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Shamira Ahmed

Shamira Ahmed

Shamira Ahmed is a transdisciplinary social scientist whose focus on evidence-based research and policy work examine the transnational governance of emerging digital technologies and their implications for sustainable development.
She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Data Economy Policy Hub (DepHUB), the first independent think tank established by an Indigenous African woman in South Africa.

She was the inaugural Chair of the European Union’s Digital for Development Hub Civil Society and Academia Advisory Group, a 2024 Policy Leader Fellow at the European University Institute, and previously worked in economic diplomacy, industrial development, economic policy, and international cooperation within South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. Shamira also worked as a researcher for KANTAR Global , one of the world’s leading market research, data, analytics, and consulting companies.

Shamira was a key co-author of the African Union Commission’s Data Policy Framework, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Planet Positive’s “Strong Sustainability by Design: Prioritizing Ecosystem and Human Flourishing with Technology-based Solutions”, and most recently the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)”Human Rights Centered Global Governance of Quantum Technologies”, to name a few.

She has contributed to several international policy and knowledge initiatives on the responsible transnational governance of emerging digital technologies. Her work has included collaborations with the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF), Think Tank 20 (T20), and the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), among others.

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