Professor Fourie’s experience spans many years and aspects of science and technology. He is currently an adjunct professor in information science at the Graduate School of Business at University of Arkansas. Previously he has held a number of illustrious posts in academia, including Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Knowledge and Information Technology Services at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) as well as visiting professor with various universities in Uganda, Netherlands, Australia and Brussels. He has served as adjudicator of the Technology Top 100 companies in South Africa, the Living labs Global Awards, CIO100 East Africa, and the Most Innovative Company Awards of Fast Company. He is also a prolific author with numerous peer-reviewed articles and publications.