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Dr F F Tusubira holds a PhD (
Southampton,
UK
),
an M.Sc.E (
New Brunswick,
Canada
), and a B.Sc. (Engineering) 1st Class Hons
(
Makerere University,
Uganda
). He is a Member of the Institution of
Electrical Engineers,
UK
,
and Chartered Engineer; a Fellow, Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers
(which he served as President); and a Registered Engineer (
Uganda
). He has
key competence in ICT policy and regulation reinforced by continental level and
international experience in policy analysis and formulation, capacity building,
and research in the same sector. He
practices at the local, regional and international level as a thinker, advocate
and consultant in ICT for development.
He is now the Acting
CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance and a member
of the Board of the Internet Educational Equal
Access Foundation. He worked for Makerere University from 1975 – 2007,
with the key distinction of being the founding Director, Directorate for ICT Support,
Makerere
University (2001 – 2007). As Director
DICTS, he spearheaded institutional ICT policy and master plan formulation,
funding mobilisation, and implementation. Nationally, he is a member of the
National Citizenship and Immigration Board, served two terms as a Commissioner (also
a founding commissioner) of the Uganda
Communications Commission (1998 – 2005), and one term as a founding member
of the Uganda Electricity Regulatory Authority (2002 – 2005). At the continental level, he has been the first
Director of the NetTel@Africa capacity building network (ICT policy and regulation), is a member of the Research ICT Africa! team, a
member of the Board of the UbuntuNet
Alliance for Research and Education Networking, and a member of the
Advisory Panel to the Research and Education Networking Unit of the Association
of African Universities. He was a
Component Lead for the
Capacity
Building component of the
DFID/Sida funded CATIA initiative.
He was born on 29th May 1952, and is married to
Dorcas, with whom they have three children: Angela S. Nakandha Tusubira, Brenda
H. Namusobya Tusubira, and Yonasani E. Mpubani Tusubira.
In Rotary, he has served
as a District Governor for Rotary District
9200 (
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
,
Kenya
,
Tanzania
),
District Treasurer, and District Trainer. He has carried out volunteer assignment for the The Rotary Foundation
Cadre of Advisors in
Tanzania
,
Kenya
,
Ethiopia
,
Nigeria
and
India
.
Key voluntary community assignments: Chair, Uganda Society
for Disabled Children; Chair, Diocesan Board of Education, Busoga Diocese;
Member, Provincial Board of Education, Church of Uganda; Chair, Board of
Governors, Busoga College Mwiri; Chair, Namasagali University Council; Member
of the Busitema University Council.
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