Franz von Weizsäcker

Angestellt, Head of Programme, GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Skills

Development Cooperation
Economic Development
ICT for Development
ICT for Education
eGovernance
ICT4D
Uberizing the Aid Industry

Timeline

Professional experience for Franz von Weizsäcker

  • Current 4 years, since Nov 2020

    Head of Programme

    GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH

    Head of Programme Citizens Engagement and Innovative Data Use for Africa’s Development (Data-Cipation II) GIZ African Union Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Current 7 years and 7 months, since Apr 2017

    Lead Disruption Strategist

    GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH

  • 2 years and 7 months, Sep 2014 - Mar 2017

    Head of Internet and Sustainable Development Project

    Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

    ICT for Development; Digital Divide; IT Policies

  • 6 months, Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

    Advisor, ICT for Development

    Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

    ICT for Development

  • 3 years and 5 months, Nov 2010 - Mar 2014

    Advisor, Deputy Head of Private Sector Development Programme

    Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

    Enterprise development, monitoring and evaluation, German-Palestine business links, public service delivery to SME

  • 1 year and 11 months, Jan 2009 - Nov 2010

    Project Manager

    Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH

    Business development and account management in the field of municipal developmemt, planning and construction, IT, telecommunications, electronic government, governance, efficiency, transparency and accountability in the public sector

  • 2 years and 2 months, Nov 2006 - Dec 2008

    Administration, IT and Telecommunications Manager

    GTZ Office Riyadh

    Administration, Human Resources, IT Infrastucture, Business Development (IT, Telecommunications, eGovernment)

  • 11 months, Jan 2006 - Nov 2006

    Telecommunications Consultant

    Danet Consult GmbH

    Project management office, marketing, regulatory framework, requirements engineering, provisioning, billing systems

  • Software-Developer

    Getmobile AG

    Development of web-based front- and backend for order management of mobile phones and postpaid contracts.

  • Research Associate

    Fraunhofer Institut FIRST

    Software verification with theorem proofing tools

  • University Development Project

    TU Berlin / DAAD / Kabul University

    Setting up of a computing center (50 PCs, server, satellite uplink) at Kabul University. Training the teachers and administrators.

  • Research Fellow / Thesis

    Daimler Chrysler Research & Technology

    Symantic web/ontology based technical modelling

  • Development Volunteer

    Craques de Sempre, São Paulo

    Fundraising, software development of administration and monitoring database for sport courses

Educational background for Franz von Weizsäcker

  • Computer Science

    Technische Universitaet Berlin

    Business Informatics, IT & Society, Law, Informatics in Development Cooperation

  • Business Informatics

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Information Systems, Communication Studies, Anthropology

Languages

  • German

    First language

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Fluent

  • Portuguese

    Fluent

  • Arabic

    Basic

Interests

geo information systems
off-road

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