Tshwane Declaration: A new dawn for Information ethics in Africa

Abstract

Information ethics is at its infancy in Africa. Enormous contribution to information ethics has been done by academicians from the western world and another fair share from the Far East countries. Africa is considered the cradle of humanity and therefore rich in social and ethical diversity. It is thus apparent that in this information and knowledge edge era, Africans should now shift the paradigm to information ethics. Concerted efforts have been fronted by academicians in information science to develop a working formula for information in Africa. These lead to the formation of the Tshwane Declaration for information Ethics in Africa. This Declaration formed a framework of developing integrated information ethics for Africa. However, the extent of this declaration implementation is questionable. This paper, therefore, is intended to provide a background on the Tshwane declaration, explore the impact of this declaration on information management in Africa provide a recommendation on the way forward for information managers in Africa.