Senwelo Modise   |  Partner & Head of Technology, Cyber and Data Protection   

Technology, Cyber and Data Protection Department

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E: senwelo@bookbinderlaw.co.bw

Senwelo is a seasoned attorney specializing in providing strategic guidance and legal advisory services to clients embarking on digital transformation journeys. With a wealth of experience in navigating the legal complexities of technology and cyber law which are inherent in digital transformation initiatives and business models that rely on technology as a value proposition. In this niche area of law, she is an acclaimed trailblazer in Botswana with a reputation of providing cutting-edge advisory that is informed by her experience, depth of skill and a multifaced approach. She is an Independent Non-Executive Director at the Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority. She is also the Vice-President of Fintech Association of Botswana.

  • Represented a Security researcher against the Covid Presidential Task Force in Botswana to interdict the use BeSafe contact-tracing web application pending remediation of a data breach
  • Represented a corporate in Botswana in an urgent transfer of personal data to Infrastructure in Botswana post termination of a service contract in which personal data was stored in the cloud
  • Represented a software development company in a damages claim for infringement of Intellectual Property
  • Advised a local Bank on the legalities of transborder flows of data under the Data Protection Act
  • Conducted a data protection impact assessment for a web application delivering a government service online
  • Represented the Government of Botswana as a delegate at the United Nations Open-Ended Working Group on the use and security of ICT
  • Provides public policy advisory on digitalization to the Presidential Reset Agenda Committee
  • Conducted enterprise-wide training for Botswana’s mining investment vehicle on data protection
  • Advised a Fund Administrator on the use of digital technologies including electronic signatures;
  • Advised a Regulator on interpretation and application of the Criminal Procedure & Evidence - Controlled Investigations Bill
  • Advised various corporations on the implementation of a data protection management program
  • Advised and conducted a technical investigation for a regulatory body in respect of disciplining a non-compliant registered contractor for breach of code of conduct
  • Facilitated and advised on a responsible vulnerability disclosure of data breaches to affected organizations in Botswana
  • Conducted an algorithmic bias impact assessment for an AI software developer in Botswana
  • Advised a Utility provider on a cloud service agreement
  • Advised litigating parties on the extraction, preservation, analysis and presentation of electronic presentation in court
  • Advised a corporation on cyber insurance cover
  • Master of Arts (Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship) International University of applied Science (Candidate)
  • Master of Laws – University of Botswana (Candidate)
  • Bachelor of Laws - University of Botswana
  • Certificate in Anti-Money Laundering – International Compliance Association
  • Fellow of Information Privacy
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional
  • Certified Information Privacy Manager
  • Certified Information Privacy Technologist
  • CompTiA Security +
  • Certified Blockchain Security Professional
  • Cybersecurity Leadership Programme – Duke University
  • Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals
  • Member of the Law Society of Botswana
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