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Q4 2024 — Research Foundations 6 Papers · All Published
The publication programme commenced in the fourth quarter of 2024. Six foundational papers were published, establishing the theoretical and empirical groundwork for the doctoral research on digital transformation and AI governance.
Q4 2024
Published
Cloud Governance Maturity in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Diagnostic Framework
Establishes a five-level cloud governance maturity model benchmarked against ISO/IEC 38500 and COBIT 2019, validated through a cross-sectional survey of 120 ICT managers in East and Central Africa.
Q4 2024
Published
AI Adoption Readiness in Resource-Constrained Public Institutions: A Systematic Review
Synthesises 74 empirical studies on AI adoption barriers in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) public sectors, proposing an integrated readiness index for policy-makers and technology strategists.
Q4 2024
Published
Zero-Trust Security Architecture for Intergovernmental Organisations: Design and Implementation
Presents a practical zero-trust reference architecture adapted for multi-jurisdiction intergovernmental organisations, with a case study on network segmentation, identity federation, and policy enforcement.
Q4 2024
Published
Digital Public Infrastructure and Service Delivery Efficiency: Evidence from ACP Member States
Examines correlation between digital public infrastructure (DPI) investment and service delivery efficiency across African, Caribbean and Pacific member states, using a 6-year longitudinal dataset.
Q4 2024
Published
IT Asset Management in Cloud-First Environments: Gaps, Risks, and Remediation Strategies
Identifies critical ITAM gaps that emerge when organisations migrate to cloud-first operating models, and proposes a hybrid on-premise/cloud asset discovery framework aligned with ISO/IEC 19770-1.
Q4 2024
Published
Blockchain for Transparent Procurement in Development Finance: A Proof of Concept
Designs and tests a permissioned blockchain layer for procurement transparency in international development finance institutions, measuring cost, auditability, and regulatory compliance outcomes.
2025 — Expanding the Research Front 8 Papers · All Published
Q1 2025· January – March
Q1 2025
Published
Generative AI in Enterprise IT Governance: Opportunities, Risks, and Guardrails
Critically analyses the deployment of generative AI within enterprise IT governance frameworks, mapping risks such as hallucination, data leakage, and model drift against governance controls from NIST AI RMF 1.0.
Q1 2025
Published
Health Informatics Infrastructure in East Africa: Maturity Assessment and Policy Recommendations
Conducts a maturity assessment of health informatics infrastructure across five East African countries using HL7 FHIR compliance, interoperability, and data governance as primary dimensions.
Q2 2025· April – June
Q2 2025
Published
IoT Security Governance at the Edge: A Framework for Developing Country Deployments
Proposes a lightweight IoT security governance framework optimised for edge deployments in bandwidth-constrained environments, addressing device lifecycle management, firmware integrity, and incident response.
Q2 2025
Published
DevSecOps Adoption in African Fintech: Barriers, Enablers, and Maturity Trajectories
Explores DevSecOps adoption patterns in African fintech firms through 48 semi-structured interviews, constructing a contextualised maturity model that accounts for talent scarcity, regulatory fragmentation, and cloud provider dependency.
Q3 2025· July – September
Q3 2025
Published
Quantum-Safe Cryptography Readiness in Critical National Infrastructure: A Gap Analysis
Assesses post-quantum cryptography (PQC) transition readiness in critical national infrastructure sectors — energy, finance, and health — across six African and two Caribbean nations, benchmarked against NIST PQC standards.
Q3 2025
Published
Digital Identity and Data Sovereignty in the Global South: Governance Architectures Compared
Compares digital identity governance architectures — centralised, federated, and decentralised self-sovereign identity (SSI) — across selected Global South nations, evaluating data sovereignty alignment with emerging international frameworks.
Q4 2025· October – December
Q4 2025
Published
Cloud-Native Enterprise Architecture for SMEs in Emerging Markets: A Scalability Blueprint
Develops a cloud-native enterprise architecture blueprint designed for resource-constrained SMEs in emerging markets, integrating microservices, containerisation, and serverless paradigms with appropriate governance guardrails.
Q4 2025
Published
Ransomware Resilience in Public Sector Organisations: A Structured Response Framework
Constructs a ransomware resilience framework for public sector organisations drawing on 32 documented incident post-mortems, aligned with NIST CSF 2.0 and the UK NCSC cyber incident response playbook.
2026 — Doctoral Convergence Active Pipeline
Q1 2026· January – March · Published
Q1 2026
Published
An Empirical Validation of the Integrated Governance Maturity Framework for AI-Driven Digital Transformation
Reports primary empirical findings from the doctoral research programme — a multi-country validation of the Integrated Governance Maturity Framework (IGMF) across 340+ ICT decision-makers in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific.
Q2 2026· April – June · Published
Q2 2026
Published
Data Privacy Compliance in Cloud-Hosted Public Health Systems: A Regulatory Mapping
Maps GDPR, AU Data Act, and regional African data protection legislation against cloud-hosted public health systems, identifying compliance gaps and proposing a unified cross-jurisdictional compliance checklist.
Q3 2026· July – September · Published
Q3 2026
Published
Agentic AI Systems in IT Service Management: Governance Considerations and Risk Boundaries
Examines the deployment of autonomous AI agents within IT service management (ITSM) workflows — including incident triage, change advisory, and asset discovery — and maps emerging governance risks to ITIL 4 and ISO/IEC 20000 controls.
Q4 2026· October – December · Planned
Q4 2026
Planned
Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Sharing in ACP Regional Blocs: A Framework for Collaboration
Proposes a structured threat intelligence sharing framework for African, Caribbean and Pacific regional economic organisations, modelled on the EU ENISA CTI Sharing Framework and adapted for lower-capacity national CERTs.
Q4 2026
Planned
Ethical Dimensions of AI Procurement in International Development Organisations
Explores ethical risks in AI procurement within international development organisations, evaluating bias, transparency, vendor lock-in, and accountability gaps against the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI.
Q4 2026
Planned
Helpdesk Systems as Organisational Intelligence Hubs: A Data-Driven Governance Perspective
Re-frames IT helpdesk operations as organisational intelligence infrastructure, demonstrating how structured ticket analytics, SLA data, and asset correlation can drive governance decision-making — drawing on the AtineCommandDesk™ operational dataset.
Q4 2026
Planned
Multilingual Digital Platforms and Inclusion in Francophone Africa: Design and Policy Lessons
Examines the design, adoption, and policy implications of multilingual digital platforms serving Francophone African communities, drawing on lessons from AtineCloud™ multilingual architecture and field deployment data.
Q4 2026
Planned
Integrating HR Technology and AI in Workforce Planning for Public Institutions in Developing Countries
Proposes an AI-augmented HR technology framework for public institutions in developing countries, referencing AtineHR™ deployment data to evaluate capability gap identification, succession planning, and performance analytics.
2027 — Doctoral Completion & Post-Doctoral Roadmap Roadmap
January 2027· Doctoral Thesis Submission
January 2027 — EIMT University, Switzerland
Doctoral Dissertation — Final Submission
Digital Transformation and AI Adoption Readiness in Resource-Constrained Settings: An Integrated Governance Maturity Framework and Empirical Validation
January 2027
Planned
Doctoral Thesis: Digital Transformation and AI Adoption Readiness — Final Manuscript
The complete doctoral dissertation presenting the Integrated Governance Maturity Framework (IGMF) with full empirical validation, policy recommendations, and theoretical contributions. Submitted to EIMT University, Switzerland, January 2027.
Post-Doctoral · Q2 2027 onwards· Planned
Post-Doctoral · 2027
Planned
Post-Quantum Cryptography Deployment in African Government Networks: A Practical Transition Guide
A practitioner-oriented guide for transitioning African government networks to post-quantum cryptographic standards, addressing procurement, skills, infrastructure readiness, and phased migration strategies.
Post-Doctoral · 2027
Planned
Digital Sovereignty and Cloud Residency Policies: African Union Member States in Focus
Assesses digital sovereignty policies and cloud data residency legislation across African Union member states, benchmarking progress against the AU Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection.
Post-Doctoral · 2027
Planned
The Governance Gap in Agentic AI: Towards a Global Minimum Standard
Argues for a global minimum governance standard for agentic AI systems operating in public and critical infrastructure domains, synthesising regulatory proposals from the EU AI Act, US Executive Order 14110, and emerging AU and ACP frameworks.
Post-Doctoral · 2027
Planned
Platform Economy and Digital Labour in East Africa: Regulatory and Governance Challenges
Analyses the governance challenges posed by platform economy growth and digital labour platforms in East Africa, addressing taxation, worker rights, data portability, and regulatory capacity gaps.
Post-Doctoral · 2027
Planned
KaziNexus™ and the Future of AI-Mediated Employment Matching in International Labour Markets
Evaluates AI-mediated job matching architectures in international labour markets, with a case study on the KaziNexus™ platform — examining matching accuracy, bias mitigation, and UN SDG 8 alignment.
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