Dr Aminah Zawedde, the only Ugandan to make the prestigious continental list stands out for her work in previous roles and her current work as the permanent secretary of the Uganda Ministry of ICT and National Guidance.
"I receive this recognition with gratitude. It reflects Uganda's steady progress in building a modern digital economy. I dedicate this honour to the committed staff of the Ministry of ICT & National Guidance and to the many ICT sector players who work tirelessly to drive our national agenda forward," she said when contacted.
Before stepping into Government, Dr Zawedde built her intellectual foundation as a computer scientist, software engineering scholar, and educator at Makerere University. With a PhD in Software Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology, she is part of a small cadre of African women with deep technical grounding, not honorary, but earned. Her leadership is shaped by this academic confidence; she speaks technology as a native language, not a borrowed one.
As governments globally struggle to regulate Al, digital platforms, cybersecurity, and data governance, the leaders who will drive Africa's transformation will be those who understand technology's complexity and its societal implications. Dr Zawedde is exactly that kind of leader.
Source: https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/people/dr-aminah-zawedde-named-among-africas-top-45-NV_223407