Amare Desta

Amare is a Senior Lecturer at the Executive Business Centre (EBC) and module leader for International Business MBA Project. He teaches in business management & strategy related subjects and actively engaged in researching innovation & creativity and the management of technology / systems in business and contemporary society.  He has particular interest and expertise in research supervision at all levels with keen interest in developing students' research skills.

Due to his continuous efforts & his various scholarly activities and his commitment to help improve the quality of education and assist the next generation of African scholars, he is awarded a full professorship in relation to Information & Knowledge Management by the leading Ethiopian University (i.e. Jimma University) in December 2016.

Amare was chosen as one of the Five Most Outstanding Learners in the East Anglia by the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education.

He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award by Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.

Membership of Professional Bodies and Learned Societies:

• Associate Editor of African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (AJSTID)
• Committee member for International Business Information Management Association (IBIMA)
• Chair of Global Knowledge Exchange Network (GKEN) for Africans and friends of Africa
• Co-editor to the Ethiopian e-Journal for Research and Innovation Foresight (Ee-JRIF)

School Governor at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School in Sidcup, Kent

Amare is an External Examiner:

• for Information Management at School of Management, University College London (UCL)
• for Management & Innovation of e-Business for the University of London International programme via the London School of Economics, (LSE)
• for Digital and Social Marketing & New Product Development University of West Indies, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago

He is also

• DBA/PhD Supervisor and Director of Study (DoS) for University of West of Scotland in London
• DBA Supervisor and Director of Study (DoS) at University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) London Campus.
• Visiting Professor at Jimma University, Ethiopia

Amare is the founder of Global Knowledge Exchange Network (GKEN) which is aimed at helping to imbue the future generation of African Scholars.  As GKEN chair, he coordinated and chaired NINE multidisciplinary knowledge exchange international conferences at London South Bank University (LSBU); Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) under the themes of:

1. Giving Voice to Values for Education & Research
2. Popularising Science in Africa (Where Prof. Brain Cox was the Keynote Speaker)
3. Accelerating Educational Excellence & Public Health Provision in Africa
4. Exploring opportunities for professional and personal development needs in Africa
5. Connecting “Knowledge and Innovation
6. Exploring the role of Education or Health nodes in Creating a Sustainable Future)
7. Exploring the challenge / opportunities for inclusive innovation & sustainable development
8. From indigenous knowledge to innovations and development in low-income countries
9. Unlocking the potential: The challenges of communicating and exchanging knowledge

Amare also Coordinated & Chaired the 1^st ever Knowledge Exchange Symposium for UWTSD in 2019.

He supervised and mentored more than 20 PhD/DBA candidates to successful completion

Key funded projects

• As research project manager and member of Global Health Research group at Blizard Institute at Queen Mary University of London, assisted to secure £2,000,000 to improve asthma outcomes in 6 African countries
• As lead coordinator & Chair of GKEN, secured $30,000 from CODESRIA** & carried desk-based research to identify ways to develop a Knowledge Exchange Model that can assist the capacity of universities within Africa. ** CODESRIA is (Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa

Comprehending Indigenous Knowledge & Exogenous Practices for Management of Resilience: Case Study on Kenya with Humanitarian Leadership Academy” secured £10,000

Collaborative Workshops for Research & Enterprise co-led and coordinated:

1. “Business in a Dynamic World” Workshop  (first joint conference between London South Bank University and British University in Egypt) in Cyprus
2. “Building research capacity towards assessing success-factors”:  Newton trilateral workshop at Stellenbosch University, South Africa (in collaboration with University of Nottingham Trent University
3. “African Diaspora Support to African Universities” workshop for CODESRIA (Council for the Development of Economic and Social Research in Africa) Nairobi, Kenya

Books & edited books:

Desta, A., Mengesha, M., Muchie, M. (2016) Putting Knowledge To Work: from Knowledge Transfer to Knowledge Exchange, Africa World Press, Trenton, New Jersey, USA

Muchie, M., Desta, A., Mengesha, M. (2016) Science, Technology and Innovation: for Sustainable Future in the Global South, Africa World Press, Trenton, New Jersey, USA

Desta, A., et al. (2022) A Knowledge Exchange Model to Develop the Capacity of Universities:  Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Book Series     Available at:  https://bookshop.codesria.org/index.php/product/african-doctoral-and-masters-academic-society-a-knowledge-exchange-model-to-develop-the-capacity-of-universities/

Books In press:

1. Knowledge & Knowing : Truth and Belief
2. Research & Re-Searching Methods and Approaches
3. Postgraduate Research Journey:  Planning a project – writing a thesis

Papers published / submitted / presented

1. Samuel, S.B., Desta, A., , S. and Munavvar, S. (2022) Acceptance of information communication technology-based health information services: Exploring the culture in primary-level health care of South Ethiopia, using Utaut Model, Ethnographic Study
2. Ayde, A., Desta, A. and Mehta. H(2021) Determining the barriers contributing to ICT implementation by using technology-organization-environment framework in Ethiopian higher educational institutions, Springer, Education and Information Technologies, Journal of the IFIP Technical Committee on Education ISSN 1360-2357
3. Belay, M., Desta, A., Smithson, S. and Meshesha. M (2020) Alignment of knowledge management process with clinical process to support evidence based decision in healthcare improvements: The case of selected Ethiopian hospitals, Wiley, Journal of Corporate Transformation
4. AbouGrad, H., Warwick, J. and Desta, A. (2019) Developing the Business Process Management Performance of an Information System Using the Delphi Study Technique, in: Reyes-Munoz, A., Zheng, P., Crawford, D., and Callaghan, V. (eds.) EAI International Conference on Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Education, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering (LNEE) book series, Volume 532. Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 195–210. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-02242-6_15.
5. Aneke, S.,  Bakht, H., & Desta, A. (2018) The Use of UTAUT model in the Adoption of e-Government Services in Nigeria (Paper accepted at International Conference on Innovation and Intelligence for Informatics, Computing, and Technologies (3ICT)
6. Desta, A. (2018)The challenges of knowledge Exchange & Communication (Paper presented to an International Multidisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Conference held on 11–15^th of Dec 2017, Jimma University, Ethiopia
7. AbouGrad, H., Warwick, J. & Desta, A.  (2017) Developing The Business Process Management Performance of an Information System using Delphi Study Technique(Paper accepted for International Conference on Decision Engineering, Data and Information (ICDEDI 2017)
8. Desta, A. (2016) Comprehending ICTs’ impact on Small & Medium Sized Enterprises in UK (Paper presented at first joint conference between London South Bank University and British University in Egypt, in Cyprus
9. Desta, A.(2016)Understanding e-government: complexities, opportunities & challenges(Paper submitted to the 9^th International Conference on African Development (ICAD)  Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
10. Desta, A.(2016)Bridging the digital divide between “information haves & have-nots”(Paper submitted to the 9^th International Conference on African Development (ICAD)  Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
11. Desta, A. (2015) Technology-enhanced learning and teaching in higher education (Paper presented at an International Multidisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Conference held on the 14^th / 15^th of Dec. 2015 at Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia).
12. Desta, A. (2015) Comprehending the modernist view of knowledge and communication (paper presented at an International Multidisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Conference to be held on the 14^th / 15^th of Dec. 2015 at Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia).
13. Desta, A.(2014)The Challenge of Meeting Human Development Needs: The Case of Managing Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Development (Paper presented to an International Multidisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Conference held on the 6^th / 7^th of Dec. 2014 at Queen Mary University of London)
14. Heaven, K,. Desta, A.&Jimma, W. (2014)Investigate, Capture and Codify Indigenous Knowledge Practices to Manage and Conserve Wild Coffee Forest: The Case of  Kafa Zone In Ethiopia (Paper presented to an International Multidisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Conference held on the 6^th / 7^th of Dec. 2014 at Queen Mary University of London)
15. Tilahun, B., Desta, A.&Jimma, W. (2014)Assessment and Development of Indigenous Knowledge Information System for Land Use, Conservation and Natural Resources Management of Rural Communities in Ethiopia(Paper presented to an International Multidisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Conference held on the 6^th / 7^th of Dec. 2014 at Queen Mary University of London)
16. Desta, A. (2014) Comprehending innovation between indigenous and scientific knowledge. (Paper submitted to the 12th GLOBELICS (Global Network for the Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence building Systems) conference http://www.globelics.org/.
17. Desta, A.(2013)Understanding how people view and construct knowledge matters (Paper presented to an International Multidisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Conference held on the 23^rd / 24^th of Nov. 2013 at London South Bank University)
18. Desta, A. (2013) Comparing knowledge bases: on the geography and organization of knowledge sourcing in the regional innovation system of SSA Nations (Paper submitted & presented to a Focus Group Seminar Serious at the London South Bank University)
19. Desta, A. (2013)Information Revolution and Africa’s information development(Paper presented to an International Multidisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Conference held on the 23^rd / 24^th of Nov. 2013 at London South Bank University)
20. Desta, A. (2013)Knowledge management: does capture impede creation? Discussion paper (Paper submitted to a Focus Group Seminar Serious at the London South Bank University)
21. Bekele, R. & Desta, A.(2013)Promoting collaborative research between Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia communities (Paper presented to an International Multidisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Conference held on the 23^rd / 24^th of Nov. 2013 at London South Bank University)
22. Muchie, A., Muchie, M. & Desta, A.(2013)From knowledge/technology transfer to innovating new approaches for knowledge exchange and circulation(Paper presented to an International Multidisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Conference held on the 23^rd / 24^th of Nov. 2013 at London South Bank University)
23. Desta, A. (2012)Indigenousness and its relevance for contemporary society (Paper presented to Centre for International Business Studies (CIBS) Seminar Serious at London South Bank University)
24. Desta, A. (2012) Investigating the appropriateness of ICT for sustainable development:  The case of creating GIS & indigenous knowledge for natural resource management (NRM) (paper submitted to an International Multidisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Conference held 8^th & 9^th of Dec. 2012 at London South Bank University)
25. Desta, A., & Muchie, M. (2012) Comprehending Globalization and Local Development, African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (AJSTID)
26. Desta, A., &Bariso, E.U. (2012) Knowledge Exchange and E-Learning Programme (KEEP): Tackling The Divides (Discussion Paper presented to an International Multidisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Conference held 8^th & 9^th of Dec. 2012  at London South Bank University)
27. Muchie, M., Desta, A. & Teshome, H. (2012) Redress the knowledge of Ethiopia with epistemic & testimonial justice (Paper submitted to an International  Multidisciplinary Interdisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Conference held 8^th & 9^th of Dec. 2012 at London South Bank University
28. Desta, A. (2012)Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), on Development: How can Sub-Saharan African countries harness ICT for their Development Programme?(Paper submitted & presented to a “Focus Group Seminar Serious at the London South Bank University”)
29. Desta, A. (2012) Social capital investment, challenges and retention: The case of Sub-Saharan Africa Diasporas. (Special Issue on the African Diaspora) Vol 4 No 1 (2011); Ethiopian electronic Journal on Research and Innovation Foresight (Ee-JRIF)
30. Desta, A.(2011) Exploring the alternative ways of presenting the discourse and practice of Sub-Saharan African development. (Paper submitted & presented to a Focus Group Seminar” “Focus Group Seminar Serious at the London South Bank University)
31. Desta, A. (2011)Understanding the challenges of knowledge and technology management In developing countries(Paper submitted to an International Interdisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Conference held 17^th/ 18^th of Sept. 2011 at London South Bank University) (LSBU)
32. Desta, A. (2011) Investigating the role and extent of pedagogical practices with ICT in developing countries:  A case study of two universities in Ethiopia.  Thesis submitted as part of Master of Education (MEd) thesis course to the University of Cambridge.
33. Desta, A., & Mengesha, M. (2011) Special Issue on Knowledge Exchange (Vol 3, No 2 (2011); Ethiopian electronic Journal on Research and Innovation Foresight(Ee-JRIF) www.nesglobal.org/eejrif4
34. Desta, A., & Smithson, S. (2010) Indigenous knowledge in the context of Natural Resources Management: an information systems perspective, paper submitted and presented to UKAIS Annual Conference 2010, University of Oxford.http://aisel.aisnet.org/ukais2010/16/
35. Desta, A. Unlocking the channel of tacit knowledge transfer(Paper submitted & presented to a Focus Group Seminar” on knowledge management at the London South Bank University
36. Desta, A. (2010) Exploring the extent of ICT in Developing Countries pedagogical practices. Electronic Journal on Research and Innovation Foresight (Ee-JRIF)
37. Desta, A. (2009) Local knowledge in the context of contemporary knowledge management (paper submitted & presented to an International Interdisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Conference held 17^th/18^th of Sept. 2011 at London South Bank University) (LSBU)
38. Desta, A.(2009)Indigenous knowledge and indigenous communication - Paper presented to Centre for International Business Studies (CIBS) Seminar Serious at London South Bank University
39. Desta, A.(2009) Comprehending Indigenous Knowledge:  An Ethnographic Study of Knowledge Processes within Natural Resource Management (PhD Thesis) submitted to the London School of Economics
40. Desta, A.(2009) Reviewing the phenomenon of IK within NRM (Natural Resources Management) paper submitted to the inaugural ceremony of Electronic Journal on Research and Innovation Foresight (Ee-JRIF). Vol 1, No 1
41. Desta, A.(2008) Sub-Saharan Africa and the need for knowledge-oriented development: the problems and challenges ahead.Paper submitted & presented at GLOBELICS (Global Network for the Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence building Systems) conference
42. Desta, A. (1999)Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), on Development: How can Sub-Saharan African countries harness ICT for their Development Programme? Thesis submitted as part of MSc in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems to the London School of Economics (LSE).