User:Aeopare

Edwin Ayisi Opare is a Ghanaian born Russian trained Computer Engineer an Open Data advocate, Internet Governance Ambassador and Information Security Specialist. He is also an IBM certified professional, and IT Service Management practitioner and trainer. Edwin Opare has led the implementation of several ICT initiatives across Ghana and Africa including the deployment of the Government of Ghana Open Data portal(data.gov.gh) on the joint USA-India open source platform, the Open Government Platform(OGPL).

Edwin was a speaker at the G8 Open Agric Data conference in Washington DC in April 2013.

Edwin currently works with the National Information Technology Agency(NITA) as the Technical Manager of the NITA Computer Emergency Response Team NITACERT and also the Technical Lead and Open Data Evangelist for the Ghana Open Data Initiative.

He is also the current Secretary of the Internet Society Ghana Chapter where he is actively promoting Internet Freedom, Open Access and Broadband fair pricing.