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Trade & Policy

The digital economy doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s shaped by trade agreements, data rules, tax policies, and the infrastructure that connects us. This category explores the structural forces. From fintech to AI compute, from data governance to cross-border payments that determine who gets to participate in the global digital economy and on what terms.

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Compliance Without Borders: What African EdTech Platforms Must Know Before Going Global

2026-04-29
By: Scott Portico
On: April 29, 2026
In: Trade & Policy

GDPR, the EU AI Act, and data localisation rules are reshaping who gets to operate, and who gets left behind. Picture this: An EdTech platform headquartered in Nairobi has spent two years building a sophisticated AI-powered learning management system. The courses are good. The pedagogy is solid. A partnership inquiryContinue Reading

You Are Not a Creator on These Platforms. You Are a Supplier.

You Are Not a Creator on These Platforms. You Are a Supplier.

2026-04-19
By: Elizabeth Cornwell
On: April 19, 2026
In: Trade & Policy

67% of online course creators do not fully understand their own content rights. That number should stop you mid-scroll. Because if you have ever uploaded a course to a platform and assumed that uploading it meant owning it, you are almost certainly in that majority. Read on for what youContinue Reading

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The Digital Trade Agreement Nobody in EdTech Is Reading, But Everyone Will Feel

2026-03-30
By: Scott Portico
On: March 30, 2026
In: Trade & Policy

In late 2024, the WTO concluded negotiations on a new E-commerce Agreement, a plurilateral framework governing digital trade that had been in negotiation for years and that, when it was announced, generated almost no coverage in EdTech circles. That silence is worth paying attention to. This agreement is already inContinue Reading

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