Omo Oaiya

Omo Oaiya is a dedicated NREN strategist and advocate, currently serving as the Chief Strategy Officer of the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN). A pioneer in the African NREN ecosystem, he was WACREN’s first Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and has been instrumental in developing research and education infrastructure across the region.

He leads LIBSENSE, a pan-African initiative that advances open science through NREN-enabled infrastructure and librarian communities. A certified SIM3 Auditor, Omo also plays a key role in TrustBroker Africa (TBA)—an initiative dedicated to strengthening cybersecurity maturity within NRENs and beyond, enhancing trust and security resilience in research and education collaborations across Africa.