Decolonising Data

The webinar explores equitable data governance and decolonising knowledge production in research.

It forms part of the Ethical Data Discussion Series, a global collaboration addressing ethical and power-related challenges in data-driven science and higher education.

The series is a joint initiative of the Association of African Universities, the Ethical Data Initiative (University of Exeter and Technical University of Munich), and the University of Nottingham, with contributions from De Montfort University and UM6P.

Title of the Webinar

• “Decolonising Data: Towards Equitable Data Governance and Knowledge Production in Science and Research”

Mode

• Online

Date

• Wednesday 8 October, 2025

Time

• 12h00-13h30 CET (10h00-11h30 UTC) | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM (IST)

Speakers

• Dr. Gitanjali Yadav, Senior Scientist at the National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) in New Delhi and Co-founder #semanticClimate

• Dr. Pascal Mwakio, a recognised voice in the field of Data Ethics and its intersection with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Big Data

• Prof. Kutoma Wakunuma, Associate Professor of Information Systems at De Montfort University

Guest Speaker

• Prof. Evelyn Chiyevo Garwe, a spokesperson for the Association of African Universities and Associate Dean at the Mahommed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Morocco.

She is an expert in education, quality assurance, and strategic planning, and agriculture with 30 years of experience and over 100 publications.