Draft:Jacques Bonjawo

Jacques Bonjawo (Born on December 30, 1960 in Yaoundé, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian scientist, entrepreneur and author. He worked for nearly a Decade at Microsoft (Redmond) where he held senior Management positions.

After leaving Microsoft in 2006, Jacques Bonjawo founded a series of startups to empower digital transformation in Africa and all over the world. He was invited in 2003 to join Bill Gates and speak at the Microsoft Government Leader’s Forum (in Johannesburg), in other to encourage the use of Technology in Africa.

Education
Jacques Bonjawo holds a degree in Computer science from France. He also holds an MBA In finance & investments from the George Washington University.

Prizes

 * TIGA(Technology in Government Award) 2011: awarded by the African Union for his contribution to telemedicine in Africa


 * TURGOT: Awarded by the french Ministry of Economy and Finance for his book “Révolution numérique dans les pays en développement – l’exemple africain »

Published Books

 * My Time in Silicon Valley: My years with Microsoft
 * Artificial intelligence: A vision for Africa
 * Internet, Une chance pour l’Afrique
 * L’Afrique du XXIe siècle – l’Afrique de nos volontés