Prof. Bitange Ndemo

Prof. Ndemo is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Nairobi's Business School. He holds a PhD in Industrial Economics from the University of Sheffield in the UK, an MBA and Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting from The University of St. Thomas and University of Minnesota respectively. 
Prof. Ndemo was recently appointed by the government of Kenya as chairman of a taskforce on Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence, Kenya.  Prof. Ndemo is also the immediate former Permanent Secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communication having served from 2005 to 2013. He is credited for initiating many transformative projects including infrastructural and development programs, as well as marketing Kenya as a destination for Business Processing Outsourcing. 

His research centers on the link between ICT and small and medium enterprises in Kenya with an emphasis on how ICT influence economic development in Kenya. He has published in several journals and book chapters, and given talks at various international conferences. 

Prof. Ndemo is an advisor to several organizations including iHub, the premier innovation hub in Sub-Sahara Africa, Senior Advisor to the UN on global digitization of payments – Better than Cash Alliance and immediate former Chairman of the Global Alliance for Affordable Internet (2013 – 2014). He also sits in the Board of Research ICT Africa that is based in South Africa. He is an advisor the Better than Cash Alliance and the I-Hub.