Introduction
I hold a PhD in Development Policy and Management and currently lectures at the Global Development Institute (GDI), The University of Manchester, where I convene the Human and Digital Development (HDD) teaching cluster which manages several key postgraduate programmes within the GDI, including the MSc degrees in Human Resource Development, ICTs for Development and, Management and Information Systems. I am a development policy and strategy expert specializing in innovation policy, national capacity development/education planning and public sector transformation in developing contexts. My current research interests focus on understanding the critical role played by leaders, elites, and coalitions in promoting or retarding development reforms, especially public sector reforms in developing countries (DCs). I am particularly interested in the ethics of leadership and the politics of trust and cooperation in public sector governance as well as how complex policy problems such as corruption and incentive structures shape the standards for public sector governance; and how these issues impact public sector employees in developing contexts. The second strand of my research explores the implications of the emerging fourth industrial revolution for the future of work and skills development in developing and transitioning contexts, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
Expert
Kelechi is a development policy and strategy expert specializing in innovation policy, national capacity development/education planning and public sector transformation in developing contexts. He holds a doctorate in Development Policy and Management from the University of Manchester, where he currently lectures Management, Governance, and Development. His current research interests center on understanding the critical role played by leaders, elites, and coalitions in promoting or retarding development reforms, especially public sector reforms in developing countries (DCs). Kelechi is particularly interested in the ethics of leadership and the politics of trust and cooperation in public sector governance as well as how complex policy problems such as corruption and incentive structures shape the standards for public sector governance; and how these issues impact public sector employees in developing contexts. The second strand of his research explores the implications of the emerging fourth industrial revolution for the future of work and skills development in developing and transitioning contexts, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
Fields of expertise: Education, Evidence for policy / knowledge valorization, Inclusive social development / inclusive societies / social inclusion, Policy design and delivery, Science policy, technology and innovation policy, Social innovation / public sector innovation / policy innovation, Strategic planning, Sustainable Development Goals