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1st Marc Lepage UNDP Africa Knowledge and Innovation advisor SenegalInternational Affairs Current UNDP Previous UNDP, International Institute for Communication & Development (IICD), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Somalia Education IRESTE 500+ connectionsSend a messageMore options Connected 3 years ago RelationshipContact Infofriends NoteReminderHow you met Tag Connected 1/15/20103 years ago Meet the new LinkedIn Contacts Take a tour Close Activity Recent updates Say congrats on the new job! Marc Lepage Marc Lepage UNDP Africa Knowledge and Innovation advisor UNDP Like (10) Say congrats (4) 16 hours ago Mahmood Zahir, Roland Seri, and 8 others Thierry Sanzhie Bokally Thierry Sanzhie Bokally Félicitations Marc et beaucoup de succès pour ta nouvelle mission. 12 hours ago Claire Coldwell Claire Coldwell Hi Marc, Congratulations! sometimes LinkedIn throws up oddities, so it may not actually be a new job, but if it is, then that sounds great. I hope all is well with you and your family, growing up, no doubt! Claire 2 hours ago Mahmood Zahir Mahmood Zahir Congratulations! 6 minutes ago Peter Burgess Peter Burgess I have always been impressed by the amount of knowledge that flows into the United Nations, but often wonder how much of it gets used either inside or outside the organization. Hope you are able to fix this ... it would be really great if you can! Less than a minute ago Marc Lepage became UNDP Africa Knowledge and Innovation advisor at UNDP in July 2013 Like Comment Send a message 16 hours ago Marc Lepage has added skills: Nonprofits, IT Strategy (Add skills to your profile) Like Comment 16 hours ago See Less Background Summary Proven experience in the provision of policy advice, development or formulation of project in the area of ICT for development Familiarity with management of pilot and sustainable projects in the area of ICT for development In-depth knowledge of connectivity issues and networking technologies for developing countries, such as cost assessments and sustainability; institutional capacity development; and ICT skills development programmes Fluency in the design and implementation of ICT applications such as e-governance, distance learning and solutions to increase the effectiveness of micro-finance and micro-enterprises Familiarity with organizing, conducting and managing ICT for development assessments and surveys with emphasis on connectivity, capacities, institutions and enabling environment for ICT investments in developing countries with a view to linking them to the development of holistic e-strategies Experience and ability to initiate, build and nurture partnerships and resource mobilization. Specialties:Proven experience in project cycle management: analysis, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and assessment. Full familiarity with design and usage of project management tools: Gantt chart, logic network, PERT chart, project charter, Terms of References, project management plans, project schedule, responsibility assignment matrix, risk register Excellent knowledge of project costs analysis and reporting Ability to manage change and risks (social, political, economic) Teamworks Drupal Camp Dakar Teamworks Drupal Camp Dakar Experience UNDP Africa Knowledge and Innovation advisor UNDP July 2013 – Present (5 months)Addis Ababa, Ethiopia UNDPTeam Leader Knowledge Management UNDP April 2010 – June 2013 (3 years 3 months)Dakar, Sénégal 1. Knowledge Management (KM) and Services: • Represent the KM Service Centre at the Regional Level managing all regional KM matters and requests from Country Ooffices. • Provide input into strategic planning and the realignment of UNDP business processes associated with the implementation of the KM Service Center and regional knowledge management services. • Advocate for adoption and implementation of KM corporate standard products and services; support the rollout of corporate KM initiatives; and at the same time provide feedback on regional needs that feed into the identification of such products and services. • Manage delivery of regional KM services to Country Offices, as well as to the Regional Center practice. • Act as a liaison between country office and regional needs and the development and implementation of corporate products and services at the country office and regional level. • Contribute to the development and regular review of a UNDP-wide KM strategy. • Monitor business needs and identify opportunities for the development of new KM products and services in response to new needs. 2. Contributions to policy advisory services, programme support and delivery: • Provide training and outreach on corporate KM products and services to other UN agencies in the region. Advise management on global knowledge management strategies and regional knowledge management needs and opportunities. • Support policy advisory and regional programme delivery through knowledge management advice. • Advocate and provide training for knowledge management functions to enable all staff to share knowledge in operational activities. 3. Outreach: • Foster relations with external Knowledge Management professionals and institutions in the region, including donors, UN system agencies and civil society organizations, in support of knowledge management. • Represent UNDP in working level inter-agency meetings on KM in the region; build partnerships with other UN system organizations. (Open)1 project (Open)1 recommendation Bisanukuli Huliro Alexis Bisanukuli Huliro Alexis (Actg) Practice Team Leader (West & Central Africa)- Knowledge, Innovation & Capacity- UNDP Marc Lepage is proven development professional , with commendable skills in the application of innovative Knowldge Management methods and tools to supporting policy advice and technical assistance in the design and implementation of development...View International Institute for Communication & Development (IICD)Country Manager International Institute for Communication & Development (IICD) February 2008 – March 2010 (2 years 2 months) In charge of IICD Uganda country programme. Support to formulation and implementation of ICT for health, livelihoods, education and governance programmes. (Open)1 recommendation Gaël Hernández Gaël Hernández Outreach specialist at Packet Clearing House Marc Lepage has a very good sense for new opportunities and is able to generate the necessary synergies among its team members to reach his vision. Open, honest and transparent, Marc allow other team members to contribute and self-explore. With...View ICT policy advisor United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Somalia June 2007 – January 2008 (8 months) Development of National ICT policy in Somaliland, Puntland and Somalia (Open)2 recommendations Mohamed Arteh Mohamed Arteh Director. Centre for Public Policy, Hargeisa I am writing to thank Marc for the work he performed while he was supporting us as ICT policy advisor. You will be pleased...View Hussein Jaabir Hussein Jaabir Director at Somali Development Trust I strongly recommend Marc to any organization involved and development. I met Marc through UNDP Somalia. He also gave me...View Regional Director Africa and Middle East Digital Opportunity Trust January 2006 – June 2007 (1 year 6 months) In charge of program expansion in Africa, and support to existing programs in Middle East (Open)4 recommendations, including: Teklu Kelelachew Teklu Kelelachew Training Coordinator at AddisBits Digital Design School Mr. Marc Lepage is a prominent and remarkable boss I’ve worked with. He did a tremendous effort for the successful...View Dawit Taddese Dawit Taddese Department Head for Management, IT and Business Development Services at R&D Entrepreneurship and Outsourcing Center Marc is a detail oriented manager who I took as an idol when were working together and I still do. He is good with people...View 2 more recommendations United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ICT for Development in Arab RegionDeputy Regional Coordinator United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ICT for Development in Arab Region November 2003 – November 2005 (2 years 1 month) Establishment, management of UNDP Arab region regional programme. Assistance provided to 18 member countries in the area of ICT for Development. Achievements: Regional e-gov portal: e-gov.ictdar.org Preparation of concept papers, support to establishment of partnerships, reporting and budget preparation (Open)1 recommendation Hassan El Forkani Hassan El Forkani Owner, InfoChallenge Marc coordinated an ICT/gender project at ICTDAR, we were selected to design de system inherent to that project, collaboration with marc was very helpfull as he fully understood the technical challenges we were faced with and showed complete...View United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) AfghanistanProject Advisor United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Afghanistan April 2002 – August 2003 (1 year 5 months) Duties: Management of UNDP ITC projects (80 staff). Establishment and management of training centers, Cisco Academy, overall ICT assistance to government, ccTLD (.af) technical manager, organisation of technical workshops. ICT policy advisor to Minister of Communications, preparation and organisation of multiple workshops Achievements: Internet connection of Chairman’s office and government, establishment of 15 ICT training centres, opening of UNDP Cisco Academy, organisation of high level policy workshops for decision-makers, transfer of .af back to Afghanistan, development standard for computerised encoding of Pashto and Dari characters. (Open)1 project (Open)9 recommendations, including: Mohammad Amin Mohammad Amin Program Assistant at The World Bank Marc has been my immediate supervisor for two years that I worked with UNDP/ICT project in Kabul, Afghanistan. After the...View Sujitha Sekharan Sujitha Sekharan Operations Manager/UPPR project at UNDP/Bangladesh Marc has been very successful in partnership building and coordinating project activities. He is very successful as a Team...View 7 more recommendations Regional Information Manager United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Asia November 2001 – March 2002 (5 months) Duties: Provision of ICT technical assistance to UNDP country offices in Asia, need analysis, implementation and training of ICT systems, security audits. Achievements: Technical assistance missions to North Korea, China, Benin, East Timor and Afghanistan. (Open)2 recommendations Isa Seow Isa Seow Policy and Technology Marc was an excellent UN diplomat and development professional. Really devoted and intelligent on development issues.View Lebeko Sello Lebeko Sello General Manager - Commercial and Government Liaison at Econet Telecom Lesotho I have worked with Marc in the same group when we were both Regional Information Manager's with UNDP. Marc's work was...View Program Officer United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Asia Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) August 1998 – October 2001 (3 years 3 months) Duties: Management of technical staff. Technical assistance to 21 member countries Achievements: Design and installation of first ISP in Bhutan and East Timor, support to the UNDP-Cisco networking academy programme, design and installation of agricultural network in Bhutan, policy advice to governments of Papua New-Guinea and East-Timor. Technical assistance to large Regional Organisations such as ECO and ASEAN. (Open)2 recommendations Mary Singaram Mary Singaram Unit Assistant at IFRC-DMU, Zone Asia Pacific “I really enjoyed working with Marc. He has a remarkable ability to inspire his co-workers and build a spirit of...View Vijay Parmar Vijay Parmar Consultant Policy Expert at United Nations Marc- is technically very proficient at what he did- designing, developing and managing a number of networks. He is also a...View intern Progress Learning 1997 – 1998 (1 year) Languages Français Native or bilingual proficiency Anglais Native or bilingual proficiency Allemand Elementary proficiency Projects UNDP/ICT Project February 2003 – March 2004 ICT project was focusing on developing ICT expertise and efficiency in government, as well as local and regional institutions, and expanding access to ICT technologies and training to more Afghans. (Open)8 team members, including: Marc Lepage Marc Lepage UNDP Africa Knowledge and Innovation advisor Mohammad Amin Mohammad Amin Program Assistant at The World Bank Daud Saskai Daud Saskai Programme Coordinator at UNODC No photo nazar ahmad shah UN Teamworks(Link) June 2010 – Present UN Teamworks - solution to bring bright ideas across the different UN agencies and improve the development work on the ground through coordination, knowledge sharing, innovation and capacity building. (Open)8 team members, including: Marc Lepage Marc Lepage UNDP Africa Knowledge and Innovation advisor Ifoda Abdurazakova Ifoda Abdurazakova Knowledge, Innovation and Capacity Group at UNDP Johannes Schunter Johannes Schunter Knowledge Management Specialist at United Nations Development Programme Gayan Peiris Gayan Peiris Knowledge Management Specialist (Technology) at UNDP Skills & Expertise Most endorsed for... 71Knowledge Management 54Capacity Building 51International... 32Program Management 26Sustainable Development 21Web 2.0 15International Project... 14Governance 13ICT4D 12Social Media Marc also knows about... 12Strategy 12Government 10International Relations 7Analysis 6Change Management 5Policy 4Enterprise 2.0 4Social Innovation 4Project Planning 4Leadership 3ict4d 3Corporate Social... 3NGOs 3Strategic Planning 2communites of practice See 8+ Education IRESTE MsC, Computer Sciences, Networking 1996 – 1998 Activities and Societies: Président de la junior entreprise de l'école Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne Masters, Computer Science 1991 – 1995 Additional Info Interests knowledge management, development 2.0, web 2.0, social medias, communities of practice, sustainable development, ICT for development, private sector participation in development, e-governance, corporate social responsibility, sustainability Personal Details Birthday December 28, 1973 Marital Status Married Advice for Contacting Marc I'm only adding people I've met or talked to in real life. Recommendations Received (22)Given (18) Peter, would you like to recommend Marc? Recommend Marc Team Leader Knowledge Management UNDP Bisanukuli Huliro Alexis Bisanukuli Huliro Alexis (Actg) Practice Team Leader (West & Central Africa)- Knowledge, Innovation & Capacity- UNDP Marc Lepage is proven development professional , with commendable skills in the application of innovative Knowldge Management methods and tools to supporting policy advice and technical assistance in the design and implementation of development strategies. He consistently delivers high quality results and stands out as a team player and leader of specilaized working groups...more March 28, 2013, Bisanukuli Huliro worked directly with Marc at UNDP Country Manager International Institute for Communication & Development (IICD) Gaël Hernández Gaël Hernández Outreach specialist at Packet Clearing House Marc Lepage has a very good sense for new opportunities and is able to generate the necessary synergies among its team members to reach his vision. Open, honest and transparent, Marc allow other team members to contribute and self-explore. With excellent people's skills and good management style, Marc took the Ugandan ICT4D program back on track again. September 10, 2010, Gaël worked directly with Marc at International Institute for Communication & Development (IICD) ICT policy advisor United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Somalia Mohamed Arteh Mohamed Arteh Director. Centre for Public Policy, Hargeisa I am writing to thank Marc for the work he performed while he was supporting us as ICT policy advisor. You will be pleased to know that the National Information Committee has been successful in developing an ICT vision for Somaliland. We owe this success very largely to his expertise in guiding the process. Marc is technically well qualified. He is good-natured, level...more March 24, 2008, Mohamed worked directly with Marc at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Somalia Hussein Jaabir Hussein Jaabir Director at Somali Development Trust I strongly recommend Marc to any organization involved and development. I met Marc through UNDP Somalia. He also gave me advice on the overall projects of Somali Development Trust(SDT)- a non profit organization involved in media and development. Hussein jabiri/Director Somali Development Trust February 14, 2008, Hussein worked with Marc at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Somalia Regional Director Africa and Middle East Digital Opportunity Trust Teklu Kelelachew Teklu Kelelachew Training Coordinator at AddisBits Digital Design School Mr. Marc Lepage is a prominent and remarkable boss I’ve worked with. He did a tremendous effort for the successful implementation of Dot Ethiopia and Dot Kenya Reach Up! program in Addis Ababa and Nairobi. 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