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Tusu's Profile
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 currently a
Member of the Board and Ag CEO of UbuntuNet
Alliance for Research and Education Networking in Africa; a member of the
Board of TENET, the research and
education network of South Africa; a member of the Advisory Panel to the
Research and Education Networking Unit of the Association
of African Universities; 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), and is a member of the Research ICT Africa! team. 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 in
Tanzania
,
Kenya
,
Ethiopia
,
Nigeria
and
India
. He is currently a member of the Humanitarian
Grants Cadre of Technical Advisors, and also a Technical Coordinator for
Education and Literacy.
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.
Get a copy of Tusu's profile (updated August 2008)
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