EAC Moves to Harmonise Cross-Border Data Flows to Advance Regional Digital Economy

The East African Community (EAC) has taken a major step toward building a trusted and integrated regional digital economy by convening a five-day validation workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to review a harmonised framework for cross-border data flows. Running from 23 to 27 June 2026, the workshop brings together data protection experts from EAC Partner States to validate a proposed Cross-Border Data Flows Framework. The initiative aims to facilitate the secure, lawful, and accountable moveme