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Dr. Stella Bvuma

Dr. Stella Bvuma is the Head of Department for Applied Information Systems at the University of Johannesburg. She has extensive research experience focusing on ICT adoption among township small- and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa. She serves on the Council for the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists and is an Executive Board member of the Township Entrepreneurs Network in South Africa. Dr. Bvuma has received several awards for her leadership in the field of applied information systems studies.

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Dr. Stella Bvuma

Dr. Stella Bvuma is the Head of Department for Applied Information Systems at the University of Johannesburg. She has extensive research experience focusing on ICT adoption among township small- and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa. She serves on the Council for the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists and is an Executive Board member of the Township Entrepreneurs Network in South Africa. Dr. Bvuma has received several awards for her leadership in the field of applied information systems studies.

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DR.

STELLA BVUMA
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT: APPLIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG

Dr. Stella Bvuma has a driven robust passion in the area of ICT4 Development and ICT
adoption with the focus towards township and rural development. Currently she is engaged
in research focusing on ICT adoption by township SMEs in South Africa. She is also a
member to the Council of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information
Technologists (SAICSIT).

She is appointed as an Executive Board member of Township Entrepreneurs Network (TEN)


in South Africa.

Stella is amongst the 32 women who contributed to the Volume 2 of We Will Lead Africa
(WWLA), a collection of stories of impact change and transformation happening across
Africa. These are stories of African women leaders who are having extraordinary impact every
day. They provide insight and inspiration about what is possible when the contributions of
women are celebrated, valued and amplified. The book launch was on Africa day 25 May
2019 and available on Amazon.

In April 2019 she was honoured as the Best Academic Leader in Applied Information Systems
Studies. The South Africa Education Leadership Awards are presented by Asian
Confederation of Businesses with CMO Asia as its Strategic Partner and Stars of the Industry
Group as a research partner. Endorsed by the World Federation of Academic & Educational
Institutions.

In the same year 2019, she was awarded best Academic Advisor award presented by the
International Business and Excellence (IBAE) Awards 2019 in Dubai, UAE, under the GISR
Foundation.

She is described by her peers and colleagues as a servant leader or leader with agility. Stella
believes in the quote by Jim Rohn: "challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be
kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not
timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”

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