Frederick (Fred) Okello

Frederick (Fred) Okello is a master’s student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and a Digital Policy Hub fellow. His research focuses on "Technology for Development" as a tool for reducing poverty, digital and energy inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Bio

Frederick (Fred) Okello is a master’s student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. At the Digital Policy Hub, his research will focus on technology for development (T4D) as a tool for reducing poverty, and digital and energy inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa. His research assesses T4D as a platform for the region’s digital innovation, investment and policy development, and aims to identify digital technology innovations and policies that can improve private investor regulation, market competitiveness, as well as provision of financial assistance to disadvantaged customers in Sub-Saharan Africa’s digital economy.