Titi Akinsanmi
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Titi Akinsanmi is a Nigerian digital economy and public policy expert.[1] whose work in the past two decades has been in the digital been in the digital ecosystem and has seen her work with governments, civil society, private and academic sectors, to shape policies and regulations to create an enabling environment for a thriving digital economy around the globe. She was born in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria on October 9, 1980.[2][3][4]
Education[edit]
Akinsanmi received a B.A in English studies from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 2001. While she was an undergraduate, she came into contact with computer technology and was spurred to learn more about it when classmate who just acquired a computer system brushed her off. "I came into technology because someone abused me". By a dint of resolve and ingenuity, she looks lessons in computer appreciation and languages. In 2008, She received a Master's degree in Public Policy from the University of Witwatersrand. She also has a certificate in common law from the University of London, an LLM from Osgoode Law School, York University (specialising in privacy and cybersecurity) and she is fellow of Berkman Klein Centre for Internet & Society at the Faculty of Law, Harvard University.
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Career[edit]
Titi currently leads government relations and public policy for West and Francophone Africa at Google and at Berkman Klein Centre, Harvard University where she continues to focus on end-user engagement in the tech space.[8] [9][10][11][12]
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Date | Institution |
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| 2006 - Date | United Nation Secretary General nominations to the Strategy council of the internet governance forum [13] |
| 2006 - 2008 | United Nation Secretary General nomination to the steering committee of the UN Global Alliance for Information and Communications Technology for Development [14] |
| 2005 - 2008 | Stockholm and World Summit Award Jury Member |
| 2007 | Speaker Internet Governance Forum workshop on digital education and the information policy initiative co-organized by Yale University |
| 2007 | Access to knowledge II (A2K2) Speaker on Education in the digital ear Yale University Information Society Project |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Get to know Berkman Klein Fellow Titi Akinsanmi". Harvard Edu. Nov 16, 2018.
- ↑ "African Countries must work together for good ID". Good ID. Jan 28, 2019.
- ↑ "United Nation secretary general welcomes "Network of Networks" to spread digital revolution". United Nations information service. September 28, 2006.
- ↑ "Titi Akinsanmi". World Economic Forum.
- ↑ "My Life in Tech". Tech Cabal. December 11, 2019.
- ↑ "The good and bad sides of policies chasing after innovation". Techpoint Africa. October 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Google launches google for nonprofits in Nigeria". Thisday Newspaper. July 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Google commissioned report on Nigeria outlines path to technology growth". Premium Time. April 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Google regrets 'minor glitch' that sent Ghanaian currency plummeting". CNN. March 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Diversity is essential not just for success - but for existence". Women in Identity. Nov 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Paradigm initiative moves to secure privacy, free expression of Nigerians online". The Guardian Newspaper. May 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Titi Akinsanmi". Harvard Edu.
- ↑ "United Nations Secretary-General Welcomes "Network of Networks" to Spread Digital Revolution". United Nations Information Service. September 28, 2006.
- ↑ "Low-cost Internet next step in closing digital divide, officials tell UN-backed forum". United Nations News. February 28, 2007.
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