ARB Participants

Professionals - Africa:

 

Dorothy Okello
Coordinator, WOUGNET
Plot 53 Kira Road
Tel: +256-41-532035
Fax: +256-41-530474

Dr. Dorothy Okello is the coordinator of Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) whose mission is to
promote and support the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by women and
women organizations in Uganda. Dr. Okello has been active in the area of getting more women and
rural communities engaged in the information society for development – via gender & ICT policy
advocacy and via program implementation and monitoring & evaluation. Dr. Okello is also a
lecturer with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Makerere
University, Uganda, and all together has over 10 years of diverse experience in teaching,
researching, and conducting projects in the ICT sector at national, regional and international
levels. Dr. Okello holds a B.Sc. in Engineering (Electrical) from Makerere University, Uganda, an
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas, United States, and a Ph.D.
in Electrical Engineering from McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

 

Godfrey Onyait Omoda
Coordinator, International Computer Driving License (ICDL) / EUTP,
Lecturer, Makerere University, Faculty of Computing/Information Technology
Tel: +256-752-655380

[Bio]

Godfrey Omoda-Onyait is a PhD student (Computer Science) Makerere university. He has been a Biology and Chemisty teacher for sometime, but now transitioning to information technology.

He is currently an Assistant Lecturer in the Faculty of Computing and IT at Makerere University.

His areas of intrest includes: Human computer Interaction, Artificial Inteligence, E-learning, ICDL and e-citizenship.

 

 

VirginiaVirginia Kuria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bio]

Virginia is based in Johannesburg, South Africa where she is working on a project to empower women through ICTs with a focus on acquisition of Linux Skills.

She received a B.Sc. degree (Mathematics & Chemistry) at the University of Nairobi in 1997, and a M.Sc degree at the same institution in 2005. Her Masters thesis was an E-Readiness Assessment of Microfinance Institutions in Kenya.
Her areas of interest include: Women and ICTs, Opensource, Teleworking, Telecentres in Africa, ICT and Education, E-government.

 

 

Professionals - US:

 

BfillipBarbara Fillip, Ph.D.
Evaluation & Communication Specialist
DOT-COM Alliance
http://www.dot-com-alliance.org
(202) 884-8003

Academy for Educational Development (AED)
Center for Applied Technology
http://acat.aed.org

 

[Bio]

Dr. Barbara Fillip is currently serving as the Evaluation and Communication specialist for the Center for Applied Technologies at the Academy for Educational Development, specializing in the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities for projects with information and communication technology components.  In her current capacity, Dr. Fillip is managing the impact assessment activity for USAID’s Last Mile Initiative, which includes the development of impact assessment RFPs and management of evaluation experts, as well as designing and implementing assessments of a range of  ICT for development projects. [Most recent assessment – June 2006 - covered 16 primary teachers’ colleges in Uganda, focusing on their computer labs and uses of ICT for teaching and learning]Her areas of expertise include: ICT for Development, Monitoring & Evaluation, Knowledge Management, Capacity Building (including eLearning).

 

 

KawooyaDick Kawooya

Doctoral Student/ IPF Fellow 2006-07

School of Information Sciences, UTK

1345 Circle Park Drive, 

Knoxville, TN 37996-0341

http://www.policy.hu/kawooya/

 

 

 

 

[Bio]

Dick is currently a doctoral candidate at the School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, USA. Broad research interest is IPR in informal sectors in the African context focusing on the dynamic relationship between IPR (copyright) and informal sector activities in non-Western poor societies. Doctoral research (dissertation) explores Ugandan traditional musicians construction of ownership.

He is a founding member of the African Copyright and Access to Information Alliance ACAIA (originally African Copyright Forum: http://www.nlu.go.ug/acfconf.htm). ACAIA promotes wide access to information and knowledge for education, research, training, and library services through open access/content as well as constructive engagement with propriety/protected sources.

He is also a Fellow (2006-07) of the Open Society Institute (OSI) and the Center for Policy Studies, Central European University (CEU), Budapest-Hungary. Fellowship research focuses on impact of copyright on representation of African knowledge and access to general knowledge (e-resources).

Member Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Copyright Expert Group ( http://www.col.org/programmes/infoknowledge/CopyrightDoc_200505.pdf).

National Copyright Expert representing the Consortium of Ugandan University Libraries (CUUL) to eIFL.IP, since 2005. He represented eIFL members to the second session of the Inter-Governmental Intersession Meeting on the Development Agenda for WIPO June 2005.

Served on the executive of Uganda Library Association as Editor (1999-2001). He continues working with various initiatives and organizations promoting wider access to information in development context.

 

 

Students - Africa:

 

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Pamela Kadama

Pamela is in her final year at Makerere University, majoring in Electrical Engineering. Her professional experience is in the field of computer and mobile network support, network operations, and maintenance and her past employers include MTN Uganda and Computer Frontiers International.

Pamela is also a past president of the Makerere Engineering Society [MES] and a student member of UIPE [Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers] and WETSU [Women Engineers Technologists and Scientists in Uganda.] She has been involved in a number of career guidance efforts by WETSU to encourage female students to study science subjects as well as a training program for teachers to highlight the significance of gender in Education.

 

Nelson Tashobya Ruhaabwa

Nelson has just completed his bachelor's degree at Makerere University, majoring in Electrical Engineering. His professional experience is in the field of Internet telephony (VoIP), Wireless networking, and Industrial Electronics systems. His past employers include Shumuk Aluminum industries Uganda and Computer Frontiers International.

 

JoyceJoyce Namakoye

Joyce has a bachelor's degree from Makerere University, majoring in Electrical Engineering. She has strong professional interests in Computer and Telecom networking topologies and protocols -- MAN, WAN, IP, as well as economic impact analysis of ICT.

Her Professional interests include: ICTs in rural communities, Cost and availability of bandwidth in developing countries, Satellite versus Optical fiber media in Uganda, E-readiness in Africa, Wireless community networks using WIFI and WIMAX technologies.

 

 

Students - US 

 

AtonoCarolyne N. Atono

School of Information Sciences

451 Communications Bldg.
1345 Circle Park Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-0341

 

 

 

Carolyne is currently a Ph.D. student and Graduate Teaching Associate at the School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee. She holds Masters’ degrees in Library and Information Science, and Public Administration from Valdosta State University, Georgia. She got her Bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science from Makerere University, Kampala as well as completed CCNA modules at the Women and Gender Institute at the same University.

Carolyne worked at the International Criminal Court (The Hague, The Netherlands) as an Intern in the Public Information and Documentation Section. She has also worked with Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE), an Independent Public Policy Research and Advocacy Think Tank in Uganda. Carolyne has been involved in the Uganda Library and Information Association since 1999; Assistant Treasurer (1999 – 2003).

Her areas of interest include: Policy Analysis (with emphasis on Information Policy), Public Administration, and Research in the Information Policy area.

 

 

HenokHenok Mikre

http://www.ece.utk.edu/~hmikre

Henok is a third year Computer Engineering student at the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UT Knoxville). His professional experience is in hardware maintenance and web development. His current employers include the Office of Information Technology and the Chemical Physics Program both at the University of Tennessee. His interests are in mass information management and device interconnectivity.

Henok is past Vice-President of the African Students Association at UT Knoxville. He is also a member of the Ethiopian Students Association International Board of Directors helping to guide the association towards creating a bridge between its sister organizations both in Ethiopia and around the world.

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