Hezekiel.Dlamini@unesco.unon.org

Hezekiel Dlamini is the UNESCO Adviser for Communication and Information based at the UNESCO Office in Accra. He holds a BSc in Maths and Physics and a concurrent Diploma in Education from the University of Swaziland, as well as a Masters in International Business Administration (MIBA) majoring in finance and management information systems from the United States International University, San Diego, USA. Between 1986-1987, he worked as a lecturer at the Swaziland Institute for Management and Public Administration. In 1988, he joined the Swaziland Telecommunication Corporation as an Engineer. In 1990, he joined UNESCO at its Paris Headquarters and has since held numerous positions in programme management. His responsibilities include the conceptualization and implementation of UNESCO programmes and projects in the areas of communication and information (including ICTs). He was involved in the establishment of the first UNESCO-supported multipurpose community telecentres in sub-Saharan Africa and continues to set-up UNESCO sponsored community multimedia centres (CMCs) in Africa. He has also contributed to the development of the national ICT policy in Uganda, as well as the introduction of e-governance applications in Lusaka and Zanzibar City Councils. He has co-authored some published UNESCO reports and guidelines on the development of community multimedia centres.

dasoh@siu.edu

Derek Ajesam Asoh, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Applied Technologies, College of Applied Sciences and Arts, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He is a Fulbright Scholar with an inter-disciplinary Ph.D. in Information Science from the College of Computing and Information, the State University of New York, University at Albany. Dr. Asoh has over 11 years of teaching and learning experiences with students of diverse backgrounds and culture at the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education levels. He is currently teaching computing for business administration, database system development, and trends and issues in information systems. Dr. Asoh’s research interests/areas include application development, technology assessment and evaluation, data mining, decision support systems, educational technologies, electronic business, entrepreneurship, health informatics, knowledge management, management information systems, research methods, and statistical modeling. His publications have appeared in Health Care Management Review, International Journal of Knowledge Management, and Methods of Information in Medicine. Dr. Asoh serves as a reviewer and/or a member of the program committees of international conferences such as AOM, ECKM, HICSS, ICICKM, and IRMA. Dr. Asoh’s industry experiences include various electronic networking and data communication assignments with multilateral and international organizations such as the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and SatelLife.