Prof. John Sydney Nkoma Professor John S. Nkoma is currently the Director General of the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) since 2004. As Chief Executive Officer of TCRA, he is charged with the co-ordination of activities of the Authority which include the regulation of telecommunications, broadcasting, postal services; management of the radio frequency spectrum; management of electronic and other Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs).
After obtaining his BSc degree in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Prof. Nkoma obtained his MSc and PhD degrees in Physics from the University of Essex, UK. Prof. Nkoma has over 25 years experience in University teaching, Research and Development, and Senior Management. He was a member of the physics department at the University of Dar es Salaam from 1971 to 1981, where he also served as Head of Department from 1979 to 1981. Thereafter, he joined the University of Botswana, where during 1993 to 1997 he served as Dean of Faculty of Science and was promoted to full Professor of Physics in 1997. He left the University of Botswana in mid-2004 to join TCRA.
Prof. Nkoma is a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), has been Senior Associate, International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy, is a Member, American Physical Society (APS). For many years he has been the Representative for Africa in the Reference Group, International Programme in the Physical Sciences (IPPS), University of Uppsala, Sweden. He has conducted several consultancies in Science and Technology for developing countries. He has served as External Examiner to several Universities: University of Dar es Salaam, National University of Lesotho, University of Malawi, University of Swaziland, University of Zimbabwe, University of Namibia
In connection with research, Prof. Nkoma's fields of research interests include the study of the interaction of electromagnetic waves with materials (metals, semiconductors and insulators), and the role of science and technology such as ICTs on development. He is the author of over 70 research articles in international journals. His publications include two co-authored books suitable for University students: 1. Introduction to Optics: Geometrical, Physical and Quantum, Bay Publishers, ISBN 99912-511-6-2 (2003); 2. Introduction to Mechanics: K inematics, Newtonian and Lagrangian, Bay Publishers, ISBN 99912-561-4-8 (2004).
