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      • Assoc Prof

      Sonny Nyeko

      Sonny Nyeko

      • Dean/ Senior Lecturer Faculty of Computing & Informatics

      Currently serving as:

      Personal Statement

      My ultimate career aspiration is to serve as a Vice-Chancellor or Board Chairman of a reputable university, among others where I can leverage my expertise to drive institutional excellence, innovation, and sustainability.

      With a strong foundation in management and leadership, I have developed a keen interest in exploring the complexities of higher education management. I am fascinated by the opportunity to lead a university community, foster a culture of excellence, and drive strategic growth and development. My expertise in management, coupled with my experience in research and academia, makes me an ideal candidate for a senior leadership position in a university setting.

      As a transformative leader and scholar, I am driven by a passion for excellence in higher education management, information technology (IT) governance and electronic waste management research.

      In addition, I am interested in Information Technology Governance research, with a particular emphasis on exploring the intersection of technology, governance, and sustainability. My previous researches aimed to investigate the role of information technology in driving transparency, accountability, and efficiency in governance, as well as its potential to support sustainable development.

      Furthermore, my interest in higher education management, I am also passionate about electronic waste management research. The rapid growth of electronic devices has resulted in a significant increase in electronic waste, posing substantial environmental and health risks. My research interests focus on developing innovative solutions for electronic waste management, including strategies for reduction, reuse, and recycling. I am committed to contributing to the body of knowledge in this field and informing policy and practice.

      My passion for digitization of the Ugandan public sector is driven by a desire to see my country leverage technology to drive economic growth, improve service delivery, and enhance citizen engagement. I believe that digital transformation has the potential to revolutionize the public sector, enabling more efficient, effective, and accountable services. I am excited about the prospect of contributing to initiatives that promote digital inclusion, cybersecurity, and data-driven decision-making in the public sector.

      Throughout my academic and professional journey, I have developed strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, which have enabled me to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including academics, policymakers, and industry leaders. My expertise in management, research, and leadership makes me an ideal candidate for senior leadership positions in higher education, research, or consulting.

      Notably, I played a pivotal role in the digitization of Makerere University Business School’s processes as a member of the Digitization Committee. I contributed to the design and implementation of digital solutions, enhancing efficiency, transparency, and accountability in the school’s operations.

      Furthermore, I have been awarded grants to develop innovative electronic waste smart systems, demonstrating my commitment to environmental sustainability and technological innovation. My research focuses on developing cutting-edge solutions for electronic waste management, informing policy and practice in Uganda and beyond.

      With a proven track record of driving digital transformation and innovation, I am poised to leverage my expertise to drive institutional excellence, innovation, and sustainability. I am excited about opportunities to collaborate with like-minded individuals and organizations, driving positive change in higher education, environmental sustainability, and beyond.

      Research Interests

      1. Artificial Intelligence Governance / Information Technology Governance
      2. Green Computing and / Electronic Waste Management
      3. Data Science – Big Data Analytics and Predictive Modelling

       

      Staff Publications

      Contributions to Science / Publications

      1. Mlay, S. V., Nyeko, S. J., & Kyeyune, R. (2024). Societal Structure and Organizational Structure as Predictors of Information and Communication Technology Users’ Beliefs About the Environment. ORSEA JOURNAL, 14(1).
      2. Ogenmungu, C., Nyeko, S. J., Nyero, A. I., Kemigisha, S., & Onyinyi, B. (2024). Sustainability of Electronic Waste Management in Uganda: Driving Factors for the Extended Producer Responsibility Systems. ORSEA JOURNAL, 14(1).
      3. Nyeko, S. J., Mlay, S. V., Nyero, A. I., & Ogen, C. (2023). Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Collection: Challenges and Opportunities in a Developing Country Perspective. Business Management Review (BMR), 26(2).
      4. Nyeko, S. J., Mlay, S. V., Amerit, B., Abima, B., Among, J., Nyero, A. I., Odiya, J., & Ogen C. (2023). The impact of electronic-electrical waste on human health and environment: A systematic literature review. Journal of Engineering and Technology Research, 15(1), 1-16.
      5. Ogenmungu, C., Juma, S. N., Nyero, A. I., Kemigisha, S., & Onyinyi, B. (2023). Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior Approach in the Sustainability of Electronic Waste Management: Critical Success Factors for Extended Producer Responsibility in Uganda. ORSEA JOURNAL, 12(2)
      6. Nyeko, J. S., & Kagoya, S. M. (2022). An Assessment of Electronic Waste Knowledge, Attitude, Intentions, and Risk Perception of Sustainable Electronic Waste Management from a Developing Country Perspective. Business Management Review, 25(2), 95 – 111.
      7. Nyeko, S. J., Abima, B., & Ogen, C. (2022). Assessing Electronic Waste Recycling and Disposal Intentions Based on an Extended Valence Theory in a Developing Country Context. ORSEA JOURNAL, 12(1).
      8. Nyeko, S. J., Mlay, S., Amerit, B., & Nyero, A. I. (2021). Drivers and Inhibitors of Sustainable Electronic Waste Collection and Disposal Behavioural Intentions in a Developing Country. ORSEA JOURNAL, 11(2).
      9. Nyeko, S. J., Mlay, S. V., Amerit, B., Abima, B., Among, J., Nyero, A. I., Odiya, J., & Ogen C. (2023). The impact of electronic-electrical waste on human health and environment: A systematic literature review. Journal of Engineering and Technology Research, 15(1), 1-16.
      10. Nyeko, J. S., Samali, M., & Ibrahim, N. A. (2022). Towards a sustainable electronic waste management in Uganda: A stakeholder perspective. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 16(6), 238-251.
      11. Nyeko, S., Niwe, M., Moya, M., & Kituyi, G. (September, 2020). Organizational Culture: Mediator of IT Competence and IT Governance Effectiveness. International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Volume:07 Issue 9.
      12. Nyeko, S., Niwe, M., Moya, M., & Kituyi, G. (2018, May). IT Governance Steering Committee, IT Competence and IT Governance Performance in Ugandan Public Universities. In 2018 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) (pp. Page-1). IEEE.
      13. Nyeko, S., & Moya, M. (2017, May). Determinants of eLearning adoption among instructors in Ugandan public universities. In IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa), 2017 (pp. 1-10). IEEE.
      14. Nyeko, J. S., & Ogenmungu, C. (2017). Determinants of Electronic Learning Adoption in Higher Institutions of Learning in Uganda: A Learners’ Perspective. Global Journal of Computer Science and Technology.
      15. Nyeko, J. S., & Angundaru, G. (2017). Employee Adoption and Use of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS): Evidence from Ugandan Local Government Perspective. International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology, 3(1), 327-340.
      16. Anjoga, H., Nyeko, S., & Kituyi, G. M. (2014). A Framework for Usability of e-Government Services in Developing Countries. Electronic Journal of e-Government.
      17. Mayoka, K. G., Tusubira, P. I., & Nyeko, S. (2014). How can e-learning integration be realized? An exploratory study in Higher Education Institutions. Asian Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology, 3(12), 162-172.
      18.  Nyeko, J. S., Moya, M., Kabaale, E., & Odongo, J. (2014). Factors influencing the short message service (SMS) mobile banking adoption: a users perspective in the West Nile region in Uganda. European Journal of Business and Management.
      19. Nyeko, S., Kabaale, E., Moya, M., Amulen, C., & Mayoka Kituyi, G. (2013). The role of information communication technology (ICT) small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in job creation in Kampala, Uganda.
      20. Kakwezi, P., & Nyeko, S. (2010). Procurement processes and performance: Efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement function. Retrieved April, 3(2011), 1-22.
      21. Tackling the Digital Divide with e-Business Models: The Case of Telecentres in Uganda – IST-Africa 2009 Conference Proceedings Paul Cunningham and Miriam Cunningham (Eds) IIMC International Information Management Corporation, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-905824-11-3.
      22. Anjoga, H. (2015). A framework for usability of e-Government services in developing countries.
      1. Local and International Conferences attended:
      1. 2024 – 27th     Annual International Management Conference (27AIMC) – Conference Chair.
      2. 2023 – 26th   Annual International Management Conference (26AIMC) – Author
      3. 2019 – IST Africa in Nairobi, Kenya – Author
      4. 2018 – IST Africa in Gaborone, Botswana, Author
      5. 2018 – ORSEA in Dar – es – Salaam, Tanzania – Author
      6. 2017 – IST Africa Conference in Windhoek, Namibia – Author
      7. 2016 – ORSEA in Kampala, Uganda – Author

      Staff Projects

      1. Makerere University, 2023. The project title is “A Smart System to Digitize Procurement of Electronic Equipment Based on Green Computing in Public Sector Organizations in Uganda,” and the total amount awarded is UGX 121, 474, 400 (One Hundred Twenty-One Million Four Hundred Seventy-Four Thousand Four Hundred Shillings Only)
      2. Makerere University, 2022. Also approximately US dollars 41,000, under round 4, with a proposal titled “Designing a Smart ICT-based model to support effective and efficient collection and disposal of e-waste in Uganda. I am also the Co-Principal Investigator in this project.
      3. Makerere University, 2020. Our proposal titled “Towards Sustainable Electronic Waste Management in Uganda: A Baseline Survey and Best Practices” was funded by Makerere University, under the Makerere University – Research and Innovation Fund (MAK-RIF-round2), to the tune of UGX157,248,600 (approximately, US dollars 43,000). I was the Principal Investigator.
      4. Makerere University, 2021. We won another grant of approximately US dollars 40,000 for a proposal titled “Assessment of the Practicability of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in the Sustainability of Electronic Waste Management in Uganda” also under MAK-RIF but round3, I was the Co-Principal Investigator.

      Staff Supervision

      Graduate to completion (2024)

      1. Laura Ebitoh Andonei, ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF ICT INTEGRATION IN ENHANCING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN SOME SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOLS: A CASE OF THE CENTRE REGION OF CAMEROON
      2. Judith Among, INVESTIGATION ON COMPUTER SCIENCE AND OTHER TOOLS CAPABILITIES TO SIMPLIFY AND ENHANCE DECISION AND POLICY MAKING CRITERION: INSIGHTS FROM IDLE ARABLE LAND IN UGANDA

      Others

      1. Lead author of ICT in Business Textbook – Third Edition 2024. I textbook is now being used by the certificate, diploma, undergraduate and graduate students in different Universities in Uganda.
      2. Author Principles of ICT Revision Kit 2010 First Edition.

       

      1. Research papers under review
      2. A Smart System to Digitize Procurement of Electronic Equipment Based on Green Computing in Public Sector Organizations in Uganda
      3. Designing a smart ICT based model to support effective and efficient collection and disposal of e-waste in Uganda
      4. Organizational Culture: Mediator of Involvement of Management in Information Technology and Information Technology Governance Effectiveness
      5. Information Technology Competence: Mediator of Involvement of Management in Information Technology and Information Technology Governance Effectiveness

      Additional Information: Research Support and/or Scholastic Performance

      1. I have supervised 38 Makerere University graduate students to completion with 16 graduate students’ under work in progress.
      2. I developed a study pack for Information Systems with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda in 2018. Today, the study pack is being used for all CPA students at that level.

      Presentations

      Other Info

      CONSULTANCIES, TRAINING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN:

      • June 2025 – At Speke Resort, Munyonyo, on AI Governance for the Board and Management of the Uganda Heart Institute.
      • May 2025 – At Fairways Hotel – Training on Board Governance and Artificial Intelligence to Board Members of Metropol Uganda Limited facilitated by the Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda.
      • May 2025: At Sheraton Hotel – Training on Board Governance and Artificial Intelligence to Board Members of Ivory Bank of South Sudan facilitated by the Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda.
      • Lead Consultant for Operations Wealth Creation (OWC) in the development of a music platform for artists / musicians in the country.
      • Lead Consultant project leading to the development of a Smart System to Digitize Procurement of Electronic Equipment Based on Green Computing in Public Sector Organizations in Uganda.
      • Consultant project leading to the designing a Smart ICT-based model to support effective and efficient collection and disposal of e-waste in Uganda.
      • Consultant in the digitization of all Makerere University Business School (MUBS) information systems.
      • A consultancy opportunity with a Océ Nederland B.V., the Dutch marketing, sales and support arm of Océ Group, a copier and document management company. The company was exploring opportunities to increase customer intimacy through Internet-based means.
      • Developed an Information System study pack for Certified Public Accountants of Uganda in 2017, which is still in use to date.
      • Certificate of Merit: This was awarded after emerging as the best Chief Marketing Officer by Accenture-Netherlands, after a high-performance business simulation training.
      • I designed a curriculum for Bachelor of Science in Electronic Business programme for Makerere University Business School, and now under review. I am now designing a curriculum for Bachelor of Science in ICT in Business and also for other diploma and postgraduate programmes.
      • Facilitator on the postgraduate graduate diploma in ICT Policy and Regulation, an online programme offered by Net-Tel Africa.
      • Volunteered and facilitated on several practical training sessions in ICT and other computer applications for Secondary Schools.
      • Helped in coordination of the creation of the existing Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) examination centre now in Kampala at MUBS for the East African candidates.
      • Lead author of ICT in Business Textbook – Third Edition 2024, used by the certificate, diploma, undergraduate and graduate students in different Universities in Uganda. Available in Ugandan Bookshops.
      • Representative of Makerere University Business School to the Makerere University Senate. The Makerere University Senate is the supreme academic decision-making body responsible for overseeing academic matters at the University.
      • Deputy Executive Director for a Community-Based Organization based in Amuru district intended to address local needs and promote community development through training in health, education, economic empowerment, social protection, environmental conservation, advocacy and human rights, and community development.
      Assoc Prof
      Francis Kasekende
      HRM
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      Lillian Nambakiire
      BHRM
      Mr.
      Tadeo Karumba
      BHRM
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      Nina Babirye
      BHRM
      Mr.
      Masabira Ali
      Administrative Assistant: Principal's Office
      Ms
      Madina Ali
      Office Aide: Principal's Office
      Ms
      Nabawanda Hadijah
      Administrative Assistant
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      Nuwabine Patience
      Administrative Assistant: Principal's Office
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      Vivian Najjengo Elizabeth
      Administrator: Principal's Office
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