Dr. Lourino Chemane

Lourino Alberto Chemane is a Professor of computer systems at Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique working in the Information and Communication Technology for more than 30 years. Since April 2021 is the Chairman of the Board of the National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (INTIC). From 2010 to 2021 he was the ICT Adviser to the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Mozambique and the CEO of MoRENet (Mozambique Research and Education Network) from 2016 to 2021. From 2010 to 2016, he was the Coordinator of the Mozambique eGovernment and Communication Infrastructure Project (MEGCIP). He Holds a PhD Degree (2011) in Computer and Systems Science from Stockholm University, a Master’s Degree (2007) in eGovernance from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), a Master’s Degree (1999) in Electronics Engineering (MEng) from the University of Pretoria, and an undergraduate degree in electronic engineering from Eduardo Mondlane University. He also holds a Diploma (2018) in Contemporary Diplomacy with Specialization in Internet Governance from the University of Malta, is a member of the first generation of the Emerging African Innovation Leaders Programme graduated by Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino in 2019, and completed the European Union Cyber Diplomacy (EU-CD) Scholarship Programme with the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) in 2023.