Nii Quaynor
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| Country: | Ghana |
| Email: | quaynor [at] ghana.com |
| LinkedIn: |  [Nii Quaynor Nii Quaynor]
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Nii Quaynor is the Member, Internet Governance Forum Advisory Group at United Nations Organization and Chairman of Board of Directors at National Information Technology Agency. Quaynor is also a Patron at Internet Society of Ghana and Convener at African Network Operators Group (AfNOG). Currently, he also serves as the Chairman at Network Computer Systems (NCS).
Education[edit | edit source]
He holds a B.A in Engineering Science from Dartmouth College, Bachelors of Engineering from Thayer School of Engineering and M.S and Ph.D in Computer Science from the State University of New York At StonyBrook.[1]
Career History[edit | edit source]
Quaynor has played a significant role in the development of Internet and Telecommunications Industry in Africa. He has the credit of establishing the Computer Science Department at the University of Cape-Cost in Ghana.
In 1993, Dr. Quaynor returned to Ghana after studying and pioneered the first internet service operated by NCS in West Africa. He is a professor of computer science at University of Cape-Coast, Ghana.[2]
During his stay in the U.S, he worked the the Digital Equipment Corporation in the United States from 1977 till 1992.
Memberships[edit | edit source]
Member of the United Nations Secretary General Advisory Group on ICT Chair of the OAU Internet Task Force Chairman and founder[3] of the AfriNIC Member of the Worldbank Infodev TAP Member of the ITU Telecom Board President of the Internet Society of Ghana Member of the Council of the University of Ghana[4] Former Board Member at ICANN[5]
Awards and Honors[edit | edit source]
Quaynor received Jonathan B. Postel Service Award in 2007.[6]