Coordinator, Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA)
Dr. Gweme Painos
Dr. Gweme Painos
Mr. Painos Gweme is the Coordinator of the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA) a position he held since 2018. ZINGSA is a state-owned Institute under Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation Science and Technology Development and is responsible for promoting peaceful use of space. Mr Gweme has more than 20 years expe- rience in various managerial positions. Mr P Gweme was educated at the University of Zimbabwe and graduated with a Bsc Hons Degree Geographic Information Sci- ence. In addition he hold a Master of Tech- nology Degree in Software Engineering from Harare Institute of Technology. Mr P Gweme is one of the founding mem- bers of ZINGSA and since its establishment has made remarkable contributions towards the growth and development of the agency and the space sector in the Republic of Zimbabwe. He superintended over the design manu- facture and launch of Zimbabwe’s first sat- ellite ZIMSAT-1, development of National Wetland master plan, revision of Zimbabwe agroecological regions, capacity building, establishing relationships of cooperation on regional and international scale, facilitating ZINGSA’s participation in space-related regional and international programmes and also ensures that ZINGSA responds to national requirements through provision of Geospatial, space science and earth obser- vation data for national development.
