Gopi Pradhan

Gopi Pradhan started his career as a trainee officer in a remote district of Bhutan before becoming a trainer in digital telecommunications technology. He also served as a human resource manager. Gopi was appointed the National Project Coordinator when the International Telecommunication Union implemented the first telecentre pilot project in Bhutan in 1996. In 2001, he prepared the first report on ICT development in Bhutan for IDRC. He is presently a freelance ICT consultant working on such topics as e-post, rural e-commerce, e-government and e-strategies. He is preparing Bhutan's E-Readiness Report for the Department of Information Technology. He has an MBA with specialisation in IT and finance from the International University of Japan.