Born on 29th May 1952, F F Tusubira holds a PhD (Southampton, UK), an M.Sc.E (New Brunswick, Canada), and a B.Sc. (Engineering) 1st Class Hons (Makerere University, Uganda).  He is a Member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, UK, and Chartered Engineer; a Fellow, Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers (which he served as President); and a Registered Engineer (Uganda). He has key competence in ICT policy and regulation reinforced by continental level and international experience in policy analysis and formulation, capacity building, and research in the same sector. 

Currently a member of the boards of UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking in Africa (also CEO); TENET, the research and education network of South Africa; RENU, the Research and Education Network of Uganda; the Internet Educational Equal Access Foundation; and the Global Development Leaning Network .  Member of the Advisory Panel to the Research and Education Networking Unit of the Association of African Universities.

Worked for Makerere University from 1975 – 2007, with the key distinction of being the founding Director, Directorate for ICT Support, Makerere University (2001 – 2007). Nationally, he is a member of the National Citizenship and Immigration Board, served two terms as a Commissioner (also a founding commissioner) of the Uganda Communications Commission (1998 – 2005), and one term as a founding member of the Uganda Electricity Regulatory Authority (2002 – 2005).  At the continental level, he has been the first Director of the NetTel@Africa capacity building network (ICT policy and regulation), and is a member of the Research ICT Africa! team.  He is a founding partner of Knowledge Consulting Ltd.

In Rotary, he has served as a District Governor for Rotary District 9200 (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania), and carried out volunteer assignment in Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria and India.  He is currently the District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair; a member of the Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisors and also a Technical Coordinator for Education and Literacy in the Cadre. Served as a Rotary Training Leader during 2010.

Key voluntary community assignments: Chair, Diocesan Board of Education, Busoga Diocese; Member, Provincial Board of Education, Church of Uganda; Chair, Board of Governors, Busoga College Mwiri; Member of the Busitema University Council.  Served as Chair, Uganda Society for Disabled Children for four years.

The detailed CV is available at www.fftusubira.com.