Ai, Cybersecurity & Digital Rights
We offer selected consulting to public, private and civil society organisations navigating the legal, governance and operational questions raised by Ai, cybersecurity and digital rights.
We select projects based on their alignment with our mission, values and capacity.
We are most interested in work that:
- Addresses an important or underexamined question
- Improves the quality of institutional governance & decision-making
- Builds critical knowledge, transfer skills or governance capacity
- Relates to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity or digital rights
- Benefits from interdisciplinary analysis
- Supports responsible, ethical innovation and human rights
We encourage you to contact us to discuss whether we would be a good fit for your project.
We provide independent analysis and strategic advice on selected questions relating to Ai, cybersecurity, law, policy and governance.
Examples of previous engagements include:
- Developing and deploying Ai & data policies and frameworks
- Analysing regulatory and institutional options (legal opinion)
- Briefing boards, executives, policymakers and regulators
- Assessing legal, ethical and governance risks Risk Assessment; Algorithmic Impact Assessment; Data Protection Impact Assessment; Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment
- Developing procurement & deployment strategies for Ai systems
- Reviewing proposals, frameworks and policy documents
- Providing rapid analysis on time-sensitive questions
We offer training, capacity building and skills transfer on Ai, cybersecurity and digital rights.
Our programmes support:
- Public, private and civil society organisational audiences
- Young People
- Non-Technical Professionals Policymakers and regulators
- Legal, technical and data teams
- Researchers, students and learners
- Wider public audiences
Our aim is to help participants think more critically, systemically and more confidently about Ai, cybersecurity and digital rights.
We help organisations develop the structures required to govern Ai responsibly.
Examples of previous engagements include:
- Ai governance frameworks
- Institutional policies and governance documentation
- Ai risk and accountability structures
- Data Management and digital rights safeguards
- Regulatory readiness assessments
- Incident Management
- Ai human & organisational oversight and reporting mechanisms
- Transparancy and disclosure
Should you be interested in discussing a collaboration, engagement or partnership, please contact us.
Multi-disciplinary Approach
Our distinctive position lies at the intersection of technical expertise, law and governance, with particular attention to the local regulatory and operational realities.
We connect ethico-legal analysis with technical understanding of computer sciences, Ai, cybersecurity, human rights, business, philosophy, systems thinking, and institutional design.
Our work is grounded in South African and African realities whilst engaging with international developments and standards.
Legal Advise?
We do not represent clients in legal proceedings or form attorney-client relationships. Our capacity building, research and advisory engagements may include general legal and policy analysis, but they do not constitute legal advice. Where legal representation or formal legal advice is required, we refer clients to one of our law firm partners.
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Governance Compass
A practical reference point for the legal and governance instruments governing artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data protection and digital rights in South Africa.
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Resources
Explore legislation, policy and reports on the governance of Ai, cyber resilience, data, and digital rights. Scoped for South Africa and Africa context.