Dr. Nii Narku Quaynor Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Network Computer Systems Ltd. Ghana and member UN ICT Task Force http://www.ncs.com.gh

Presenting on: Internet in Africa: Present Status and Future Prospects.

Network Computer Systems Ltd.
PMB Osu Accra Ghana
Tel 233-21-220622
quaynor@ghana.com

Nii has played a very important role, not only to NCS, but to the entire
telecommunications industry in West Africa by introducing Value Added
Networks in the region through the introduction of the SWIFT, Internet and
Commerce networks whilst building human resources across the continent.

Nii Quaynor received a B.A in engineering science from Dartmouth College in 1972 and received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Thayer School of Engineering in 1973. He did graduate study at the State University of New York at StonyBrook where he obtained M.S and Ph.D degrees in Computer Science in 1974 and 1977 respectively.

During the 14 years at Digital Equipment Corporation he was credited with formal characterization of large systems and performance design methodologies. Nii left Digital in 1991 as a Senior Engineering Manager and returned to Ghana in a technology transfer experiment which transformed him into a high-technology entrepreneur. After working as a UNDP consultant to the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Nii established Network Computer Systems to provide technology solutions. NCS provides a range of services
from equipment support to software for export and to building networks. NCS distinguished itself in building large private corporate networks. This expertise enabled NCS to also establish the first public networks for
Internet, SWIFT, EDI and other virtual communities in West Africa.

Nii further took upon himself to assist several African countries strengthen their Internetworks. Notable among them were Togo, Gambia, Nigeria, Liberia, Swaziland and Ethiopia. His concern that the associated human networks ought to be maintained, led to a drive to mobilize Africans to build the relevant supporting Institutions of the Internet in the Region. He is the Chairman of AfriNIC, the Regional Internet Registry for Africa. Nii taught for the International Center for Theoretical Physics in Italy, China, Colombia, Sri Lanka and Mexico. He also established the Computer Science Department at the University of Cape-Coast in Ghana.

Nii is currently, A member of the United Nations Secretary General Advisory Group on ICT, African Director of ICANN, the Chairman of the OAU Internet Task Force, Chairman 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, and had served on the Board of the Ghana News Agency as well as the Ghana Frequency Registration and Control Board.