The Projects Worked on

I was the principal investigator for the project Towards Promoting Innovative Local ICT Solutions. The initiative created and developed the first African university e-infrastructure as a key instrument for enhancing regional and global real-time scientific collaboration and research for development in Africa. The initiative also supported other e-infrastructure innovations aimed at enhancing research collaboration between participating African nations. These innovations included the development of data centers and the implementation of cloud computing technologies. Additionally, the initiative facilitated capacity-building programs to train researchers and students on how to effectively utilize these e-infrastructure resources for their research projects.

I was in charge of the curriculum development project. The initiative began as a proof-of-concept experiment centered on the concept of a meta-course that linked several campus-based courses in the United States, Uganda, and Tanzania through the use of elearning technologies. The success of the Co-Curriculum Development Project led to its expansion in the participating universities. It gained recognition as a model for e-learning and for cross-border collaboration in education and received funding for further development and implementation of e-learning at Makerere University.

As the NetTel@Africa project coordinator, my role was to oversee the implementation of the program in Uganda and Tanzania. Through this initiative, we aimed to improve the policy and regulatory frameworks surrounding the ICT and telecom industries in these countries. The project successfully increased the university’s capacity for elearning, which led to the adoption of these technologies by the university.

I served as the project manager for the Pan African E-Network Project.  The project aimed to bridge the digital divide and enhance socio-economic development in Africa by providing affordable and accessible ICT services. Through this initiative, African countries were able to leverage India’s technological expertise and resources to improve education, healthcare, communication, and overall connectivity across the continent. This collaboration not only strengthened bilateral relations between India and African nations but also fostered knowledge exchange and capacity building in the ICT sector.