Dr. Emmanuel E. Ekuwem is an old boy of the Queen of Apostles
Seminary, Afaha Obong, Abak and an alumnus of Obafemi Awolowo University
(former University of Ife) Ile-Ife. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Engineering
Physics, Masters Degree in Physics, Masters Degree in Electronic &
Electrical Engineering (Microcomputer-based Instrumentation and Control
Engineering) and a PhD in Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Computer-based
Instrumentation and Control Engineering). He did his Post-PhD fellowship research
work (Computer-based Real-Time Data Communication in PSTN) in the Networking
and Radio Propagation Laboratory of the UNESCO ICTP, Trieste, Italy.
He has worked briefly as Head of Engineering in the then Department of
Meteorological Services (now Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET) of the
Aviation Ministry before going on voluntary retirement at a very young age.
While in the Aviation establishment, he won a “Ministerial Award for
Outstanding Productivity.
Dr. Ekuwem has served
in several capacities some of which are:
• Member of the
telecommunications industry consultative and advisory forum of the Nigerian
Communication commission (NCC).
• Member of the
Infrastructure Policy Commission of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).
• Member of the
Science and Technology Policy Commission of NESG
• Member of the
Infrastructure sub-committee of the National IT Strategic Action PLAN.
• Chairman of
Technology Development Company Limited (Hi-Tech development and ICT-based
Industrial Automation).
• External Member of
Faculty Board of the Faculty of Technology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
• Chairman, Technical
Committee of the Nigerian Universities Network (NUNet) and Nigerian
Universities Management Information System (NUMIS) – NUNet/NUMIS.
• Member, Akwa Ibom
State Technical Committee on the development of the Deep Sea Port
• Member of the
Presidential committee on 419 on the Internet and cybercrime.
• Member of the
Nigerian Cybercrime working group.
• Consultant to UNESCO
(Nigeria office) on the IT component of UNDAF.
• He is a winner of
the Third World Academy of Science (TWAS) award for Research on the effects of
Meteorological phenomena on Radio Communication (VHF/UHF) in the lower
Troposphere.
• Broadband
Personality of the Year 2010 of the African Telecom Hall of Fame Award (5 Nov,
2010)
• Winner of IT &
Telecom Personality of the Year (2005)
• Broadband
Personality/ ICT Fame Award to mark the Nigerian Centenary Celebrations (2014)
• He is a Fellow of
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)/TRIL Programme of the ICTP on
Intelligent Real-Time Computer-based Data Communication.
• He has had
Consultancy and Collaboration Activities with United Nations Agencies (
International Telecommunications Union (ITU), UNESCO, World Meteorological
Organisation (WMO), UNDP, UNECA, World Bank, UNIDO, etc)
• He is a former
National President of the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria, a Former
President of the Nigeria Internet Group, and the Founder - and until recently -
the CEO of Teledom Group.
As a mark of special
recognition of the contributions of Dr. Emmanuel E. Ekuwem to the growth of ICT
in Nigeria, then President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo, in year 2001 identified him as the “most productive individual” and
conferred on him the prestigious award – the National Productivity Order of
Merit – NPOM.
He is also a recipient
of the Albert Einstein Centenary Award, conferred on him by the Nigeria
Insitute of Physics and also the prestigious Kwame Nkrumah Africa Leadership
Award in the year 2005.
This meticulous, well-travelled, well-schooled individual is a true giant in
the global ICT sphere and is easily one of the most authentic public
intellectuals in our part of the world, with over 172 publications and presentations
to his credit.
A recipient of over
110 awards, recognitions and chieftaincy titles, including “Obong Ifiok Ibaka”
and “Ofriyo Mbo”, he is a fellow of the Nigeria Computer Society; Fellow,
Nigerian Meteorological Society; Member of the International Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers, The Internet Society, amongst others.
Married with 4 children, Dr. Ekuwem is a devout Christian of the Catholic faith
and he speaks excellent English, excellent French and excellent Italian.
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