Dennis Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor, Internationalist, fulbrighter, Technologist,
columnist, Adviser & Strategist
About
Me
Dr. Dennis Anderson is Chairman and Professor of
Management and Information Technology at St. Francis College, New York City.
Prior to this appointment, he was a professor of information systems and
Associate Dean at Pace University. He also served as Director of the
University's Center for Advanced Media. He is a strong advocate of
technology-enhanced learning, emerging technologies, sustainable technologies,
and knowledge entrepreneurship. He has taught at NYU Courant Institute, City
University of New York, and Pace University.
Anderson received his Ph.D. and M.Phil. from Columbia University. He also received an Ed.M. in
Instructional Technology and Media from Teachers College, Columbia University.
In addition, Anderson holds an M.S. in Computer Science from New York
University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and his B.A. in
Computer Science from Fordham University. He also completed an
executive-education program in E-Commerce at Columbia University's School of
Business and a professional program in multimedia at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. He is an alumnus of Harvard University's Institute for
Management and Leadership in Education Program '05.
Anderson has presented at numerous international
conferences in the areas of information and communication technology (ICT),
sustainable development, leadership, and education. His research interests lie
in ICT for sustainable development, information policy, global digital divide,
human-computer interaction, multimedia, artificial intelligence, computer
science, mathematics and distance education, new-media technologies and
e-commerce. He has received numerous grants including National Science
Foundation grants. He has served as a reviewer/referee for numerous grants,
fellowships, and publications. Anderson has been named to the roster of the J.
William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board's Fulbright Senior Specialist
program as an expert in information technology. He has served as an advisor to
several advisory boards, NGOs, startups, and conference boards including
·
CIO Executive Forum in Support of the UN Forum in
Shanghai, 2008, Chairman
·
International Conference on E-Banking and Global
Marketplace 2003, Conference Chairman
·
Fulbright
Academy of Science and Technology, International Advisory Council
·
Microsoft Faculty Advisory Board
·
Microsoft & BT Business IT Accelerator, Judge
·
World
Summit Awards 2007 Grand Jury
·
ACM
Computers in Entertainment, Editorial Board
·
International
Commission on Workforce Development
·
CIO
Executive Programs, CXO Media Inc., IDG
·
Fulbright
Peer Review Committee
·
Computerworld
Strategic Programs, IDG
·
New
York City Department of Education, Advisory Council for Career and
Technical Education
·
mouse
·
Information
Systems Auditing and Control Association
He has served as a judge for the New York City Science
and Engineering Fair, the Imagine Cup, the Computerworld
Honors, the CIO 100,
the Computerworld Best IT Practices, Microsoft and BT Business Accelerator, and
the Advanced Technology for Emmy Awards and a reviewer for the New York State
Education Department's Institutional Accreditation. He has made a number of
presentations to companies including Microsoft and IBM. He has been a member of
professional organizations including the Association for Computing Machinery,
the IEEE-Computer Society, and the Association for Information Systems. He was
also a Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Professor at the Université de Mons-Hainaut Waroque
Business School, Belgium, where he gave lectures on e-commerce and
emerging technologies. He is a Fellow of the following organizations:
·
Visiting Fellow at the
Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society,
in Graz, Austria, 2004
·
Helene & Grant Wilson Center for Social
Entrepreneurship, 2006
·
The
World Innovation Foundation, 2006
·
Mobile
Government Consortium International, 2008
·
Scholar
in Residence at UBS Wolfsberg Think Tank,
Switzerland, March 2008
He is a high-level adviser to the United Nations Global Alliance for Information and
Communication Technologies and Development. He has given a number of interviews to CNN
Turkey, Bloomberg, Zaman, El Universal, and other
media and blogs.
Some other activities include:
·
Visiting Researcher, Microsoft Research India,
Bangalore, India, March 2009
·
Visiting Professor, Bogazici
University, Istanbul, Turkey, April 2009
·
Rapporteur/Observer, 1st Session of the Committee on
Development Information Science and Technology, UN Economic Commission for
Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 2009
·
Speaker, 1st GCC eGovernment
Conference, Muscat, Oman, December 2009
·
Speaker, European Regional Economic Forum 2010
Workshop on Knowledge Transfer for Development, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2010
·
Speaker, United Nations Public Service Award &
Forum, Barcelona, Spain, June 2010
·
Keynote Speaker, Bilisim Zirvesi ‘2010 (ICT Summit),
Istanbul, Turkey, October 4-5, 2010 – CNN
Turk.com
·
Speaker, “Capacity Building for STI & Knowledge
Transfer,” Preparatory Event of the 4th UN conference on LDCs,
Istanbul, Turkey, March, 2011
·
Speaker, “National E-government Strategies:
Integrating Social Media Technologies into Your Government 2.0.,” WSIS Forum
2011 – UNDESA Workshop on Greater Government Transparency and Citizen
Engagement to Promote Effectiveness and Accountability in Public Service
Delivery, May 2011, Geneva, Switzerland
·
Keynote Speaker, ReSPA,
E-government Conference, May 2012, Montenegro
·
UN E-government Expert, December 2012
Current
Research & Teaching Interests
·
Sustainability - “a continuing process of
refining and extending the life cycle of products, services, or environment to
stimulate social and economic growth without depleting resources.” (Dennis
Anderson, March 29,2010)
·
Social Computing
·
ICT & Emerging Technologies
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Innovation
·
Leadership
·
Strategy
·
Governance
·
eGovernment, Open
Government
·
eGovernance
·
Capacity Building & Development
·
Green Technologies
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Education
Course
Evaluations & Student Comments
Columns
·
Microsoft TechNet Corner
·
ACM Computers in
Entertainment
Selected Presentations, Talks, Publications,
Conferences, etc.
·
ICT & Social Entrepreneurship, Institute for Advanced
Studies on Science, Technology and Society, Graz, Austria, 2004
·
CIO to CIO Dialogue at the CIO Executive Forum in
Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, 27 May 2008
·
7th
Forum on City Informatization in the Asia-Pacific Region, Capacity-building Workshop on Back Office Management
in Asia and Pacific Region, China, 27 May 2008
·
Compendium of ICT Applications on Electronic
Government Volume 1: Mobile Applications on Health and Education, UN Department
of Economic and Social Affairs, 2007
·
Trends in Information & Communication Technology
and the Challenge of Sustainable Development, UBS Wolfsberg
Think Tank, Switzerland, 17 March 2008
·
Blackout of 2003: The Security Threat Is Real
·
Age of Connectivity: Cities, Magnets of Hope, United
Nations Headquarters, NY, 9 February 2007
·
Education Leaders Forum, Paris, France, July 2008
·
Discussant, UNFPA High-level Consultation on HIV
Prevention, October 2008
·
"Private-Public Partnership & Impact of
e-Government on the Economy," First GCC eGovernment
Conference, Muscat, Oman, December 2009
·
“The Future of CIOs: Next 10 Years”, Bilisim Zirvesi ‘2010 (ICT Summit), Istanbul, turkey,
October 4-5, 2010
Projects
·
Socio-Enabling Computing – Using ICT as a tool to
address and find viable solutions to societal challenges at the local level
·
NYC2012 - Nations of New York Web Site Development
Project (2004)
·
World Trade Center Memorial Foundation Web Site
Development Project (2004)
·
Hispanic Education Summit Web Site Development Project
(2005)
·
U.N.
Language and Communication Program Web Site Development Project
(2005-2006)
Book Projects
·
E-government, Project Management, and Sustainability
and ICT (2012-)
