Dr Mathew Mndeme is a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at CoICT, and an ICT consultant registered by the ICT Commission of Tanzania. He is a Commonwealth Scholar holding a PhD in Digital Health Systems (University of Leeds, UK), an MPhil (Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands), an MSc in Health Informatics (UDSM), and a BSc in Computer Science and Statistics (UDSM). He has over 20 years of work experience in the field of ICT, both in the private and public sectors. As an academic, he teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in information systems, management of ICT projects, research methodologies, and management of software projects. Also, he supervises several research students at the MSc and PhD levels. As an ICT systems consultant, he has worked with several non-governmental organisations, public institutions, and government departments to strengthen strategic ICT governance and management, implement information systems and other digital solutions, and improve data use. He has also provided technical support in developing national and institutional ICT management instruments such as ICT Policies, ICT Security Policies, ICT Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans, ICT Paster Plans/ICT Strategies, ICT Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Enterprise Architecture.