Speaker Bio

Ms. Rouda AlAmir Ali is a programme Officer at the ITU Arab Regional Office, which focuses on promoting the equitable and sustainable development of ICT networks and services for the Arab countries. She is the focal point of the ITU cybersecurity initiative and all its related activities in the region including the ITU Child Online Protection (COP) Initiative and women’s empowerment. She is also carrying out studies and projects in the area of ICT Development in the region.

Rouda has 20 years of experience in Communications and Information Technology. Throughout her career, she held several positions, either technical or managerial in the Syrian Telecommunications Establishment and she had participated in the development of the Syrian backbone from the first early days with successful record of accomplishment and achievements. The past 9 years are spent in working with the International Organizations, mainly United Nations.

Prior to joining ITU, she worked for the UN-ESCWA as an ICT Officer and drafted the publication on Internet Governance: Challenges & Opportunities in the Arab region. She possesses a Bachelor in Electronical engineering from Damascus University.