Elizabeth Mkoba (PhD) is a Lecturer in the School of Computational and Communication Science and Engineering at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) and recently, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. She has a PhD in Information Technology Management specialising in Information Technology Project Audit and Assurance. Her research areas include the Application of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning in Project Management, Health and Agriculture Sector; AI Ethics; IT Project Audit and Assurance; IT Project Success; Cyber security; Adoption of Agile Practices to Project Management; Digital Transformation Strategy Development for both Public and Private Sector Organisations. Her focus is in writing research project proposals for funding, researching, developing tools, implementing and consulting on application Digital Technologies in solving socio-economic problems, application of AI in project management, health and agriculture sector as well as Ethics in AI, IT project audit and assurance to implement successful projects in companies/organisations. She is passionate about collaborative research, with involvement of key stakeholders in all research stages. This entails to involve the in problem identification, designing goals and approaches, planning, development of tools, evaluation and monitoring, and dissemination of research findings to stakeholders using various media

• IT Project Management
• Applied Information Systems

• Research Methods and Communication
• Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICT4D)
• Project Report Writing
• Concept Note Writing

• Board Member (Vice Chairperson), The Duke of Edinburgh’s Emerging Leaders Commonwealth Study Conference for Africa Continent (CSC Africa) (2023-Present) 
• Board of Director of the CRDB Bank Burundi Subsidiary 2022 - Present)
• Member of the Technical Team (SCCT) for the Establishment of the Government Digital Technology Institute (DTI) in
  Dodoma, Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology, Tanzania (2022 - Present)
• Member of Resources Mobilization and Investment (ReMoI) Committees of the Council and Management at NM-AIST (2022 - Present)
• Coordinator of the Consultancy Bureau of the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (2022 - Present)
• Professional Member of the ICT Commission, Tanzania (2022 - Present)
• Member of the Library Board at the NM-AIST (2020 - Present)
• Professional member of International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) - Canada (2022 - Present) 
• Member of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (2017 - Present )
• Member of the Project Management South Africa Association (PMSA) (2019 - Present)
• Member of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) (2018 - Present)
• ICT Professional member of the ICT Commission of Tanzania.
• Panel member of reviewers of ICT research project proposals for funding at the National Research Foundation, South Africa.
• Elizabeth is a Global Alumni member of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conference (CSC) since 2007 to present, United Kingdom.
• Deputy Chair of African Continent The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conference (CSC)
• Member of the Advisory Committee of the E-learning Africa International Conference. (2005 - Present)
• Member of the Management team of the Tanzania Education Authority (2004 - 2011)
• Member and Secretary of the Ethical and Integrity Committee of the Tanzania Education Authority (2004 - 2011)
• Member of Executive Committee and Audit Committee of the Board of the Tanzania Education Authority (2004 - 2011)

• Board Member (Vice Chairperson of the Board) of the Tanzania Information Centre (Under Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority-TCRA) (2008 - 2011)

• Executive Member and Secretary of the Tanzania Information Technology Association, Tanzania (2006 - 2010)

• Best NM-AIST Academic Staff for year 2022
• National Research Foundation - South Africa Scholarships

Ongoing

• Co - Principal Investigator at NM-AIST for EU Erasmus Plus Capacity Building for Higher Education Project on Remote Laboratories for Engineering (RL4Eng)

Phased Out

• Data Science Africa Project

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• Google Scholar

• Mentor Students - Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation (HLFF) Inspiring Minds Mentoring Program, MCI Internationale Hochschule GmbH, Department Management, Communication & IT
  Department Business & Management
  Universitaetsstrasse 15, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
• Mentor/Coach – Digital Innovation Hubs in Tanzania
• Mentor Students
• Coordinator of the Consultancy Bureau of the NM-AIST