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Eric Opoku Osei

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Eric Opoku Osei is a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, College of Science at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He has six (6) years of lecturing experience. The experience includes four (4) years as an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Ghana. Dr. Osei has degrees in Information Technology (BSC & MPhil IT), HND Electrical/Electronic Engineering (Telecoms), a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Technology (PGDE), and a Ph.D. in Computing Science. Dr. Osei applies his teaching methods with the 21st-century competency-based training model (CBT). His research focuses on information systems that enhance workflow, end-user efficiency, and digital infrastructure optimization, and being in his early days in academia, he has published five (5) articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is a research fellow at RWESCK, KNUST, supporting digital innovation investigations. Dr. Osei's background in Science, Engineering, and Arts blends well with his multidisciplinary and design-thinking research focus.   In service to the community, he has provided editorial support for conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journal publications, including IEEE Sensor Letters. Eric is a panel member of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA-Ghana), a GTEC Assessment panelist, and a Project Management Professional. He is also an affiliate of the IEEE Computer Society.   In leadership, Dr. Osei is the Director of Engineering Innovation and Technology Transfer at the TCC, a UNESCO Category II Centre of Excellence in KNUST. He has conducted ICT consultancy services for UNESCO Ghana projects. He served as the Deputy Director (PPO) at the Ministry of Education in Ghana from 2019 to 2020 and for eight (8) years as a Telecom network engineer with MTN Ghana. On digital innovation acumen, he won five (5) competition awards for MTN workflow improvement using Information Systems. He also won the ICT Innovator award (1st runner-up, Falling Walls) during the German-DAAD regional competition 2017. His core values are Innovation, Get-it-done, Leadership, Integrity, and Collaboration.

Research Summary

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The researcher's work centers on exploring the intersections of international business strategies, environmental policies' impact on economic growth and sustainability, and global health challenges in African contexts. Key themes include domestic consumption, international trade dynamics, industrialization effects, urbanization, natural resources such as agricultural water access, and the energy sector, particularly smart grids, to address gender politics, education equity, and environmental sustainability.

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The environmental impact of industrialization and foreign direct investment(2019)
Heterogeneous effects of industrialization on the environment: Evidence from panel quantile regression(2021)
The contribution of human development towards environmental sustainability(2021)
Environmental degradation and economic growth: Investigating linkages and potential pathways(2023)
Energy consumption, political regime and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa(2016)
Investigating the environmental effect of globalization: Insights from selected industrialized countries(2021)
Does democracy really improve environmental quality? Empirical contribution to the environmental politics debate(2022)
The foreign direct investment-environment nexus: Does emission disaggregation matter?(2021)
Energy innovation investment and renewable energy in OECD countries(2024)
Does environmental sustainability attract foreign investment? Evidence from developing countries(2022)
The roadmap to net‐zero emission: Do geopolitical risk and energy transition matter?(2023)
Impact of rural-urban energy equality on environmental sustainability and the role of governance(2024)
Energy demand–FDI nexus in Africa: Do FDIs induce dichotomous paths?(2019)
Trade and environmental pollution in Africa: accounting for consumption and territorial-based emissions(2020)
Energy justice and economic growth: Does democracy matter?(2023)
Population Growth and Urbanization in Africa(2016)
Correction to: Trade and environmental pollution in Africa: accounting for consumption and territorial-based emissions(2021)
Population Growth and Urbanization in Africa(2018)
Energy Diversification and Its Determinants: Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries(2025)
Industrialization as driver of sustainable economic growth in Africa(2018)
Technological progress, worker efficiency, and growth in Africa: Does China's economy matter?(2018)
Foreign direct investment, regulations and growth in sub-Saharan Africa(2015)
<scp>Is</scp> foreign direct investment globalization‐induced or a myth? A tale of Africa(2021)
Democracy, Human Capital, and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence From Developing Economies(2025)
Foreign Direct Investment, Trade Openness and Economic Growth in Ghana: An Empirical Investigation(2015)
Enabling trade across borders and food security in Africa(2020)
Reaching up and reaching out: The impact of competition on firms’ productivity and export decisions(2018)
Regionalism and Economic Integration in Africa: A Conceptual and Theoretical Perspective(2014)
Re–examining Bhagwati hypothesis: the case of some selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa(2021)
The heterogeneous sectoral productivity impacts of FDI on real exchange rate(2021)
The causal relationship between financial development and economic growth in Africa(2019)
Foreign Direct Investment, Sectoral Effects and Economic Growth in Africa(2019)
Put on the light! Foreign direct investment, governance and access to electricity(2023)
Financial sector development convergence in Africa: Evidence from bank- and market-based measures(2019)
Gender, electricity access, renewable energy consumption and energy efficiency(2021)
The political economy of energy transition: The role of globalization and governance in the adoption of clean cooking fuels and technologies(2022)
Energy justice, democracy and deforestation(2023)
Energy poverty and gender equality in education: Unpacking the transmission channels(2024)
Does gender diversity in politics improve access to electricity and electrification inequality? A global analysis(2024)
The importance of human development in combating energy poverty(2023)
Residential energy expenditures and the relevance of financial inclusion across location, wealth quintiles and household structures(2024)
Can energy transition interventions promote financial inclusion? Measuring unintended effects of Ghana's energy transition program(2024)
Does energy access matter for achieving inclusive growth? Insight from a global perspective(2025)
Gender and Energy in Africa(2020)
Put on the light! The impact of Foreign Direct Investment and Governance on Access to Electricity in Africa(2020)
Electrification, clean cooking technologies and gender inequality: policy insight from Sub-Saharan Africa(2025)
Trade facilitation and social welfare in Africa☆(2018)
Enhancing human development in developing regions: Do ICT and transport infrastructure matter?(2022)
Capital Inflows and Domestic Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa(2016)
Trade openness and inflation dynamics in ECOWAS countries: An empirical investigation(2023)
Economic complexity and environmental degradation: Evidence from OECD countries(2022)
The financial development impact of financial globalization revisited: A focus on OECD countries(2021)
Sub-Saharan Africa’s Tragedy: Resource Curse, Democracy and Income Inequality(2023)
Dynamic pricing in consumer-centric electricity markets: A systematic review and thematic analysis(2024)
Unveiling the effect of income inequality on safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH): Does financial inclusion matter?(2024)
Women's political participation and disease prevention: Evidence from access to water and sanitation services(2024)
Ultrasonic sensor based traffic information acquisition system; a cheaper alternative for ITS application in developing countries(2020)
What are the barriers and facilitators to polio vaccination and eradication programs? A systematic review(2022)
Surveillance for potentially zoonotic viruses in rodent and bat populations and behavioral risk in an agricultural settlement in Ghana(2022)
Surveillance for potentially zoonotic viruses in rodent and bat populations and behavioral risk in an agricultural settlement in Ghana(2022)
Enhancing energy efficiency in Asia-Pacific: Comprehensive energy policy analysis(2024)
Gender quota, women in politics, and gender parity in education(2024)
BRIC versus OECD Foreign Direct Investment Impact on Development in Africa(2017)
Analyzing the health implications of rising income inequality: What does the data say?(2024)
Geopolitical risks, financial system and the energy trilemma(2025)
Unveiling the Dynamics of Food Prices in Ghana(2025)
Predictive analytics, operational efficiency, and revenue growth in SMEs in Africa(2024)
Predictive analytics, operational efficiency, and revenue growth in SMEs in Africa(2023)
Performance Evaluation of Corrupted QR Code Scanners(2021)
Fiscal Decentralization and Fiscal Multiplier in China()
Decision-Based Median-of-Medians Filtering Algorithm to Denoise Salt-and-Pepper Noise in Colour Images(2022)
Residential Energy Expenditures and the Relevance of Financial Inclusion Across Location, Wealth Quintiles and Household Structures(2023)
A97 Applying the Mental Capacity Act through multi-disciplinary simulation - A successful pilot(2023)
Impacts of liquidity constraints, wealth and debt on happiness(2025)
Effect of inbound tourism on inclusive growth: Does institutionalized democracy matter?(2025)

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