Technology is changing faster than institutions can govern it.
We build local institutional capacity to close the gap.
About Us
Techila Law is a technology governance practice, providing independent technology governance for boards and organisations navigating Ai, cybersecurity, data and emerging technologies.
We helps leaders understand technology risk, strengthen technology governance, and independently assess governance systems.
Research led. Locally focused. Globally informed.
Governance.
Advisory.
Training.
We help leaders respond to technology risk with governance that is practical, evidence-based and appropriate to their legal, operational and institutional context.
Technology Governance
Independent support for boards and organisational leaders overseeing AI, cybersecurity, data and emerging technology — connecting technology decisions to strategy, risk, resilience and accountability.
Read more →Technology Advisory
Strategic advisory for organisations vavigating technology decisions accross Ai, Cybersecurity, data, digital rights and emerging technology.
Read more →Training & Capacity Building
Tier-sensetive training, capacity building and skill transfer on Ai, Cybersecurity and digital rights foe various organisational audiences.
Read more →The thinking behind the doing.
Our work departs from research and evidence as a foundational basis. We track emerging technology, regulation, institutional developments and risks across South Africa, Africa and the wider global technology landscape.
Research is the intellectual engine behind our advisory and governance work.Context matters.
Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data and digital rights are interconnected fields, shaped by connected global and multidisciplinary forces & incentives.
The technologies cross borders while their effects are experienced locally, within particular institutions, communities and socio-legal systems.
Our approach is designed to match this reality. We bring together national laws, policies and standards, international best practice, technical sciences and other intersecting disciplines. We apply this combined perspective to the specific institutional and socio-legal contexts of South Africa and the wider African continent.
This allows us to connect global technology developments with the realities in which governance must ultimately operate — producing advice that is rigorous, context-aware and capable of supporting responsible technology in practice.
Recent public-facing research
Below is our recent public-facing research output, which often appears in policy briefs, peer-reviewed journals, reports & multilateral policy proceedings.
The Need for International AI Governance: Insights from the UN’s Governing AI for Humanity Report, with an African Perspective
Why Africa’s meaningful participation is essential to the legitimacy, fairness and effectiveness of global AI governance.
A proposal for incentives based governance model for South Africa’s Cybersecurity crisis
South Africa faces a cybersecurity crisis. This contribution examines that crisis through the lens of the incentive structures driving it. It proposes an incentive-based governace model which would require suppliers bidding for government tenders to hold minimum cybersecurity certification or controls, depending the size of the enterprise and value of…
Analysing the Impact of Ai on rights of persons living with disabilities in Africa
In this contribution, we take a closer look at the rights of persons with disabilities and the impact that AI will have on these rights, with a particular focus on the African context.
Responsible Technology
Governance Compass
A practical reference point for the legal and governance instruments governing artificial intelligence systems, cybersecurity, data protection and digital rights in South Africa.
Dr. Keketso Kgomosotho
Dr. Keketso Kgomosotho is the Founder and Executive Director of TECHila Law. He leads the firm's work at the intersection of technology, law and governance, with a particular focus on AI governance, cybersecurity, digital rights and emerging technology risk.
His work sits at the intersection of technology governance, law, risk, human rights and institutional decision-making, with a particular focus on how organisations can govern emerging technologies responsibly as their legal, operational and societal implications evolve. This work is grounded in the South African and African context while engaging with international regulatory developments, emerging standards and global technology policy debates.
Governance needs to move at the speed of technology.
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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.
a law, tech & governance advisory practice, committed to building local conditions for responsible technology.