Dr. Amadi Chimezie, Honorable Commissioner for Digital Economy and E-Government Imo State.
He is a renowned technocrat, digital innovation and entrepreneurship expert with a history of consistency, innovation and passion for excellence towards building sustainable digital business ventures, and the researcher with several articles published in high impact journals.
Dr. Amadi has over 21 years of work experience at the Nigerian Communications Commission NCC, rising to the Directorate Cadre
His career as an ICT expert of repute covers areas such as telecoms regulation, policy design and development of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), digital ecosystem development and management, monitoring and enforcement and emerging technologies research.
He has attended various courses on 5G, The path to next-generation digital transformation, unlocking the potential of IoT and enabling the full value of wireless connectivity.
Game-changing technology for the digital Age at the United States Telecommunications Training Institute where he bagged a diploma certificate.
Dr. Amadi holds a Master of Science MSC degree from the University of Ibadan. Master of Business Administration (MBA), Degree from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Postgraduate Diploma (PGD), in Management and Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University OAU and Bachelor of Science degree from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT. Doctor of Philosophy, PhD from School of Innovation Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Doctor of Philosophy PhD from ESPAM Formation University, Cotonou Benin Republic, in Entrepreneurship Development.
Dr. Amadi’s excellent performance as the pioneer Commissioner for Digital Economy and E-Government, Imo state earned the Ministry several National and Industry Awards viz: The Best State MDA in ICT Human Capacity Development by the Bureau of Public Service Reform, Most Digitally Compliant State by NITDA, and Most Innovative Digital State of the Year by Tech TV.