Chijioke Okorie

Chijioke Okorie is a National Research Foundation (NRF) C2-rated researcher and the principal investigator and leader of Data Science Law Lab, a research group that deploys research in law and produces evidence and policy advice to support the growth of data science research across Africa. Chijioke is also Associate Professor in the Department of Private Law at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Chijioke led the development of the Nwulite Obodo Open Data License for sharing African datasets openly and equitably and is an Associate Editor of South African Intellectual Property Law Journal, and the author of several articles on intellectual property and information justice issues in Africa.