10 Facts About Nii Quaynor

Nii Narku Quaynor is a Ghanaian scientist and engineer who has played an important role in the introduction and development of the Internet throughout Africa.

Nii Quaynor graduated in engineering science from Dartmouth College in 1972 and received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Thayer School of Engineering there in 1973.

Nii Quaynor attended the Kinbu Secondary Technical School, Adisadel College and Achimota School in Ghana.

Nii Quaynor is one of the founding members of the Computer Science Department at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana, and continues to hold a professorship there.

Nii Quaynor is a member of the Council of the University of Ghana.

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Nii Quaynor introduced Value Added Networks in the region through the introduction of the SWIFT, Internet and Commerce networks, and was founding chairman of AfriNIC, the African numbers registry.

Nii Quaynor is the Chairman of the Ghanaian company Network Computer Systems, a member of the United Nations Secretary General Advisory Group on ICT, member of the ITU Telecom Board, chair and of the OAU Internet Task Force, President of the Internet Society of Ghana, and member of the Worldbank Infodev TAP.

Nii Quaynor serves as a Commissioner for the Global Commission on Internet Governance.

Nii Quaynor was awarded the 2015 ICANN Multi-stakeholder Ethos Award together with Cheryl Langdon Orr Also on 26 June 2013, he was selected for induction into the Internet Hall of Fame by the Internet Society.

In December 2007, Quaynor was awarded the Jonathan B Postel Service Award from the IETF .