Evans E. Woherem
Dr Evans Woherem is an award-winning African Technology researcher, analyst, and writer. He has authored or co-authored three books and numerous academic papers on various areas, including Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, Software Engineering, project management, IT Strategy Planning and Technology in Banking. He worked for Lloyd’s Register (UK) and ABSA bank (RSA) at technical and management levels.
He was a highly successful Director of Technology at First Bank (Nigeria) and Unity Bank Plc (Nigeria). He was the pioneer Chairman of Interswitch Nigeria Ltd, which is today a Unicorn. He was also the Chairman of Chams Access Ltd. He is currently the Chairman of Digital Africa, Compumetrics Solutions Ltd and Northlink Insurance Brokers Ltd. He holds a PhD on Impact of Expert Systems. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Computer Society, married with two children, and an alumnus of Harvard Business School.
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By : Evans E. Woherem
Information Technology and Africa
“Mastery over New Technologies is a sine qua non for resetting Africa for great development strides.” – Dr Evans E. Woherem
In this instructive and far-reaching book, Dr Evans E. Woherem presents the technological antecedents of Africa in the context of the continent’s position as an unheralded pioneer in technology. The author explains Africa’s absence from previous industrial revolutions and advocates for the continent’s advantage in harnessing the fourth industrial revolution (4IR).
The book’s focus on policies—government and nongovernmental—and other interventions that can contribute to growth in Africa will be of great use to students and policy makers alike. It also provides an understanding of the exponential technologies and what organisations, universities, countries, and individuals can do to master these technologies for the continent’s development.
“What Dr Woherem has created is a blueprint for how Africa can move forward. But it’s also a book for anyone from any country seeking a deeper understanding of how the technologies propelling us into the future can be systematically harnessed and implemented.” – Robin Raskin, Founder, The Virtual Events Group (VEG)