ICTAM, in partnership with NICO Technologies Limited, is honoured to announce Mr. William Mpinganjira as the Chief Judge for the National Student Hackathon 2026. Bringing together industry Leadership, Student Talent, and Innovation. #NationalStudentHackathon #ICTAM #NICOTechnologies

The ICT Association of Malawi (ICTAM) is hosting the 2026 National Student Hackathon, bringing together innovative student teams to design impactful civic-tech solutions. Date: 26–27 March 2026 Venue: TFM Centre of Excellence, Mpemba, Blantyre Theme: Innovate. Collaborate. Win. Participation: Top 5 student teams This year’s challenge focuses on building technology solutions that address civic issues and drive Malawi’s digital transformation. Selected teams will collaborate, innovate, and compete for exciting rewards. Prizes & Opportunities: MWK 3,000,000 cash prize (tax exclusive). Exhibition space at the 2026 ICT Expo. ICTAM Hackathon Trophy & Certificate of Excellence. Incubation and mentorship support. 3 paid 6-month internships at NICO Technologies. Join us and be part of shaping Malawi’s digital future

Mindset, Leadership & Financial Empowerment for ICT professionals. What will you Gain: 1. Leadership insights. 2. Practical strategies for career growth. 3. Guidance on financial growth & wealth building. 4. Developing a growth mindset for today's digital economy.

Join us at the ICT Expo 2025 hosted by ICTAM on 5–6 June at BICC, Lilongwe. This year’s theme: "Accelerating Malawi’s Digital Economy: Innovation, Inclusion, and Sustainable Growth." We are honoured to welcome Dr. Macdonald Mwale, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, as our Guest of Honour. Register now: Ireen Sauke: +265 884 99 73 46 Agatha Kadzinje: +265 893 00 83 84 Let’s shape Malawi’s digital future together! #ICTExpo2025 #2025WorkLikeAHeart

Meet Takuya Kitazawa, our trainer for mastering business intelligence tools. Takuya Kitazawa is an ICT Advisor at Mzuzu E-Hub. Over the last decade, he has worked on software development, machine learning, data science, and product management for diverse businesses in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas at different scales ranging from independent to start-up to Big Tech. At the intersection of technological and social aspects of data-driven applications, he is passionate about promoting the ethical and sustainable use of information technologies through his mentoring, business consultation, and public engagement activities.

Meet our ITIL trainer Charles Mazinga, who is an accomplished IT professional with over 10 years of experience in the Banking and Telecommunications industries. Coming from an academic background of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, he immediately developed an inclination towards ICT working for Telekoms Networks Malawi where he rose from Graduate Trainee, VAS Engineer to Business Systems Manager before moving to Standard Bank as Business Engagement Manager. He currently works as Head of IT Infrastructure in Standard Bank, managing the Hardware, Networks and Platforms portfolios. His ITIL journey started right from TNM where he was introduced to ITIL in 2013. He qualified in ITIL v3 and developed practical means of applying the ITIL Service Lifecycle Management model to his work as a Manager in ICT by 2015. Transitioning to ITIL v4, he went further to renew his ITIL foundation qualification and further pursued the ITIL Managing Professional modules before qualifying as the second only ITIL Managing Professional in Malawi by then. He is part of Information Systems Group (ISG), an IT Consulting and Capacity building company which so far remains the only Accredited Training Organization and, in addition, an Accredited Consulting Partner on ITIL in Malawi. He is the Lead Trainer in ITIL at ISG and has since trained over 100 Malawians in ITIL 4 Foundation. He has built extensive practical knowledge in the application of ITIL best practices in the industry and his passion is around meeting the demands of Digital Transformation in a systematic way.

The ICT Association of Malawi (ICTAM) will host the annual International ICT Expo from Thursday, the 09th of May – Friday, the 10th of May 2024 at the Bingu International Convention Center in Lilongwe, Malawi. This year’s ICT Expo will be held under the theme “Digital Transformation: Gateway to economic empowerment”. The International ICT Expo 2024 provides a platform for local and international firms to showcase innovative, unique, and diverse ideas, products, and services that have the proven or theoretical capacity to enhance resilience using digital tools and resources. We aim to bring together thought leaders across the entire ICT value chain to discuss digital solutions that the ICT industry can leverage to bring forth exponential growth within the business economy and the policies that govern it, as well as within similar disciplines founded on progressive and proactive strategies and results.

ICTAM is thankful to Malawi Research and Education Network - MAREN (https://maren.ac.mw/?page_id=154) for sponsoring this years AI Panel Discussion at ICTAM's 8th Annual General Meeting which will be held at Sunbird Nkopola from the 24th - 25th of November, 2023. The AI discussion will be about economic growth and how we can unlock Malawi's potential using Artificial Intelligence.

The ICT Association of Malawi , will host its Annual General Meeting and Innovations Awards from 24 - 25 November, 2023 at Nkopola Lodge, Mangochi.

ICTAM Hosted its 2023 ICT Expo from 17 - 18 May 2023 under the Theme 'Building Business Resilience Through Digital Transformation'.