Ms. Beukes-Amiss is a Namibian with over 17 years of experience in teaching ICT related subjects at the University of Namibia, within the Department of Information and Communication Studies. Three years of experience as Head of Department (2004-2006), and now again for another four year term (2012-2015). She just completed a PhD in Computer-integrated Education (CiE) through the University of Pretoria.

She is particularly passionate about eLearning capacity building activities through the use of open source software packages and research focusing on eLearning technologies and activities. She is a member of the eLearning Committee of the University of Namibia and used to serve on the Namibian Open Learning Network Trust (NOLNet) eLearning Committee as Coordinator of eLearning activities within the entire country for over seven years – to 2011.

She was involved in a number of eLearning capacity building activities in Namibia and various countries in Africa on behalf of NOLNet, GIZ and GESCI. She is also a reviewer of conference papers for eLearning Africa (eLA) on behalf of ICWE, Germany, 2011-2012.

She is certified as ICDL trainer (2007) and an Expert of New Learning Technologies (2005) through TeleAkademia of Furtwagen, Germany.

She serves as an ICT Steering Committee member of the Ministry of Education in Namibia since 2005 to date and was a contributor of the national ICT Policy and implementation plan (Tech NA!). She was recently elected as Deputy Chairperson of the ICT Steering Committee.

She was a Commissioner and then Chairperson of the Board, of the Namibian Communications Commission (NCC), 2006-2011.

She was also appointed as the country’s eminent e-Content Expert through the World Summit Award (WSA), 2006 -2012.