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Profile of Prof. C Dzidonu

 
 

Clement Dzidonu is Professor of Computer Science and Head of Department at Valley View University, Accra. He is also Professor of Information Technology, and Professor of Business Administration at Touro University International, California, USA. He is a member of the Council of the Informatics Development Institute (Dublin, Ireland) and a Senior Research Fellow of the International Institute of Information Technology (INIIT).


 
     
 

Professor Dzidonu from 1984, taught and conducted research at a number of universities including: Trinity College, Dublin; National University of Ireland, Galway, Makerere University, Uganda and the National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe. He has published seven computer books and over fifty scientific papers and reports.

During the past eighteen years, he has been involved in a number of information and communication technology (ICT) related projects and initiatives in Europe and Africa for a number of Governments companies, NGOs, and international agencies. He is currently a Consultant to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) advising a number of African Governments on their National Information and Communications Technology Policies and Plans. He is a member of the International Development Research Center (IDRC) Commission of Experts for the West and Central Africa Region.

Professor Dzidonu is a member of a number of professional bodies including:

· Member: British Computer Society, UK
· Fellow: Institution of Analyst and Programmers, UK
· Fellow: World Technology Network
· Member: Irish Computer Society, Ireland
· Member: Institution of Industrial Engineers, Ireland
· Certified Information System Practitioner, UK
· Member: European Institute of Industrial Engineers, Switzerland
· Chartered Statistician: Royal Statistical Society, UK
· Member: Association of Professional Computer Consultants, UK
· Member: The New York Academy of Sciences, USA
· Member: Operations Research Society, UK
· Member: The Internet Society --- ISOC, USA

Some of Professor Dzidonu’s International Recognitions and Awards, include:

· Membership of the African Development Forum (ADF) Technical Advisory Committee Appointed by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission

· Meritorious Award for Distinguished Services to the Field of Computer: Awarded by the International Biographical Center (IBC) Cambridge, UK (1998)

· Listed in the Who’s Who in the World as an Author and Computer Science Educator

· Awarded the Outstanding People of the 20th Century Medal by the International Biographical Center (IBC) Cambridge, UK (1999)

· Winner of the 2003 World Technology Award

  
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