Shyan Kirat Rai, Ph.D.

Designation:

Deputy Director of Studies

Area of specialization:

Information and Communication Technology, Knowledge Management

Education:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.)

Public Service Training Department (PSTD)

Centre for In-service Training

shyan.rai@nasc.org.np

Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay Master in Technology (MTech.) in Computer Science, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India Bachelor in Computer Engineering, Advanced College of Engineering & Management, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Training and Professional Course	National Workshop on E-Government Applications and ICT Project Management in Theory and Practice, July 2014, MoGA and UN-APCICT, Kathmandu ICT Awareness and Applications, May 2013, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand Regional Training of Trainers of Social Media for Development(SM4D), May 2013, UN-APCICT, Korea IT Enabled Knowledge Management, February 2013, Administrative Staff College, India Training of Trainers (ToT), December 2012, Nepal Administrative Staff College, Nepal
Work Experience	Training and Research Officer, Nepal Administrative Staff College, September 2012 - September 2019, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal Lecturer, Advanced College of Engineering and Management, August 2009 - October 2012, Kupondole, Lalitpur, Nepal Managing Director, Pragmatic Technology Pvt. Ltd., 2009 August - 2012 October, Lalitpur, Nepal Assistant Lecturer, Advanced College of Engineering and Management, November 2005 - June 2007, Kupondole, Lalitpur, Nepal
Area of interest	Electronic Government, Information and Communication Technology for Development(ICT4D), Digital Convergence, Information Systems, Knowledge Management, Social Media for Development (SM4D), Technology & Innovation in Public Administration, Personal Development, Research & Consultancy, Project Management, Organisational Development
Publications	Kirat Rai, S., Ramamritham, K. and Jana, A. (2020), "Identifying factors affecting the acceptance of government to government system in developing nations – empirical evidence from Nepal", Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/TG-05-2019-0035 An Information and Communication Technology (ICT) driven Disaster Management System: A case of firefighting in Mumbai – Book Chapter Geospatial Technology and Smart Cities-Springer Rai, S. K. & Moktan, S. (2014). Use of social media in the central administrative wing of the Government of Nepal. Lalitpur, Nepal: Nepal Administrative Staff College.
Conferences	Kirat Rai, S., Jana, A. (2020), Two-way crisis communication system between government agencies for disaster communication: Case of Government of Nepal. In 1st International Conference on Urban Science and Engineering, 28 - 29 February 2020, IIT Bombay, India. Kirat Rai, S., Ramamritham, K., Jana, A. (2019), Strengthening the Governance through Government to Government (G2G) framework to better communicate among government agencies for Effective Disaster Risk Management in Nepal. In 4th World Congress on Disaster Management, 29 January-1 February 2019, IIT Bombay, India. Kumar, V., Kirat Rai, S., Ramamritham, K., Jana, A. (2019), Demonstrating the role of ICT during fire events, a case of Mumbai- Towards building smart and sustainable cities. In 4th World Congress on Disaster Management, 29 January-1 February 2019, IIT Bombay, India.