Wairagala Wakabi has worked as a Research Associate with CIPESA from January 2006, often leading and coordinating ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa. The holder of an MSc in Informatics (Örebro University, Sweden) and an M.A in Journalism & Media Studies (Rhodes University, South Africa), Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African, Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs,. At CIPESA, his primary research interests include exploring how ICT tools could aid civic engagement in Africa, improving access to open access fibre, eGovernment, and telecom reform. Wakabi has taught at Makerere University, Kampala, and is pursuing a doctorate in informatics with a specialisation in e-Government at Örebro.

Lillian Nalwoga has for four years worked with CIPESA as a Policy Officer. She has contributed to ICT policy reviews, undertaken research, and facilitated and coordinated ICT policy workshops – including coordinating this year’s East African Internet Governance Forum. Lillian has a Bachelors of Development Studies (Makerere University, Kampala) with a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management as well as advanced training in Internet studies.

Vincent Waiswa Bagiire holds a B.A. from Makerere University (Uganda), an M.B.A. (with honours) from Glasgow Caledonian University (Scotland) and MSc. Macroeconomics (Bradford, UK). Vincent has also been the Executive Director of Bridges.org, a not-for-profit ICT initiative with offices in Kampala, Cape Town (South Africa) and Washington D.C., which together with departments at Harvard University (US) and Makerere University (Uganda) co-founded CIPESA. He has also headed the African programmes for Bellanet International, a Canada-based agency that seeks to leverage on the power of ICTs in knowledge creation and sharing to enable development.

Anthony Mugeere - as Policy Associate for CIPESA, has conducted research, published articles and facilitated workshops on ICT policy issues in seven eastern and southern Africa countries. Anthony has an M.A in Policy Analysis (Makerere University, Uganda) and is pursuing a doctorate in communication at Gothenburg University (Sweden). Since 2005, he has been involved in developing matrices for measuring e-readiness in Africa, trainings of journalists on reporting ICT policy, and advocacy among parliamentarians in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on inclusive ICT policy making. Anthony also lectures in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Makerere University.

Ashnah Kalemera, CIPESA’s Programmes Officer holds an MSc in Informatics with a major in Electronic Government (Örebro University, Sweden) and a BSc in Computer and Management Sciences (University of Warwick, United Kingdom). Ashnah’s work experience is from a wide range of industries (in the UK, Spain and Uganda), from mobile telecommunications and engineering, to public relations and corporate relations, research, learning management, and information systems management.

Beatrice Kasemire, the Financial Manager holds a Bachelors of Commerce (Accounting) from Makerere University and a Diploma, Business Studies (Accounting) from Makerere University Business School. She has for more than nine years managed finances for various projects, including for CIPESA since 2005.