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Dr. Eng Sydney Chiyaba leads Prime Group’s technology and consultancy companies.

Dr. Eng Sydney Chiyaba

Profile

Dr. Eng Sydney Chiyaba

Founder & CEO · PhD, MBA, BSc, PMP, FLICTAZ, ITIL4, FEIZ

An ICT professional, registered engineer and project management professional with over 19 years of experience in ICT, fintech, electronics and telecommunications. Founder and CEO of Prime Information Systems, Prime Time Networks and Prime Time Consultancy Services, a Fellow of both the ICT Association of Zambia and the Engineering Institution of Zambia, a FIFA-licensed football agent and a registered immigration consultant.

Awards

  • 2024: Recognition from the Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) for outstanding work on standards for Big Data, Future Networks and Cybersecurity
  • 2021: ZABS Award of Excellence for ICT technical committee work (World Standards Day)

Education

  • PhD, Management Studies (Information Technology): Kazian School of Management, 2025. Thesis: the role of Big Data analytics in e-government services in Zambia
  • MBA, Information Technology Management: DPU University, 2023
  • BSc (Hons) Computing: University of Greenwich, London, 2012
  • IMIS Higher Diploma, Diploma and Foundation: ZCAS, 2010

Professional bodies and certifications

  • Fellow, Engineering Institution of Zambia (FEIZ), 2021
  • Fellow, ICT Association of Zambia (FLICTAZ), 2020, with practising licence
  • Registered Engineer, Engineering Registration Board
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI USA; member of PMI Zambia Chapter
  • ITIL4 Foundation, AXELOS, 2020
  • Member, Institute for the Management of Information Systems (UK)

Experience

  • Founder & CEO, Prime Information Systems Ltd (2020 – present)
  • Founder & CEO, Prime Time Networks Ltd (2016 – present)
  • Founder, Prime Time Consultancy Services Ltd: immigration consultancy and project management
  • Business Development Manager, Electronic Security Systems, G4S Zambia
  • Branch Manager, ATM Solutions (Zambia)
  • In-Country Technical Operations Manager, Samsung Electronics SA
  • Roaming Support Engineer, Nokia Solutions and Networks; Airtel / Zain / Celtel Zambia

Leadership

  • Committee Member, ZICTA/ZABS ICT Steering Committee
  • Co-Chairperson, ZICTA/ZABS Technical Committee 5: Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing and Future Networks
  • Committee Member, ZICTA/ZABS Technical Committee 6: IoT and Multimedia Applications
  • Chairperson, FIFA Certified Football Agents Working Group, Zambia
  • Past: Chairperson, ICTAZ Electoral Committee (2021); Treasurer, EU Zambia Business Club

Research

Publications

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