Biography of Alexander Ntoko,
Head of Corporate Strategy Division
(CSD) and ITU Focal Point for
WSIS Action Line C.5 (Security
and Confidence), ITU
Alexander Ntoko is the Head of
ITU Corporate Strategy Division
(CSD) and ITU Focal Point for WSIS
Action Line C.5 (Security and Confidence).
His responsibilities include ensuring
organization-wide consensus and
support for the development, implementation
and evaluation of the ITU Strategic
Plan.
He assists and advises ITU Secretary-General
in policies and strategies and is
responsible for the coordination
of inter-sectoral activities in
many areas including Internet and
cybersecurity.
His activities in the Internet
began in the late 1980s in the United
States where he obtained Bachelors
and Master of Science degrees in
Computer Sciences from the State
University of New York in 1985 and
1987 respectively with specialization
in data communication networks and
operating systems.
From the early 1990s, he played
key role in the introduction of
Internet and Cybersecurity to ITU.
Since 1998, he has managed the implementation
of projects on Internet, ICT applications
(e.g., e-health, e-government, e-agriculture,
e-education, e-payment and e-business)
and cyber security including the
use of advanced security technologies
(biometric authentication and Public
Key Infrastructure) in developing
countries from all regions of the
world. He has organized and spoken
at many international events, written
papers on technology strategies
for Internet, ICTs and cybersecurity
and has assisted many developing
countries on technology strategies
and policies on ICTs. He has been
an official of ITU in Geneva, Switzerland
for more than 20 years.
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