Syracuse iSchool doctoral candidate Raed M. Sharif recently presented the keynote
address at the ninth annual Information and Knowledge Management Conference in
Sandton, South Africa.
Sharif presented "The Power of Information and Digital Networks: New Paradigms and
Expectations for Socioeconomic Development" to the South African business leaders,
academics and information and knowledge management professionals who attended
the conference. His presentation provided insights to help South African business
leaders establish benchmarks of excellence.
Sharif, a native of Gaza, Palestine, holds a bachelor's degree in economics and political
science, and a master's degree in business administration, both from Birzeit University
in Ramallah, Palestine. His dissertation focuses on the social and economic costs and
benefits of open access to and reuse of Public Sector Information-information
generated by and for governments using public funds.
