Sellina Kapondera

Sellina Kapondera is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Information Science at Mzuzu University, Malawi, where she has served since 2010 and previously headed the department from 2015 to 2017. She holds a PhD in ICT4D from Royal Holloway University of London (2021) and a Master's in Library and Information Studies from the University of the Western Cape (2015).

Her research focuses on telecentres' role in rural empowerment, eLearning, and ICT applications in libraries. Key themes include telecentre sustainability, community domestication of technology, and agricultural information systems in developing countries.

She has published widely in journals like International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development and contributed to conferences such as IFIP ICT4D. Her work aligns with UN SDGs related to education, poverty reduction, and innovation.

• Awards: All Africa House Fellowship (2017), ICANN NextGen Alumnus, African School on Internet Governance Fellow
• Professional Roles: Member of Malawi Library Association, peer reviewer for journals like European Conference on Information Systems and Journal of International Development.