Delivering a keynote address at the 18th Annual International Management Conference, Prof. Mbarika urged all
professional to adopt ICTs into their work. He advised organizations to appoint
IT enthusiasts in ICT leadership positions. And also urged organizations to
ensure that the position of the IT in charge was at a strategic rather than an
operating level. He highlighted the importance knowledge in ICT in accounting
and finance by citing an example of an ICT operative who accumulated a fortune
by simply transferring decimal points in money value to his money account.
Prof. Victor Mbarika originally from Cameroon is an endowed American professor at Southern University. A professor who likes to be called Victor by his students, family members and peers rather than professor urged colleagues to develop a passion for ICT because according to him Africa’s development lay in ICT. Victor’s enthusiasm for ICT especially in Africa led him to starting African wide conferences that are held in different parts of Africa.
Uganda through MUBS hosted the conference in 2012. The 2013 5th conference was held in Zimbabwe and the 6th conference will be held in Kenya. Previous conferences have been held Cameroon, Nigeria and Ghana. His enthusiasm for ICT has made him one of the leading researchers in ICT worldwide. He has several projects intended to explore feasibility of improving traditional things in Africa using ICT. He is researching with telemedicine, tele-agriculture and e-governance. Victor is famous for applying and winning research grants. He is the founder President of ICT university, a university that he conceived as an avenue for increasing University Education to Africans especially in areas of ICT and Business.
Prof. Victor Mbarika originally from Cameroon is an endowed American professor at Southern University. A professor who likes to be called Victor by his students, family members and peers rather than professor urged colleagues to develop a passion for ICT because according to him Africa’s development lay in ICT. Victor’s enthusiasm for ICT especially in Africa led him to starting African wide conferences that are held in different parts of Africa.
Uganda through MUBS hosted the conference in 2012. The 2013 5th conference was held in Zimbabwe and the 6th conference will be held in Kenya. Previous conferences have been held Cameroon, Nigeria and Ghana. His enthusiasm for ICT has made him one of the leading researchers in ICT worldwide. He has several projects intended to explore feasibility of improving traditional things in Africa using ICT. He is researching with telemedicine, tele-agriculture and e-governance. Victor is famous for applying and winning research grants. He is the founder President of ICT university, a university that he conceived as an avenue for increasing University Education to Africans especially in areas of ICT and Business.
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