Rowena Turinawe, is a Ugandan information technology professional and corporate executive, who works as the head of Innovation and Digital Services, at Centenary Technology Services Limited (Cente Tech), the technology subsidiary company of the Centenary Group. Before that, she served as business transformation manager at National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-Uganda), a government parastatal organization.[1]
Rowena Turinawe | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Alma mater | Makerere University University of Manchester |
| Occupation(s) | Information technology professional and Corporate executive |
| Years active | 2008 – present |
| Known for | Professional competence |
| Title | Head of Innovation and Digital Services at Centenary Technology Services Limited |
Background and education
editTurinawe is Ugandan by birth. After attending local primary and secondary schools, she was admitted to Makerere University, Uganda's largest and oldest public university. She graduated from there with a first class Bachelor of Information Technology degree. Later, she was awarded a Master of Information Systems and Change Management, by the University of Manchester, in the United Kingdom. In addition, she has attended and graduated from multiple professional courses, including (a) Senior Leadership Development Training at Strathmore Business School (b) Change Management Practitioner (PROSCI) (c) Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (d) COBIT 5 (e) Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL®) (f) Project Management Professional (PMP®) and (e) ITIL.[1][2]
Career
editTurinawe's career began in 2012, as the Network Operations Centre Supervisor at Roke Telkom. After stints in two private companies, she was hired by MTN Uganda where she served as front office service manager for MTN Group IT shared services. In this capacity she led the technical support team in Uganda, Rwanda, Swaziland, Zambia, and South Sudan. In these five countries, with 48,000 employees, the team that she led responded to service request fulfillments and resolved incident reports in a timely manner.[1][3]
In 2016, she joined NITA Uganda, first working as a portfolio manager for the first three years and as a business transformation manager for the next three years. She was responsible for overseeing the development and roll out of IT systems under the supervision of over 100 Chief Information Officers in Government.[1][3] She is regarded as an expert in (a) strategic planning and implementation (b) enterprise architecture development (c) ICT strategy and research (d) IT service management (e) stakeholder management (f) technical support management and (g) service delivery.[1][3]
Other considerations
editIn November 2021, Rowena Turinawe and her workmate Vivian Ddambya, both employed by NITA Uganda at the time, were recognized as being among the 35 Most Influential Women In Technology In Africa, by the publication CIO Africa, an authoritative industry magazine.[4]
Also in 2023, Rowena was awarded Top Young ICT Professional of the year by the TRICON association. In November 2021, Turinawe was named by Joyce Ssebugwawo, the Ugandan State Minister of Information and Communications Technology, to be a member of the newly created National Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) and Innovation Council. The body is tasked to work with government to create jobs for youth in ICT and reduce unemployment.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Nelson Mandela (28 April 2022). "Cente Tech appoints Rowena Turinawe as Head – ICT Advisory". PML Daily. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Amon Katungulu (29 April 2022). "Rowena Turinawe is Cente Tech's new digital transformation expert". Nile Post Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Nathan Ernest Olupot (28 April 2022). "Cente Technologies Appoints Another Digital Transformation Guru, Rowena Turinawe". PCTechMagazine.com. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Nelson Mandela Muhoozi (30 November 2022). "Two female ICT professionals get Africa recognition". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Francis Otucu (15 November 2022). "Profile! What you need to know about the newly appointed members of Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) and Innovation Council". Mediascapenews.com. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 9 May 2022.