Mohamad Nawar Al-Awa
Functional Title:
Regional Adviser on Technology for Development
Institution:
ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Email Address:
alawa@un.org
Phone Number:
+961 76 159 848
Bio
Dr. Mohamad Nawar Al-Awa is the Regional Advisor on Technology for Development at UN-ESCWA. He has more than 25 years of professional, academic and research experience.
Dr. Al-Awa has been working on digital technologies for sustainable development, including digital transformation policies, e-services, innovation and new technologies and the related capacity building issues for several years. He provided multiple advisory services and conducted numerous capacity building workshops in ESCWA member states. Previously, he served as an advisor to UNDP-Government Service Reform and modernization project (UNDP-GSR) in Syria and as consultant to International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
In Academia, Dr. Al-Awa was as Associate Professor at the faculty of Information Technology engineering at Damascus University. He served as Dean of the faculty for four years (2005-2009), and Editor-in-Chief of Damascus University Journal for Engineering Sciences for four years (2009-2013). He lectured in several public and private universities.
Dr. Al-Awa has a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble (INPG) in France (1995), a Master degree (DEA: Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies) in Electronic Systems from INPG-France (1991), and an Computer Engineering degree from Higher Engineering School for Electronics and Communications of Grenoble (ENSERG) in France (1991).
He has multiple research papers, published in national and international Journals, as well as several textbooks in Technology development, Computer Systems, and Information and Communication Technology.
Dr. Mohamad Nawar Al-Awa is the Regional Advisor on Technology for Development at UN-ESCWA. He has more than 25 years of professional, academic and research experience.
Dr. Al-Awa has been working on digital technologies for sustainable development, including digital transformation policies, e-services, innovation and new technologies and the related capacity building issues for several years. He provided multiple advisory services and conducted numerous capacity building workshops in ESCWA member states. Previously, he served as an advisor to UNDP-Government Service Reform and modernization project (UNDP-GSR) in Syria and as consultant to International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
In Academia, Dr. Al-Awa was as Associate Professor at the faculty of Information Technology engineering at Damascus University. He served as Dean of the faculty for four years (2005-2009), and Editor-in-Chief of Damascus University Journal for Engineering Sciences for four years (2009-2013). He lectured in several public and private universities.
Dr. Al-Awa has a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble (INPG) in France (1995), a Master degree (DEA: Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies) in Electronic Systems from INPG-France (1991), and an Computer Engineering degree from Higher Engineering School for Electronics and Communications of Grenoble (ENSERG) in France (1991).
He has multiple research papers, published in national and international Journals, as well as several textbooks in Technology development, Computer Systems, and Information and Communication Technology.
Technology and Data
Technology and Data field:
Big Data, Digital Transformation, Emerging Technologies, Knowledge Economy
Additional fields of expertise:
Digital Accessibility, Higher Education, Innovation and technology transfer
SDGs Expertise:
Countries of Expertise:
- Capacity building
- Data analysis
- Project management
- Strategic planning
| Degree Title | University | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| PhD in Computer Engineering | Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble | 1995-12-09 |
| Engineering Diploma (Computer Systems) | Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble | 1991-07-01 |
| Title | URL | Author/Co-Author |
|---|---|---|
| Government Electronic and Mobile Service (GEMS) maturity report | https://www.unescwa.org/publications/government-electronic-mobile-services-gems-maturity-index-2022 | Author |
| ESCWA Template for Digital Accessibility Policies | https://www.unescwa.org/publications/national-e-accessibility-policy-template-arab-region | Co-Author |
