Steven Sidley: The data localisation paradox

26/11/2025 34 min
Steven Sidley: The data localisation paradox

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Episode Synopsis

What AI changes about data control and compliance.

“Data residency laws are utterly absurd," says Steven Sidley - then explains why businesses can't ignore them anyway. He and Andy Mabaso map out the real trade-offs South African businesses face with AI and cloud: speed vs. control, global scale vs. local sovereignty, innovation vs. regulation.
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