Dr. Paul Kariuki holds a Ph.D. in Administration from the University of KwaZulu Natal. He is the Executive Director of the Democracy Development Program (DDP), a national non-profit organization and think tank based in Durban, South Africa. Moreover, he is an honorary senior lecturer at the School of Management, IT, and Governance, UKZN. His research interests are in governance, digital transformation, public participation, elections, electronic governance, local government, migration, cybersecurity, emerging technologies as well as monitoring and evaluation in the public sector. He has published research articles in peer-reviewed journals and co-edited more than twelve books. Furthermore, he is a guest reviewer of several journals in Africa and abroad. Additionally, he is a regular contributor to various social and political issues in the mainstream electronic and print media in South Africa and abroad.