Getachew H. Mengesha

Getachew HailemariamMengesha is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He earned his PhD in Information Technology from Addis Ababa University in 2015. He served as Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, and Athens, GA from September 2018 to May 2019. He has published over sixteen articles in internationally reputed journals and conference proceedings. Further, he is a certified management consultant and has successfully completed over 25 small and bigger consultancy projects. His current research projects focus on technical, legal, and social implications of Artificial intelligence, Data Science and Machine learning, Social Media Use and Socio Economic Implications, Participatory Design, and Inclusive Innovation.

Publications

Technical Considerations for Designing, Developing, and Implementing AI Systems in Africa
Technical Considerations for Designing, Developing, and Implementing AI Systems in Africa
Getachew H. Mengesha, Elefelious Getachew Belay, Rachel Adams. © 2024. 19 pages.
This study explores technical considerations for designing, developing, adopting, and using AI-based systems in Africa. Africa did not benefit as intended from the first three...
Frugal Knowledge Sharing for Frugal Innovation Diffusion in Africa: The Church Woman and Related Models
Frugal Knowledge Sharing for Frugal Innovation Diffusion in Africa: The Church Woman and Related Models
Getachew H. Mengesha, Richard Thomas Watson, Solomon Negash. © 2021. 23 pages.
This study explores mechanisms of frugal knowledge sharing for frugal innovation diffusion drawing upon concepts from social capital and diffusion of innovation theories. Three...