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'Gbenga Sesan (born 27 July 1977) is a social entrepreneur who delivers Information and communications technology to the under served.[1] He has had a career in the application of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) – for individuals, institutions, nation-states, regional entities and the international community.
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Born | Oluwagbenga Olabisi Sesan |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Other names | Olabisi |
Alma mater | Obafemi Awolowo University |
Occupation | Social Entrepreneur |
Known for | ICT For Development, ICT Policy, Capacity Building |
Sesan (born Oluwagbenga Olabisi Sesan on July 27, 1977) is the Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative.[2] Graduated as an Electronic and Electrical Engineer at Obafemi Awolowo University in the year 2002.[3] Sesan completed Executive Education programs at Lagos Business School, New York Group for Technology Transfer, Oxford University, Harvard University, Stanford University, Santa Clara University and University of the Pacific.
Sesan is a former member of the United Nations Committee of eLeaders on Youth and ICT.[4]
He is a CyberStewards Fellow,[5] Crans Montana Forum Fellow,[6] Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow, Ashoka Fellow,[7][8] Our Common Future and Cordes Fellow.[9]
Sesan served as a member of the Presidential committees on Harmonization of Information Technology, Telecommunications and Broadcasting Sectors (2006),[10] and Roadmap for the Achievement of Accelerated Universal Broadband Infrastructure and Services Provision (2013),[11]
In 2016, Gbenga revealed that at the end of 2017, he would hand over his role as CEO to someone else to pursue policy.[12]
Sesan has written five books and numerous published works.
“Wh@t’s Next? The Future of the Information Society - A Youth Perspective” was ed by Youth for Intergenerational Justice and Sustainability, and TakingITGlobal. Featuring young authors from every continent, the book describes what young people are doing with ICT, and attempts to describe the direction of the Information Society.
Sesan also contributed towards the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa's “Africa Networking: Development Information, ICTs and Governance[13]”. He wrote the chapter titled, "African Youth in the Information Society".
In November 2005, Sesan completed orial work on “Global Process, Local Reality: Nigerian Youth Lead Action in the Information Society[14]”, which was presented at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis.
"ICTs for Development: The Challenges of Meeting the Millennium Development Goals in Africa"[15] was published by Nigerian Communications Commission/Growing Businesses Foundation/Club of Rome in September 2006 and featured a chapter on "Telecentres in Nigeria" by Sesan.
He completed work on his first attempt at an autobiography, In My Own Words,[16] in 2009 and it was published by London-based Imprimata Publishers.
Some of his published works include Digital Lifestyle of Connected Nigerians,[17] Echoes From Ajegunle: Stories of Transformed Lives, From Small Steps to Giant Leap[18], ICTs for Development: A Social Entrepreneur’s Perspective[19], Ajegunle.org: Changing Ajegunle, 25 Youths at a time[20] and Social Enterprise in Africa: An Emerging Concept in an Emerging Economy[21]
Sesan lives in Lagos. He is married to Temilade.[22]
Extraordinary Crans Montana Forum
2007 Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow
ASHOKA INNOVATORS FOR THE PUBLIC
Common Future and Cordes
Siemens
Technology Times
Temi and ‘Gbenga
Schwab Foundation