Country: 
Lebanon
Associated organisations: 
Governmental Body
Professions: 
Director
Engineer
Executive General Manager
Field(s) of expertise: 
Engineering
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Laws
Areas of Impact: 
Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Personal information

Diana Bou Ghanem
Director of Telecom Sites and Equipment, Ministry of Telecommunications, Lebanon

Contact information (Private)

Contact information (Work)

Ministry of Telecommunications
+961 1 979416
+961 3 483606

Community/Lebanon Impact

It is little things that make an impact, just like a drop of water that goes unnoticed and breaks rocks. Being a public servant, I always look for Lebanon’s public interest and the influence we can exert with the power invested in us. I have contributed to building Lebanon's national telecommunication infrastructure that supports Lebanon’s Mobile fixed and data service providers and digital economy in general. I was an expert with the Bassel Fuleihan Institute of Finance participating in Lebanon's Methodology for Assessing Procurement System MAPS, leading to the issuance of the new public procurement law 244/2021. I have trained public servants and private companies on public procurement and its various methods, contract management, PPP, cost modeling,  and other ICT related subjects. I have written guidelines to help implement the new procurement law. Finally, I am a Gender focal point supporting gender equity and mainstreaming.

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Education

Education: 
  • Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA), Beirut Arab University (BAU), Lebanon
  • Master's degree, Business (Executive MBA), Lebanese American University (LAU), Lebanon.
  • Bachelor's degree, Computer and Communications Engineering (CCE), American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon.

Work history

Previous Professions: 
  • I previously managed the telecom network operations and was the ICT advisor to several minsters of telecom. I worked on the subjects of Internet Governance and world summit of Information Society.  

Major Achievements

Publications (Books, Articles, Reports, etc.): 
Exhibitions, lectures & performances: 
  • I have contributed to several conferences, the latest being the Menaree in Dubai 2023 on Engineering Education in a time of transformation
Collaborations and Partnerships: 
  • I am a Jury member for ESCWA Digital Arabic Content Award 2022, 2023

Accomplishments

Certificates: 
  • I am a certified PPP professional from APMG and a certified mediator from LAMAC (Lebanese Association for Mediation and Conciliation).

Competences & Skills

Field(s) of Expertise: 
  • Informaton and Communication Technologies
  • Telecom operations
  • Telecom and ICT regulations
  • Public Private Partnership
  • Contract and Project Management
  • Public Procurement
  • Gender equity
  • Training
  • Evaluation and Monitoring
Languages: 
  • English
  • Arabic