Ghanaian global telecoms don, Kwame Baah-Acheamfuor gets doctorate degree

His Eminence, Ing. Kwame Baah-Acheamfuor, a renowned global digital technologies engineer and diplomat, has been conferred with a Doctor of Philosophy in Business and Management by the University of Zambia.

By this, Ing. Dr Kwame becomes a pioneering researcher and scholar in digital competence for employability, having published three articles in high-impact peer-reviewed journals.

Ing. Dr. Kwame Baah-Acheamfuor is a seasoned telecommunication/ICT engineer with a rich experience of 25 years. His expertise spans multi-discipline communication services licensing, telecommunication network planning, operations, maintenance, and technology diplomacy.

He was among the pioneer mobile network engineers who built the OneTouch, which became Vodafone (now Telecel) network, from 1999 to 2006. He has been a devoted public servant working between the regulator and policymaker of the communications sector from 2006 till now.

In tech diplomacy, Ing. Dr. Kwame was the first African to be a Study Group Chairman at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in 2012. He played a pivotal role in developing and approving over eighty global telecommunications standards, a testament to his profound contributions to the industry.

Ing. Dr. Kwame Baah-Acheamfuor chaired the 2022 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference Resolutions on Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity, among other policies.

From 2019 to 2025, he was Ghana’s Councillor to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and was responsible for international telecommunication/ICT policies.

In 2021, the Initiators of Change Foundation honoured Kwame as the Eminent Telecom and ICT Pillar of the Decade.

Before starting his career in telecommunications and ICT, he was an events organiser and radio presenter for six years.

Ing. Dr. Kwame is the Global Vice President of Prempeh College Old Students Association (Amanfoo), District 9104 Rotaract Chair from 2022 to 2025, Past Rotary Club President, the Ghana National Polio Plus Committee Chair for Club Engagement and Publicity, a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow and Benefactor of The Rotary Foundation.

He is also a Toastmaster Area Director, a Past Toastmaster Club President and a Division Table Topics Champion for the Rotary Foundation. Ing. Dr. Kwame is a talent scout, life coach, mentor, and sponsor.