC Focus Section on Cybersecurity

AJIC Issue 20's Focus Section on Cybersecurity features items by Pillay, Sutherland, Van Niekerk, and Chandarman.

Cyber Warfare: African Research Must Address Emerging Reality

Article in AJIC Issue 18 by LINK's Uche Mbanaso.

Governance of Cybersecurity – The Case of South Africa

Contribution by LINK's Ewan Sutherland to AJIC 20's Focus Section on Cybersecurity.

Open Approaches to Knowledge Governance

Indigenous Peoples, Data Sovereignty, and Self-Determination: Current Realities and Imperatives

AJIC Issue 26 article by University of Ottawa Prof. Chidi Oguamanam, with whom LINK collaborates in the Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) network.

Conceptualising Knowledge Governance for Development

Article in AJIC Issue 19, co-authored by LINK's Chris Armstrong and the Director of the University of Cape Town Intellectual Property Unit, Tobias Schonwetter.

African Intersections between Intellectual Property Rights and Knowledge Access

This AJIC Thematic Issue: African Intersections between Intellectual Property Rights and Knowledge Access, provides articles drawing on research from Egypt, Tunisia, Ethiopia and South Africa.

Research Productivity-Visibility-Accessibility and Scholarly Communication

Article in AJIC Issue 10—by LINK's Lucienne Abrahams and Mark Burke with Johann Mouton of Stellenbosch University—that explores scholarly communication dynamics in Southern African universities.

For a chronological listing of all key published outputs since 2000, go to the LINK Centre Publications Directory.