Speaker – Mr Masao Shino
Mr Masao Shino
Director, Office for Science Technology and Information, and Digital Transformation,
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Japan
Biography
Masao Shino has eighteen years of experience in the development field. Currently at JICA, he is the Director, Office for Science, Technology and Innovation, and Digital Transformation at Headquaters. Prior to this position, he was deputy head of Egypt office and Yemen office for 4 and half years. Prior to this, he lead the formulation, monitoring and evaluation of technical cooperation and grant aid projects in the ICT and broadcasting field at Headquarters.
Moreover, he worked as an infrastructure development country manager at the JICA South Africa office. Previously, he worked as a network engineer at a telecommunication company. He completed a Master of Science in Infrastructure, Investment and Finance at University College London in 2016 and a Master of Agriculture from the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Japan, in 2004.