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August 24, 2025Law Technology and HumansOpen Access

Addressing Inequitable Openness in Licences for Sharing African Data and Datasets Through the Nwulite Obodo Open Data Licence

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COChijioke OkorieMOMelissa Omino

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Overview

This article demonstrates inequities in data access from standard public open licences, suggesting the Nwulite Obodo licence as a solution for improved inclusivity.

Key Points

  • The research shows that existing standard public open licences fail to accommodate the needs of African communities in the data economy.
  • The study identifies how these licences can inadvertently reinforce inequity, harming valuable dataset contributors within African contexts.
  • An analysis of case studies from the Masakhane Research Collective highlights systemic issues in current data sharing practices.
  • The Nwulite Obodo Open Data Licence introduces tiered conditions and benefit-sharing obligations to promote equitable data access.

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Okorie et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af5d63ad7bf08b1eae078fhttps://doi.org/10.5204/lthj.4001
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