Shamira Ahmed is a South African digital policy specialist, quantitative economist and expert in data governance and emerging technologies. She is the Executive Director of the Data Economy Policy Hub (DepHUB), the first independent think tank founded in South Africa by an indigenous African woman to promote ethical and inclusive governance of the digital economy.
With over a decade’s experience in research and strategic consultancy, she works at the intersection of responsible artificial intelligence, data governance, equitable digital transformation and emerging technologies. She has led numerous international research projects and contributed to the development of public policy relating to the digital economy, cross-border data flows, AI and internet governance.
She served as the first global chair of the Civil Society and Academia Advisory Group of the European Union’s Digital for Development (D4D) Hub. She is also a member of several leading international networks, including the Econometric Society, the Internet Society, the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), UNCTAD, the IEEE, the IGF and UNESCO.
His contributions appear in several major publications, including the African Union’s Data Policy Framework, the AI4D report on AI capabilities and policies in Africa, the UNCTAD Digital Economy Report and UNESCO’s work on the human rights-based global governance of quantum technologies.
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