Kusiyo Lewanika:  

CLASS OF 1976
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Country Date from - Date to Zambia - worked for Zambia Railways Corporation as a Systems Manager, Systems Analyst and Computer Programmer. While Zambia Railways I designed the Passenger Statistics System (PASS) June 1st, 1977 - February 28th, 1979 Zambia – worked as Head of Computer Operations and Systems Support at Zambia Airways Corporation. March 6th, 1979 - April 15th, 1982 Tanzania worked the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI). Rose from the post of Consultant to Senior Principal Consultant. He headed the Management Sciences Division and the Electronic Data Processing Division / Information Technology Centre at ESAMI for ten years. While with ESAMI also introduced the computer to Executives, Senior Managers, and Middle Managers from Eastern and Southern African countries through Computer Appreciation Seminars. At the sametime conducted training from for Data Processing / Computer Manager, Systems Analyst and Computer Programmers May 1st, 1982 - December 31st, 1992 Botswana – Conducted a Top Executive Workshop On Management Information Systems attended by Chief Executives of public and private Enterprises May 1st, 1982 - December 31st, 1992 Ethiopia – Presented a Paper on -"Problems of Information Systems in The Eastern and Southern African Region" at the SISA Postgraduate Assessment Meeting held at Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 26th - 30th October, 1987 Ghana–Presented a Paper on “Challenges of Building a Sustainable Rural Telecentre that Supports Subsistence Farming The Case of Framing Systems in the Barotse Floodplains” presented at 5th Annual Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum Organized by the Commonwealth Telecommunication Organization, at the Accra International Conference, Accra, Ghana August, 17th – 19th, 2010 Lesotho –"Application of Management Functions to Information Technology Management" presented at LESSTA '91 Information Technology Conference held the Maseru Sun Hotel and Casino, Maseru, Lesotho. 23rd - 25th April, 1991 Malawi–Presented a Papers on "Information Technology: Human Resources Implications", presented at the Regional Workshop On Information Technology Policy and Application in Government in East, Central and Southern Africa held at Lake Malawi, Malawi (24th - 28th April, 1989) and “Fire Management Challenges Faced by Traditional Lead Communities: The Lozis of Western Zambia”, presented at the Toward Meeting Fire Management Challenges in Southern Africa Workshop, organised by Southern Africa Fire Network (SAFNet) funded by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP0 Division of Early Warning and Assessment, the NASA Land Cover Land Use Change and NASA Application Programs and START in affiliation with Global Observation of Forest Cover (GOFC) / GOLD and the Fire Project and the Regional Sub-Sahara Africa Wildland Fire Network (Afrifirenet) at the Boadzulu Resort, Mangochi, Malawi (August, 8th - 13th, 2004) 24th - 28th April, 1989 August, 8th - 13th, 2004 Mozambique– Conducted a Top Executive Workshop On Management Information Systems attended by Chief Executives of public and private Enterprises May 1st, 1982 - December 31st, 1992 Namibia– Conducted the following: Regional Information Technology Policy Devel...Expand for more
opment Workshop; Basic Computer Skills Training Programme for the Ministry of Regional and Local Government (Namibia) and Workshop on Computer Security May 1st, 1982 - December 31st, 1992 Seychelles– Conducted a Top Executive Workshop On Management Information Systems attended by Chief Executives of public and private Enterprises May 1st, 1982 - December 31st, 1992 Swaziland – Conducted the following:Top Management Seminar On Management Information Systems attended by Chief Executives of public and private Enterprises May 1st, 1982 - December 31st, 1992 South Sudan–Presented a Paper on “Applying Entrepreneurship Spirit and Skills in Ensuring Sustainability of Rural Community Telecentres: The Case of Mukola Multipurpose Community Telecentre, Mongu, Zambia” at the ICT for Development: Southern Sudan 2010 - Connectivity for Communications, Commerce and Governance Organized by the Commonwealth Telecommunication Organization, at the Nyakuron Cultural Center, Juba, South Sudan November, 23 – 24, 2010 Uganda – Conducted the Computer Appreciation Seminars for Top and Middle Managers for the following organizations: Uganda Commercial Bank; Uganda Grain Milling Company Limited and Uganda Railways Corporation and Presented a Paper on"Development of Management Information System in The Civil Service" presented at The Top Level Seminar For Secretaries To Cabinet and Heads of Civil Service In Eastern and Southern Africa Countries held at Kampala, Uganda (24th - 27th July, 1989) May 1st, 1982 - December 31st, 1992 United Kingdom of Great Britain – Present a Paper on "The Performance Management System in the Civil Service in Zambia" presented at the Pan Commonwealth Seminar on Integrated Performance Management Systems in the Public Service, conducted by RIPA International (London) and the Governance and Institutional Development Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat (London) at RIPA International, London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain 30th November - 5th December 2003 United Republic of Tanzania – Conducted the following: Information Systems Appreciation Seminar for University Vice-Chancellors from Eastern and Southern Africa; Management Information Systems for Deans of Graduate Schools and Faculties from Eastern and Southern Africa; and Management Information Systems: Policy, Planning and Control for University Registrar and Directors of University Computer Centres from Eastern and Southern Africa; Systems Analysis and Design and Database Management Systems May 1st, 1982 - December 31st, 1992 Zambia – working as Executive Director of Lyambai Institute of Development Limited, which aims to bring development to rural Africa through training, consultancy, and applied research on various aspects related to the development process. January 1st, 1993 to 31st March 2005 and 1st April 2008 – To Date Zambia – working as Director of Diocese of Mongu Development Centre a Faith Based Organization which has taken a leading role in organizing local famer, improving management capacity and increasing agriculture production in order to improve both their living conditions and standard of living. April 1st, 2005 to 31st March 2008 Zimbabwe – Structured Systems Analysis and design May 1st, 1982 - December 31st, 1992
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