Bio

Tracy Cohen is a policy analyst and senior lecturer at the LINK Centre, Graduate School of Public and Development Management, Wits University, Johannesburg. LINK is a broadcasting and telecommunications research and training centre based at the University which runs courses for both the public and private sector. In addition, Ms. Cohen teaches courses in Telecommunications Law at the Wits Law School. Ms. Cohen is also a regulatory advisor to the Internet Service Providers' Association. Prior to joining LINK, Ms. Cohen was an Assistant to Council at the South Africa Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (SATRA). Prior to that, Ms. Cohen was the Acting Head of the Media Project at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS). Ms. Cohen has a Masters in Law (LLM) focusing on the regulation of content on the Internet. Ms. Cohen sits on the Board of Directors af SangoNet, a non-profit ISP and is a member of the executive committee of the Freedom of Expression Defence Fund.