Mike Jensen

From ApcAccess

Mike Jensen is an ICT consultant with experience in 40 countries in Africa assisting in the establishment of information and communications systems over the last 18 years. He provides advice to international development agencies, the private sector, NGOs and governments in the formulation, management and evaluation of their Internet and telecommunication projects. Often acting as a resource person and public speaker on their behalf at international meetings, he focusses on policy and technology developments in rural telecommunication projects, community access, fibre, wireless and satellite connectivity.

Mr Jensen is currently one of the Canadian government's IDRC Acacia/Connectivity Africa Programmes' Knowledge Analysts. He is also a member of the International Advisory Board for the Netherland's International Institute for Communications and Development (IICD), a board member of the South African APC member - SangoNet - and was a member of the African Conference of Ministers' High Level Working Group which developed the African Information Society Initiative (AISI) in 1996.

Affiliation: Independent Consultant

Contact info: mike@suvabay.com +27-842666610