Mark Irura has extensive expertise promoting transparency and accountability in international development. He previously developed a number of process-focused software systems and customer-facing applications, including backend integration of financial management systems as well as automation of tax management processes.
Further, he has experience in policy development – especially as far as adoption and use of data in decision support for contracting and other sectoral support at national and subnational levels. He is an analyst with extensive experience heading end-to-end digital implementations for bilateral and multilateral development agencies, government ministries, and the private sector. He has served as an artificial intelligence advisor for a global AI initiative, a systems designer for a national tax authority, and has held roles with an international data for development organization. Due to this technical background, Mark is an advocate of using emerging technologies whilst ensuring that capacities and understanding are created for sustainability as well as meeting functional or unit business goals.
He holds an undergraduate Degree from the University of Cape Town, an MSc from Strathmore University and is pursuing Doctoral studies at the University of Eastern Finland.