Rislan Abdulazeez Kanya

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT RISLAN ABDULAZEEZ KANYA

Dr Rislan Abdulazeez Kanya graduated with B.Sc.(Hons) in Computing and Information Systems and PhD Computing (ICT for Development - ICT4D) from University of Portsmouth and a Master of Business Administration from University of Wales. Rislan has diversified experience in Information Systems, Digital Transformation, Change Management and Business Process Re-engineering. A resourceful and focused ICT specialist with considerable exposure in Enterprise Architecture, Project/Programme Management, ICT4D, Higher Education Planning, Administration and Evaluation. Rislan has practical experience with Higher Education Innovation, Data and Funding Analytics, Design and Implementation of Campus and Large Networks, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and many more. He had earlier worked as an instructor for CTech USA certification programs at Informatics Institute, Computer Training Centre Manager in Jigawa State and Jigawa Savings and Loans Bank as an Information Systems Officer, Head of Accounts/Operations for some years before joining Baze University Abuja as a pioneer staff and Director of IT Services and promoted to Deputy Vice-Chancellor IT, Research and Innovation in 2021. Rislan has much interest in how ICTs can be used in sustainable development goals (ICT4SDGs), capability enhancement (Economic empowerment/poverty reduction), Big Data Analytics in disruptive innovation. Rislan has coached and mentored more than young and vulnerable youth on how they can exploit the power of computers, the Internet, and social media to improve their capabilities, choices and functioning. Rislan developed a hybrid framework during his PhD research to reduce ICT4D project failure and improve the ICT4D project champion. Rislan was involved in many United Nations multi-stakeholders programs targeting the attainment of SDGs.