Community Service

Community Service

Thesis Supervisor or Examiner


Medical Research Council (MRC) – The Gambia-External Assessor, Higher Degrees Committee (2009-Date)

University of Cape Town, South Africa – Ph.D. External Examiner Doctoral Degree (2012): “The Impacts of ICT Infrastructure on National Development: A Multi-Method Investigation Involving Data Mining and Data Envelopment Analysis” – Information Systems

The University of The West Indies, School of Graduate Studies and Research, Mona Campus – Ph.D. External Examiner-Information Systems Doctoral Degree (2009): “Towards a Knowledge Infrastructure-Harnessing the Knowledge Sources of Health Care Organizations” – Information Systems

The University of The West Indies, School of Graduate Studies and Research, Mona Campus – Ph.D. External Examiner-Information Systems Doctoral Degree (2009): “The Evaluation of Information Systems (IS) Project Performance: A Multi-perspective Approach to Improved Understanding” – Information Systems

University of Cape Town, South Africa – Ph.D. External Examiner Doctoral Degree (2008): “The E-Government Artifact in the Context of a Developing Country: Towards a Nomadic Framework” – Information Systems

University of Cape Town, South Africa – Ph.D. External Examiner Doctoral Degree (2007): “The Internet As a Tool For Participation By Local Communities In Foreign Aid Projects In Sub-Saharan Africa” – Information Systems

University of Cape Town, South Africa – Ph.D. External Examiner Doctoral Degree (2007): “The Role of Information Systems in Legislation Led Reforms: A Case Study in the Context of the New Municipal Rates Act in South Africa” – Information Systems

University of South Australia – Ph.D. External Examiner-Information Systems Doctoral Degree (2003): “The Internet As a Tool For Participation By Local Communities In Foreign Aid Projects In Sub-Saharan Africa” – Information Systems Doctoral School and School of Accounting Information Systems

American University of Sharjah – Co-Advisor Master of Science Thesis in Engineering Systems Management(2006): “A Model of Telecommunication Sector Development and Economical Growth in GCC Countries: A Case Study of UAE” – Master’s Thesis, Engineering Systems Management Graduate Program, School of Engineering

Leadership and Governance


Chairman, Board of Directors, Zenith Bank PLC, The Gambia

Chairman, Board of Directors, The Gambia International Airlines (GIA)

Chairman, Board of Directors, The Gambia Tourism and Hospitality Institute (GTHI)

Vice Chairman, National Committee on Science, Technology & Innovation, The Gambia

Vice Chairman, Association for Information Systems (AIS), Special Interest Group on ICT and Global Development,USA

University Board Memberships: The American University of Nigeria (AUN); The African University of Science and Technology (AUST); The University of The Gambia; Board Member, The Gambia College ( The Teachers College of The Gambia), and The Gambia Chartered Institute of Bankers, The Gambia Standards Bureau ; Appointed by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to the Board of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), Nigeria

Board Member, The Network Advisory Committee (NAC) of The African Growth and Modeling Consortium of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPIRI), USA and Senegal

Board Member, The Scientific & technical Committee of West and Central African Council on Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD), Dakar, Senegal

Board Member, Advisory Board, African Media Initiative, Kenya

Advisory Board Member (Appointed by the Ex-President of Federal Republic), The Abuja Technology Village Initiative, Nigeria

Amb. Prof. Muhammadou M. O. Kah

Amb. Prof. Kah is passionate about advancing the human condition by strengthening computing, engineering, science, innovation and IT education and higher education. He serves in many boards in banking (Zenith Bank-The Gambia) and higher education in The Gambia and Nigeria.