Dr Tim Kelly is a Lead ICT Policy Specialist at infoDev, which he joined in 2008. He is currently leading programs on Creating Sustainable Businesses for the Knowledge Economy and eTransform Africa. At infoDev he directs the Connect and Transform themes. He was formerly Head of the Strategy and Policy Unit of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and previouslyworked with the OECD and Logica Consultancy Ltd.

Over the last 25 years, Dr Kelly has specialized in the economics of information and communication technologies. He has written or co-authored more than 30 books on the subject including the World Bank’s "Building Broadband", ITU’s "Internet Reports" and "World Telecommunication Development Report" and OECD’s "Communications Outlook". He has an MA (Hons) degree in geography and a PhD in industrial economics from Cambridge University.