K M Baharul Islam

Dr K M Baharul Islam

Dr K M Baharul Islam ডঃ কে এম বাহারুল ইসলাম has been working in the area of Educational Institutional Development, teaching & Research, ICT Policies and e-Government in Asia and Africa for more than a decade. He is the Hony. Executive Director of the [PFI Foundation], India. He has recently taken over as the Chairman and CEO of the South Asia Development Gateway– the South Asia regional chapter of the Development Gateway. He has studied for his first BA and MA at the Aligarh Muslim University (India). He completed his 2nd and 3rd post-graduate Bachelor degrees in Education (B.Ed) and Law (LLB) from Assam University. He did his PhD on New Technologies for Education from Tezpur University, India, LLM (IT & Telecom Law) at the Strathclyde University (UK) and finished his post-doctoral studies on Internet-based instructions at Asian Institute of Technology (Bangkok, Thailand).

Starting career as a university faculty in computational linguistics, he has taken keen interest in broadening the ICT implications for mass access and developmental use. As an institution builder, he initiated and headed the Center for Educational Technology at the National Institute of Technology, Silchar, India where he taught for eight years. He was part of the faculty during the initial years of development of Kigali Institute of Science, Technology & Management (KIST), Rwanda in 2000-2001. In 2002-2003, Dr Islam was seconded to the Addis Ababa Universityas an Associate Professor. He received a Certificate of Recognition from The World Bank Development Marketplace Competition in 2003 and in 2007 for his project proposals on the Education of Disabled Children in Ethiopia and Mobile Eye Care Clinic in Northeast India respectively.^[1]

Dr Islam has worked earlier with as an ICT Policy & eGovernment Consultant at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific [1], Bangkok. He has been involved in various UN projects in Asia and Africa in countries like Cambodia, Rwanda, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, Egypt, Tanzania and Sierra Leone. His latest publications includes e -Government Strategy for the Gambia (Published by UNECA)

1. ^ Development Marketplace – 2007 (DM 007) Proposal. Summary Book - Mission Mobile for Vision – Northeast India - Global Development Marketplace (DM2007) Download: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/DEVMARKETPLACE/Resources/guidebookfinal.pdf

Strategy Paper on E-Government Programme for The Gambia. United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). See http://www.doscit.gm/e-government/strategy.html</ref> and a National ICT Policy called NICI Policy and Plans for The Gambia commissioned by UNECANATIONAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE (NICI) Plan for The Gambia. Ministry of Communications, Information and Information Technology (MOCIIT) of The Gambia. See - http://www.doscit.gm/policies/nici-policy-intro.htm</ref>. He has written a chapter in the Digital Encyclopaedia on ICT & Economic DevelopmentICT for Poverty Reduction: The African Perspective, Encyclopedia of Digital Governance, 2006; Idea Group Inc., Hershey, PA 17033 USA. See http://igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?ID=5066&v=tableOfContents</ref>.Before taking up his present, Dr Islam was working as a Reader in the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in India. Dr Islam is also a licensed Lawyer by the Bar Council of India at the High Court in Guwahati (India). A brief resume is available online at Global Development Network.[2]

Dr Baharul Islam’s Publications

1 National ICT Policies and Plans towards Poverty Reduction: Emerging Trends and Issues - Linking PRSP to the National ICT Policies and Plans: A Case Study. UNECA, 2004.[3]

3 Woman Rights Education , Literacy Online Journal, Pennsylvania [4]

4 National ICT Policy & Plans for Sierra Leone, UN-ECA, Addis Ababa (2006)[5]

5 Regional e-Government Framework for East African Community, UNECA, Addis Ababa / EAC, Arusha, Tanzania Publication, 2006Regional e-Government Framework for the East African Community (2006). The East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers approved the Regional e-Government Framework for EAC at its 13th meeting. See http://www.uneca.org/DISD/news/1201200601dnadisd.asp</ref>

6 National ICT Policy & Plans for the Gambia , UN-ECA, Addis Ababa (2004) 1 National ICT Policies and Plans towards Poverty Reduction: Emerging Trends and Issues - Linking PRSP to the National ICT Policies and Plans: A Case Study. UNECA, 2004. See http://www.uneca.org/disd/events/accra/Poverty/ICT%20for%20Poverty%20Reduction-%20Paper%20by%20Baharul%20Islam.pdf</ref>

7 E-Government Strategy for The Gambia , UN-ECA, Addis Ababa (2004)e-Government strategy in The Gambia, sets forth the guiding policies of The Gambia e-government strategy. UNECA, Addis Ababa (2004) see http://www.uneca.org/aisi/nici/Documents/e-GovStrategyPaperforTheGambia.pdf</ref>

8 Regional ICT Strategy for COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) , U”NECA/COMESA, 2004Regional Information and Communication Strategies for COMESA include the promotion of ICT usage for regional economic integration. UNECA, Addis Ababa (2005) Visit http://www.uneca.org/aisi/NICI/regional_studies_COMESA.htm</ref>

9. Social Justice & Other Issues (Ed) , REC Silchar Publication; Silchar 1998 Social Justice & Other Issues (Ed) , REC Silchar Publication; Silchar 1998</ref>

10. English for Science & Technology: An Audio Visual Approach (Auth), Shaddhanjali Publications, Silchar, 1997 English for Science & Technology: An Audio Visual Approach (Auth), Shaddhanjali Publications, Silchar, 1997</ref>

11. English for Science & Technology: An Audio Visual Approach (Auth), Shaddhanjali Publications, Silchar, 1997 English for Science & Technology: An Audio Visual Approach (Auth), Shaddhanjali Publications, Silchar, 1997</ref>

12. e-Commerce: Laws and Cyber Crimes, In Road Map Towards a Cyber Crime Deterrent Mechanism (ed.) N. Deka. 2008. SAN, Guwahati India e-Commerce: Laws and Cyber Crimes, In Road Map Towards a Cyber Crime Deterrent Mechanism (ed.) N. Deka. 2008. SAN, Guwahati India</ref>

13. egional Integrated Development in India, Economy Review (Dec 2007), IIPM, New Delhi Regional Integrated Development in India, Economy Review (Dec 2007), IIPM, New Delhi</ref>

14. ICT for Poverty Reduction: The African Perspective, Encyclopaedia of Digital Governance, 2006; Idea Group Inc., Hershey, PA 17033 USAICT for Poverty Reduction: The African Perspective, Encyclopaedia of Digital Governance, 2006; Idea Group Inc., Hershey, PA 17033 USA</ref>

15. ICT for Socio-Economic Development: ACTION Model, In African E-Markets. Eds Aida Opoku-Mensah & M. Salih. International Books & UN, The Netherlands, 2007 ICT for Socio-Economic Development: ACTION Model , In African E-Markets. Eds Aida Opoku-Mensah & M. Salih. International Books & UN, The Netherlands, 2007</ref>

16. The African Renaissance, Book Review published in The Ethiopian Review, Oct 2003 Issue.The African Renaissance , Book Review published in The Ethiopian Review, Oct 2003 Issue.</ref>

17. Problems, prospects and future of education for minorities in India: a case study of Madrassa education in Assam , Management of School Education in India (Ed. Neelam Sood) New Delhi, A.P.H., 2003. Problems, prospects and future of education for minorities in India: a case study of Madrassa education in Assam , Management of School Education in India (Ed. Neelam Sood) New Delhi, A.P.H., 2003.</ref>

18. e-Governance: The Indian Experience, ICT Focus, Vol:2 Issue:3, Nov/03; Addis Ababa e-Governance: The Indian Experience , ICT Focus, Vol:2 Issue:3, Nov/03; Addis Ababa</ref>

19. Access & Equity Issues in Crossing the Digital Divide through Open & Distance Learning, AAOU XV Conference Volume, 2002, IGNOU: New Delhi. Visit http://www.ignou.ac.in Access & Equity Issues in Crossing the Digital Divide through Open & Distance Learning, AAOU XV Conference Volume, 2002, IGNOU: New Delhi. Visit http://www.ignou.ac.in</ref>

20. ICT for Education in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Herald, June 2003ICT for Education in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Herald, June 2003</ref>

21. Making of an Outer Circle in Language: TEFL as an avenue for Gender Sensitisations , ILS Proceedings, 15thAnnual Conference, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa; 2003 Making of an Outer Circle in Language: TEFL as an avenue for Gender Sensitisations , ILS Proceedings, 15thAnnual Conference, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa; 2003</ref>

22 Computer Networks as Mass Media: Exploring Possibilities of Computer Initiatives in TEFL in Ethiopia (Co-auth: Demisse T.), ILS Proceedings, 15thAnnual Conference, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa; 2003 Computer Networks as Mass Media: Exploring Possibilities of Computer Initiatives in TEFL in Ethiopia (Co-auth: Demisse T.) , ILS Proceedings, 15thAnnual Conference, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa; 2003</ref>

23. Towards ESP In Ethiopia: A 3D English Language Needs Survey, Proceedings of 2ndInterdisciplinary Conference English Language Teaching, Unity University, Addis Ababa; April 2003 Towards ESP In Ethiopia: A 3D English Language Needs Survey, Proceedings of 2ndInterdisciplinary Conference English Language Teaching, Unity University, Addis Ababa; April 2003.</ref>

24. Cultural Content and Foreign Language Acquisition: A Case for Paradigm Shift in Ethiopia, Annual OSSREA Conference, Organization for Social Sciences Research in Easter and Southern Africa; Addis Ababa June, 2003 Cultural Content and Foreign Language Acquisition: A Case for Paradigm Shift in Ethiopia, Annual OSSREA Conference, Organization for Social Sciences Research in Easter and Southern Africa; Addis Ababa June, 2003.</ref>

25 Woman Rights Education, Literacy Online Journal, PennsylvaniaWoman Rights Education, Literacy Online Journal, Pennsylvania See [6]</ref>

26. Open & Distance education for Displaced Persons : An Avenue to social Welfare , Open & Distance Education, Ed. Mukhopadhya, M & M. Parhar, New Delhi 1997 Open & Distance education for Displaced Persons : An Avenue to social Welfare , Open & Distance Education, Ed. Mukhopadhya, M & M. Parhar, New Delhi 1997</ref>

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  Dr Baharul Islam Speaking at Bangkok Inter-Cultural Conference 2008

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  Dr Baharul Islam being handed over a Dept of IT Memento at a Govt of India function at Guwahati (India) Feb 2010

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