Wilson Ramuge’s research investigates how digital infrastructure actors influence the dynamics of the digital infrastructure ecosystem in developing economies, focusing on Mozambique for empirical observations. The study seeks to provide an understanding of the socio-technical interactions within this ecosystem using Actor-Network Theory (ANT), aiming to theorise the underlying mechanisms by which actors influence the development and expansion of digital infrastructure in developing economies.

Lusani Mulaudzi is a Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa (FASSA) with extensive experience in academia, public interest research, and strategic leadership across the actuarial and healthcare sectors. Currently serving as a senior academic at the University of Cape Town, Lusani supervises honours research projects and is pursuing an MPhil by dissertation, focusing on developing a cost-benefit model to assess the impact of UCT’s Educational Development Unit on actuarial program outcomes.

Noluvuyo Gqadu is a Master’s student in Information Systems at the University of Cape Town. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and an Honours degree in Information Systems. Her research focusses on exploring the role of the Department of Basic Education (DBE), NGOs, and the private sector in early childhood computational thinking programs in South Africa. Her academic interests include computational thinking, the Theory of Change, early childhood education, and coding for children in schools.

DSI/NRF-UCT SARCHI Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems

MSc Natal PMB, PhD KwaZulu-Natal

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