Bitange Ndemo is a former Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Nairobi’s Faculty of Business and Management Sciences. He currently serves as Kenya’s Ambassador to Belgium and Mission to the European Union. His research focuses on the intersection of ICTs, SMEs, and economic development in Africa, emphasizing digital transformation strategies. He previously chaired Kenya’s Distributed Ledgers and Artificial Intelligence Taskforce and held roles such as Permanent Secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communication. Education details are not explicitly provided in the text, but his professional trajectory includes senior academic and governmental roles. Research interests include leveraging technology for socio-economic growth, with a focus on open data initiatives, big data visualization, and blockchain applications. He contributes weekly columns to Business Daily and Nation Online. He has advised UN agencies like Global Pulse (Big Data) and UNESCO’s Innovation Council, and co-edited a widely downloaded book on digital Kenya. His career highlights transformative ICT projects such as undersea cables, Silicon Savannah, and Kenya’s digital roadmap development.
