Biography

Next Keynote Speeches:

Knowledge Into Action, TEDx Khartoum: Khartoum - Sudan, May 11, 2013

Human Capital in a Knowledge Economy, AL-Zaytoonah University of Jordan: Amman - Jordon, April 22, 2013

PhD MBA/MSc BSc (Hons) FCIM Chartered Marketer

Allam completed his Ph.D. in Technology and Knowledge Transfer for Development in two years at Edinburgh Napier University, UK. He obtained his MSc/MBA from the Royal Agricultural College University, UK and awarded the RAC Scholarship and Prestigious Book Prize for Best MSc/MBA Dissertation. He is a Fellow and Chartered Marketer of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK. He is also the recipient of several international Awards and Medals for contribution to International scientific Research and listed in the WHO'S WHO IN THE WORLD 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, WHO'S WHO IN FINANCE and BUSINESS 2009/2010 and WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA 2012 published by Marquis Who’s Who, USA.

Allam is based at the Science and Technology Policy Research - SPRU, where he established and led the postgraduate programme MSc International Management. He is also a Visiting Professor and Director of the Middle Eastern Knowledge Economy Institute (MEKEI), University of Brighton Business School. He has also been fortunate enough to have a wide variety of teaching experiences prior to the University of Sussex at the University of East London (Business School), Edinburgh Napier University (Business School), University of Edinburgh (School of Economics), University of Leicester (Centre for Labour Market Studies) as well as international working experience at Regents Business School (London), Schiller International University (London), Amity Business School (India), and the University of Khartoum, (Sudan).

In 2009 Allam was appointed to lead the Government of Abu Dhabi major and first of its kind in the Middle East Knowledge Management Framework (Musharaka). Musharaka aims to enable employees to acquire and share information and international best practices, create creative and up to date methods for communication, exchange of knowledge and experiences, promote their functional performance, increase their productivity and enhance their provided services. Therefore enable employees to improve the quality and efficiency of services provided to residents.

Allam has travelled and worked in almost all continents of the world including substantial experience in Africa, Middle East and Europe. He worked as kitchen porter and pizza delivery in Edinburgh while completing his Ph.D. and his professional experience include working with Marketing Data Basics, British Marketing Research Bureau International, New Generation Systems, Yuksel Insaat Saudia Company (KSA and Turkey) and Middle East Office for Translation and Interpretation (KSA).

Allam is the Founding President of World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD); Founder of Sudan Knowledge (SK); Expert Advisor to the European Commission on International Scientific Cooperation; International Co-ordinator UNESCO Chair on Transfer of Technology (UNESCOTT) and has worked extensively for the World Bank, UN, European Union, referee for the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Dutch Research Council (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research), World Food Programme, FAO, Oxford University Press and for various governments, in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

He is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development (WJSTSD); World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development (WJEMSD); International Journal of Food, Nutrition and Public Health (IJFNPH), International Journal of Innovation and Knowledge Management in Middle East and North Africa (IJIKMMENA) and International Journal of Sudan Research (IJSR). He is also the Editor Book Series: World Sustainable Development Outlook; Globalisation, Technology and Sustainable Development; and Africa Book Series.

For more than 18 years, Allam has presented many keynote and public speeches to a wide range of audience drawn from academic institutions, industries and international organisations from a broad range of backgrounds, post and under-graduate students, senior and middle management to government officials and trainees at all levels. He has also led seminars and workshops in knowledge management; technology transfer and commercialisation; strategic planning; curriculum design and delivery of UK and overseas programmes; marketing; management; leadership development; etc.  

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Role

Director - MSc International Management (2006-2010)

IM is one of the most successful MSc programmes run by SPRU and the University of Sussex. Through the staff in the Teaching Office, I oversee the day-to-day administration of the programme, in particular, the organisation of the teaching content of the programme, appointing examiners for assessed work and supervisors for dissertations, monitoring student progress and advising those students in academic difficulties. I have also managed to orient students towards the subject of the interfaces and linkages between business, management and marketing from the perspective of very low and low income countries' - an important area which tends to be poorly covered in other MSc Marketing and Management programmes. Moreover I have managed to ensure that the latest research on these subjects by my colleagues, myself and other academics (including green marketing and sustainable approaches to development) feeds directly into to my teaching of students in order to enliven and enrich the students' learning experience.

Admission Tutor for Business Studies (2004-2005)

Committee Memberships:

• Teaching and Learning Committee
• Curriculum Design Committee
• Examination Board
• Student Support and Development Committee
• Marketing and Future Teaching Strategies Committee
• Equality and Diversity Committee

Allam research philosophy is central to both his teaching and broader academic goal of generating and sharing ideas and transmitting them within and across the student, policy, academic and business communities with whom he is engaged. He has published widely on how knowledge and technology transfer (TT) contribute to SD and competitiveness in the developing countries (DCs). He has produced more than 120 publications, including fourteen books, numerous articles on knowledge and technology transfer and management, sustainable development (SD), marketing and policy reports on sustainability and competitiveness. He serves on the Editorial Board of eight international journals in S&T, KM, Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Management, Strategy and International Business, and reviewer for Oxford University Press, Emerald Publishing, Inderscience Publishers, Journal of World Business; Management Research News; Journal of Development Studies; Science, Technology & Human Values; International Journal of Technology Management; Management Decision; International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation; Research Policy; etc.

Allam main areas of research focus on: (a) globalisation and competitiveness. This cover topics relating to marketing; strategic management; entrepreneurship; and government macroeconomic policies and (b) the role of science and technology in achieving sustainable development (SD). This covers topics relating to marketing and commercialisation of technological products and innovation; knowledge and technology transfer and management; productivity gap analysis & modeling; SD; industry & sustainability; and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

His work is distinctive within the wider academic community as it focuses on the poor (and some of the poorest) nations. This has led Allam into various collaborations with different distinguished scholars across the UK and the world and to various invitations to guest-edit journal special issues and to give key note speaches at international conferences.

Allam intellectual contribution is perhaps best illustrated by the following recent examples of published work.

“Sharing Knowledge Making a Difference: The Role of International Scientific Cooperation” World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD), UK (2011). This book aims to critically propose new ways to return to the basic principles of international scientific co-operation between the developed and developing countries (DCs) and support partnerships and sharing of knowledge as well as various common initiatives between developed countries organizations and DCs to achieve SD.

"The European Union as a Model of International Cooperation in Science, Technology and Sustainable Development", The British Journal of Politics & International Relations, 9(4), 2007: 654-669. In this article, co-authored with Doctor Josephine Stein, we assess European Union (EU) research policy as a stable, long-term form of organising international science and technology co-operation, and evaluate the prospects for transposing this model to co-operation with non-European developing countries (DCs) in the context of sustainable development. The article shows that the EU often neglects the capabilities for change within DCs. The European approach combines scientific objectives with common political, social, economic and environmental aims through a form of partnership based on dynamism, collective decision-making and the distribution of research responsibility. It is argued that the prevailing character of co-operation between Europe and DCs, which stresses the transfer of resources, does not adequately recognise the knowledge, capacity for innovation and valuable socio-cultural assets of partners within the developing world which will be essential to build the partnerships needed to sustain progress in this area.

"Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century" Greenleaf Publishing, UK (2007). This edited collection was developed to provide an overview of sustainable development, to discuss why it is important and to provoke forward thinking on the development of a more coherent approach to solving global problems related to sustainability through science and technology. In doing so, a holistic approach is used to critically examine the interrelationship between the natural, governmental, economic and social dimensions and how science and technology can contribute to solutions. The book reveals how the different dimensions of knowledge and technology management in the era of information revolution relates to sustainable development. It shows that the technological gulf between developed and developing countries (DCs) is likely to widen further with the rapid expansion of the internet and the speedy transition to digitalisation in the West. The impacts on DCs may include an increase in the so-called brain drain and growing dependence on foreign aid of a different kind - knowledge aid. Adopting a holistic approach, this book critically examines the interrelationship between these different issues in order to propose policy solutions and reach a consensus on a sustainable future, taking into account a variety of international, institutional and intellectual perspectives. It uses case and country studies in technological innovation so that lessons in effective management of ICTs can be learned from successful initiatives, ideas and innovations.

“Managing Knowledge and Technology for Sustainable Development in Africa” International Journal of Technology Management (IJTM), 45(1/2), 1-225, Inderscience, UK (2009). This special issue covers a wide range of African dimensions and focus and countries specific cases. The objectives are to provide an overview of the important role of knowledge and technology management in achieving SD in Africa. This special issue represents the outcome of many comprehensive research programmes undertaken in different countries in Africa and other parts of the world during the last two years and written by more than twenty international experts in the field.

"Science, Technology and Sustainability in the Middle East and North Africa" Inderscience, UK (2007). The main objective of this book is to critically examine the complex and multi-dimensional relationship between science, technology and the environment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Similar to the other book, a holistic approach is used to provide an in-depth analysis and state of the art overview of the efforts made by the different countries in the MENA region to tackle these challenges of sustainability and sustainable development.

"Business Excellence and Competitiveness in the Middle East and North Africa". Inderscience Publishers, UK (2008). This edited collection represents a decade of work of many comprehensive research programmes undertaken in different countries in the MENA region and other parts of the world by highly-qualified contributing authors from around the world. The book is developed to outline key factors that are influencing and influenced by the business environment in the MENA region and that are essential for achieving business excellence and competitiveness in the region. In doing so, a holistic approach is used to analyse and assess the performance of the different countries in the region against each other and the rest of the world using different international indicators and measurements. This impressive volume includes excellent case studies that provide a detailed assessment of the potential and limitations of the business environment in different countries in the MENA region.

"The 13 Key Performance Indicators for Highly Effective Teams". Greenleaf Publishing, UK (2008). This book, co-authored with colleagues from SIA Group, outlines the challenges faced by both team leaders and team members in 21st-century workplaces. It proposes 13 key performance or ‘team health' indicators for highly effective teams based on research data collected from a large range of industry sectors, team sizes and organisations in the UK. It contributes to the understanding of the nature and functioning of team cohesiveness by describing teamwork as a multi-component variable and identifying the factors that impact on teams and the implications of teamwork for organisations. The book introduces a Team Performance Diagnostic (TPD) tool which enables organisations to gain an accurate and detailed insight into the real-time performance of their teams, helps team managers to understand the underlying ‘people' issues within the team and how to reach higher levels of team performance quickly. The TPD has been widely used in major multinationals and the UK public sector to pinpoint hard-to-find opportunities to achieve rapid improvements. The research suggests that the use of TPD contributes to more free-flowing feedback both within the team and in the organisation as a whole, and that successful teams are indicative of a healthy organisational culture.

“The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the Environment, Energy & Sustainable Development” World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD), UK (2009). This book explores global viewpoints and the latest thinking about the ways in which the recent global financial crisis has affected countries in achieving SD particularly in developing countries with an in-depth focus on deteriorating environmental conditions, energy, obesity and climate change. The book covers issues such as Knowledge Management; Education; Information and Communication Technologies; etc."

"Marketing of Halal Meat in the United Kingdom: Supermarkets Vs. Local Shops", British Food Journal, 100(7), 2008: 655-670. In this article I explore a number of marketing issues, such as consumer buyer behaviour, consumer psychology, distribution channels, etc., in relation to buying Halal Meat (HM) from local shops versus supermarkets in the UK. In doing so I analysed a consumer survey (300 participants) and observation of three local halal shops and a Morrisons supermarkets in London, Brighton and Edinburgh.The article shows that the majority of UK Muslims do not trust big supermarkets when buying HM and instead Muslims only trust a Muslim selling halal products in their local shops. This article reveals that the majority of UK Muslims are at odds with most UK shoppers and increasingly prefer to shop at small shops, rather than big supermarkets. The article helps to emphasise the major issues that frame the current state of marketing HM in the UK; contribute to a better understanding of such an important customer sector; and raise the necessary commitment to restructuring HM business activities in the UK and Europe.

"Food Security in Sudan: Policies and Strategies". United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) (2008). This book, co-authored with colleagues from Sudan, was developed to support the Government of Sudan in strengthening its capacity to deal more effectively with recurring problems of emergencies and disasters. The book critically reviews the current food security strategy and nutritional and agricultural policies and prepares specific recommendations for consideration by the government of Sudan. Adopting the 1996 World Food Summit definition of food security, the work reveals that three forms of food insecurity occur at a household level in Sudan: chronic food insecurity caused by long-term unfavourable agro-climatic conditions of drought and desertification; transient food insecurity due to recurrent drought and conflict in the south and lately in Darfur; and creeping food insecurity resulting from gradually deteriorating economic conditions of some segments of the population, namely rural-urban migrants, limited income government employees and pensioners. The research outlines the main causal factors behind the low agricultural productivity of land and high costs of production in the Sudan: absence of strategic orientation to achieve agricultural development; lack of improved technological packages due to low investment in research and technology transfer; lack of credit; poor infrastructure; poor access to marketing services; and uncertain land use rights. The research also outlines the inadequate level of coordination between the different national institutions, UN agencies and NGOs which are actively involved in food security and provides recommendations for capacity building at the federal and state levels in food security policy planning, monitoring and evaluation.

Teaching (both undergraduates and postgraduate students) has been a central part of my development as an academic. Teaching undergraduates has been gratifying not only in my efforts to introduce students to a world of critical inquiry, but also in the way in which addressing my students' difficulties with analytical writing and thinking has revitalized and refined my own research and writing. On the other hand, teaching graduate students pedagogical and professional skills has had much of the same sort of reflective benefit: I am now more cognisant of my own teaching skills and the pedagogical tenets behind those skills.

As a result of my commitment to students, I have always received highly rated evaluations in both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. In group and individual discussion, many of my students gave positive notice to things that are central to my philosophy of teaching. In general, student evaluations and written comments of my courses have been positive and encouraging.

I have been responsible for the design and teaching (restructured, developed & acting as course convenor) of several courses UG and PG:

Research Methods and Dissertation (MSc) - 863N1
Fundamentals of Global Management (MSc) - 860N1
Global Marketing Management (MSc) - 870N1
Managing Technology in a Global Economy (MSc) - 862N1
Strategy (Level 3) - N1021
Marketing (Level 2) - N1057
Business and Management Case Studies (Level 2) - N1018
Business and Management Case Studies (Level 1)
Communication Skills for Management (Level 1) - N1036

I have also been involved in supervising research students,  reviewing proposals submitted within my area of expertise and attracting and marketing our research degrees to many potential candidates in different countries. I have continuously provided academic guidance to post-graduate students and trained managers and policy makers (various countries) in fields of marketing; international business and management; strategy; management; entrepreneurship; economics; ICTs; science and technology policy; sustainable development, etc. Recent examples of successful research students include:

Mpoki Emmanuel (2005-2008) University of Sussex, UK
Title: An Exploration of the Determinants of ICT Impact on the Performance of Manufacturing SMEs in a Developing Country: The Case of Food Processing SMEs in Tanzania
Director of Studies: Dr. Allam Ahmed
Second Supervisor: Professor Ed Steinmueller, SPRU-University of Sussex, UK
Sponsor: Tanzanian Prime Minister Office
Current post of student: Prime Minister Office, Tanzania

Aygen Sibel Kurt (2004-2008) University of East London, UK
Title: Foresight in Information Society policy design in the European Community and Turkey
Director of Studies: Dr. Josephine Anne Stein, University of East London, UK
First Supervisor: Dr. Allam Ahmed
Sponsor: European Commission's Jean Monnet Scholarship
Current post of student: Associate Lecturer, University of East London, UK

Ahmed, Allam and Al-Roubaie, Amer (2012) Building a knowledge-based economy in the Muslim world: The critical role of innovation and technological learning. World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 9 (2). pp. 76-98. ISSN 2042-5945

Ahmed, Allam (2011) Managing Knowledge and Innovation in the 21st Century and the Roadmap to Sustainability in the Arab Countries. In: Knowledge Management Conference, 23 October 2011, Abu Dhabi: UAE .

Ahmed, Allam and Busler, Michael (2011) World Sustainable Development Outlook 2011: Sharing Knowledge Making a Difference: The Role of International Scientific Cooperation. Outlook Book Series, 9 . World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD), NJ, USA. ISBN 9781907106231

Ahmed, Allam and Hanson, Kobena T (2011) Leadership, capacity building and sustainable development in contemporary Africa. World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 7 (2/3/4). pp. 101-111. ISSN 2042-5961

Ahmed, Allam (2011) The critical role of capacity building in achieving sustainable development in Africa. World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 8 (2/3). pp. 101-110. ISSN 2042-5945

Ahmed, Allam and Nwankwo, Sonny, eds. (2011) African entrepreneurship in global contexts: enterprise solutions for sustainable development. World Association for Sustainable Development, Brighton. ISBN 9781907106101

Ahmed, Allam and Rigobert, Gale T C (2010) World Sustainable Development Outlook 2010: Towards Epistemic Sovereignty: (Re)-thinking Development in a Changing Global Political Economy. Outlook Book Series, 8 . World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD), London. ISBN 9781907106156

Nwankwo, Sonny and Ahmed, Allam, eds. (2010) Achieving sustainable development in Africa: science, technology & innovation trajectory. World Association for Sustainable Development. ISBN 9781907106071

Nwagwu, Williams E and Ahmed, Allam (2009) Building open access in Africa. International Journal of Technology Management, 45 (1-2). pp. 82-101. ISSN 0267-5730

Ahmed, Allam, Mohamed, Abdelrazig E and Ahmed, Adam E (2009) Inconsistency of food security information in Sudan. International Journal of Technology Management, 45 (1-2). pp. 215-225. ISSN 0267-5730

Ahmed, Allam, Ghoneim, Sherine and Kim, Ronald (2009) Knowledge management as an enabler of change and innovation in Africa. International Journal of Technology Management, 45 (1-2). pp. 10-26. ISSN 0267-5730

Ahmed, Allam (2009) Managing knowledge and technology for sustainable development in Africa. International Journal of Technology Management, 45 (1-2). pp. 1-9. ISSN 0267-5730

Ahmed, Allam (2008) World sustainable development outlook 2008: managing science and technology for a sustainable future. Globalisation, Technology and Sustainable Development Book Series . WASD/ Inderscience Publishers, UK, Brighton. ISBN 9780955177149

Ahmed, Allam, Siantonas, George and Siantonas, Nicholas (2008) The 13 key performance indicators for highly effective teams. Greenleaf Publishing. ISBN 9781906093075

Ahmed, Allam (2008) Achieving business excellence and competitiveness in the MENA Region. In: Business excellence and competitiveness in the Middle East and North Africa. Inderscience Enterprises, Geneve, pp. 3-17. ISBN 9780907776383

Ahmed, Allam (2008) Bridging agricultural innovation to policy: challenges - strategies - policies. In: World Bank conference on practicing agricultural innovation in Africa: a platform for action.

Ahmed, Allam, ed. (2008) Business excellence and competitiveness in the Middle East and North Africa. Globalisation, technology and sustainable development, 2 . Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780907776383

Mohamed, Abdelrazig E, Ahmed, Adam E, Khartoum, Sudan and Ahmed, Allam (2008) Food Security in Sudan: Policies and Strategies. Globalisation, Technology and Sustainable Development . Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780907776369

Ahmed, Allam (2008) Marketing of halal meat in the United Kingdom: supermarkets versus local shops. British Food Journal, 110 (7). pp. 655-670. ISSN 0007-070X

Stein, Josephine Anne and Ahmed, Allam (2007) The European Union as a model of international cooperation in science, technology and sustainable development. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 9 (4). pp. 654-669. ISSN 1369-1481

Ahmed, Allam, ed. (2007) Managing Knowledge, Technology & Development in the Era of Information Revolution. World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD)Griffith University, Australia. ISBN 0955177138

Ahmed, Allam (2007) Managing knowledge in the 21st century & the roadmap to sustainability. In: Knowledge management & sustainable development in the 21st century. World sustainable development outlook (2007). Greenleaf Publishing, pp. 12-25. ISBN 9781906093020

Ahmed, Allam (2007) Open access towards bridging the digital divide: policies and strategies for developing countries. Information Technology for Development, 13 (4). pp. 337-361. ISSN 0268-1102

Ahmed, Allam, ed. (2007) Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century. World Sustainable Development Outlook 2007 . Greenleaf Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906093-02-0

Ahmed, Allam (2007) New partnership towards bridging the knowledge divide. EADI Newsletter (June). pp. 7-8.

Al-Hamaq, A A, Zeyadah, S S, Ahmed, A, Amuna, P and Tewfik, I (2007) Competitive Food Safety Program: The Case of Qatar. In: In Ahmed, Science, Technology & Sustainability in the MENA. Inderscience, UK, pp. 210-228.

Ahmed, Samar and Ahmed, Allam (2007) A Comprehensive Solution to Combact Malaria in Sudan: Constraints & Challenges. In: In Ahmed, Science, Technology & Sustainability in the Middle East and North Africa. Inderscience, UK, pp. 245-255.

Ahmed, Allam, ed. (2007) Science,Technology and Sustainability in the Middle East and North Africa. Globalisation, Technology and Sustainable Development Book Series . Inderscience Enterprises Limited. ISBN 0-907776-30-2

Ahmed, Allam (2006) Human resource management in Sudan. In: Managing human resources in the Middle East. Routledge, UK, London, pp. 325-345. ISBN 0415349621

Ahmed, Allam (2006) Challenges & opportunities of e-learning networks in Africa. Development, 49 (2). pp. 86-92. ISSN 1011-6370

Ahmed, Allam (2006) Effective management and change in Africa. International Journal of Management Practice, 2 (2). pp. 159-171. ISSN 1477-9064

Ahmed, Allam, ed. (2006) Global & Local Resources in Achieving Sustainable Development. Globalisation, Technology and Sustainable Development Book Series . Inderscience, UK. ISBN 0-907776-29-9

Ahmed, Allam (2005) Sustainable development and technology transfer opportunities in the Sudan. International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, 4 (4). pp. 421-438. ISSN 1470-6075

Ahmed, Allam, ed. (2005) Bridging the Divide: The Role of Technology and Trade. Globalisation, Technology and Sustainable Development . World Association for Sustainable Development, p. 605. ISBN 0955177103

Ahmed, Allam, ed. (2005) Sustainable Development Outlook 2005:. Global Competitiveness, a Common Goal in a Digital Society . World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD). ISBN 0955177111

Ahmed, Allam (2005) The impact of finance and funding on technology adoption in Africa. Journal of African Development, 7 (1). pp. 20-41. ISSN 1060-6076

Ahmed, Allam (2005) Challenges & opportunities of agricultural research in the Sudan. Journal of African Policy Studies, 11 (1). pp. 1-24.

Ahmed, Allam (2005) Digital publishing & the new era of digital divide. International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 2 (4). pp. 321-338. ISSN 1479-4853

Ahmed, Allam (2005) Digital publishing and the new technological dilemma for developing countries. In: Productivity Enhancement for Social Advance: The Role of Management of Technology: 14th IAMOT International Conference Proceedings, jointly organized by the International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT) and the United Nations Industrial D, 22-26 May, 2005, Vienna: Austria.

Ahmed, Allam and McQuaid, Ronald W (2005) Entrepreneurship, Management & Sustainable Development. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development , 1 (1). pp. 6-31. ISSN 1746-0573

Ahmed, Allam (2005) Open access publishing: opportunities and strategic challenges for developing countries. In: Proceedings of 2005 European Academy of Management International Conference, 4-7th May 2005., TUM Business School, Munich, Germany .

Ahmed, Allam and Louw, Lynette, eds. (2005) Special Issue: Africa Can Escape Poverty. World Review of Science, Technology & Sustainable Development, 2 (3/4). Inderscience, pp. 205-215. ISBN 1741-2242

Ahmed, Allam and Newton, David John (2005) Strengthening African universities' strategic role in knowledge and technology development: policies and practice from Sudan. International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 2 (1). pp. 66-80. ISSN 1479-4853

Ahmed, Allam (2005) Understanding sustainable development and our future challenges. Inderscience Highlights Newsletter, 1 (1). pp. 1-11.

Ahmed, Allam and Newton, D, eds. (2004) Partnership for Sustainable Development: The Role of Academic Institutions and Societies in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals. SPRU (Science & Technology Policy Research). ISBN 0903622998

Ahmed, Allam (2004) Challenges of agricultural technology transfer & productivity increase in the Sudan. International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management, 4 (2). pp. 136-150. ISSN 1468-4322

Ahmed, Allam (2004) Making technology work for the poor: strategies and policies for African sustainable development. International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management, 4 (1). pp. 1-17. ISSN 1468-4322

Ahmed, Allam (2004) Science and technology policy in a globalised economy: the case of developing countries. In: Proceedings of 2004 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu: Hawaii, USA 16-19 June 2004.

Ahmed, Allam and Stein, Josephine Anne (2004) Science, Technology and Sustainable Development; A World Review. World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 1 (1). pp. 5-24. ISSN 1741-2242

Ahmed, Allam, ed. (2004) Special Issue - Technological Transformation & Sustainable Development in Africa. International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management, 4 (1). Inderscience, pp. 1-94. ISBN 1468-4322

Ahmed, Allam (2004) Strengthening African universities' role in technology development. In: challenge of inter-disciplinary perspectives and globalization in the 21st Century: 2004 Inaugural Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development (AWBMMD), 13-16 July 2004, Queensland: Australia Gold Coast.

Ahmed, Allam (2004) Technological Transformation for Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development in Developing Countries. In: Proceedings of 2004 Hawaii International Conference on Business, Honolulu: Hawaii, USA. 21-24 June 2004.

Ahmed, Allam and Cleeve, Emmanuel (2004) Tracking the Millennium Development Goals in sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Social Economics, 31 (1/2). pp. 12-29. ISSN 0306-8293

Ahmed, Allam (2003) Designing appropriate technology in rural sudan - end user considerations and strategic change. In: Dimensions of African business and development. Sheffield Hallam University Press, pp. 375-397. ISBN 9780863399732

Ahmed, Allam (2003) Africa and the international development challenges. In: Global business & economics review: anthology. B&ESI, USA, pp. 335-345. ISBN 0965983161

Ahmed, Allam (2003) Africa and the international development challenges. In: Proceedings of 2003 Business and Economics Society International (B&ESI) Conference, 24-28 July 2003., San Francisco: California, USA..

Ahmed, Allam (2003) Can Africa reach the UN international Millennium Development Goals? In: African business and development in the global economy: 2003 International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) proceedings. Westminster Business School, London: UK, pp. 452-459.

Ahmed, Allam (2003) Challenges of sustainable development in Africa towards achieving the UN millennium development goals. In: Proceedings of 2003 Development Studies Association (DSA) International Conference on Globalization and Development, 10-12 September 2003,, University of Strathclyde. Glasgow,Scotland..

Ahmed, Allam (2003) New approach to technology transfer: a case study of Sudan. In: Technology & development in the new millennium. Karachi University Press, Karachi, pp. 227-243. ISBN 0964826003

Ahmed, Allam (2003) Strengthening African universities' role in technology development. In: International Conference on Globalization and Development, 10-12 September 2003, University of Strathclyde. Glasgow: Scotland. .

Ahmed, Allam (2003) Technology adoption and productivity increase in Africa: Sudan case study. In: Proceedings of 2003 International Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT), Nancy: France.13-15 May.

Ahmed, Allam (2003) Technology management in the Sudan: strategic and policy challenges. Management Decision, 41 (3). pp. 267-273. ISSN 0025-1747

Ahmed, Allam (2002) Agricultural technology transfer in the Sudan: critique & policy implications. International Journal of Nigerian Studies & Development, 10 (2). pp. 21-33.

Ahmed, Allam and Neddle, David (2002) International Business & Market Operations Handbook. Institute for Practicioners in Credit Insurance and Surety/University of East London/OUP, UK.

Ahmed, Allam (2002) The impact of technology transfer upon the agricultural productivity gap in sub-Saharan Africa: a Sudanese case study. In: Proceedings of the 2002 International Conference of the International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD), 'Expanding the Horizons of African Business and Development',, 3-6 April, 2002., University of Port Elizabeth..

Ahmed, Allam, Adams, John and Newton, David (2001) The Productivity Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa - Case Study of Sudan. Working Paper. Unset.

Ahmed, Allam and Adams, John (2000) Technology Transfer in Sudan. Working Paper. Unset.

Ahmed, Allam (2000) New approach to technology transfer: a case study of Sudan. In: Fifth International Conference of the UK Based 'Third World Science, Technology and Development Forum, Technology & Development in the New Millennium, held at the University of Karachi, 24-27 April, 2000.

Ahmed, Allam (1999) Analyzing agricultural research effectiveness: the case of the Sudan agricultural research institutions. In: Annual Conference of the Development Studies Association (DSA), University of Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Scotland.

Ahmed, Allam (1999) The case of technology transfer, agricultural transformation and policy reform in Sudan. In: the Scottish Economic Society (SES) Annual Conference, 8-9 April, 1999, Napier University. Edinburgh: Scotland .

Ahmed, Allam (1997) International Food and Agribusiness Management Association. In: IAMA World Congress.

Ahmed, Allam (1996) History shows that every civilised society has destroyed itself. How can Agriculture help to prevent this happening to ours? Working Paper. Unset.

Ahmed, Allam (1993) Marketing of Dura (Sorghum) in Sudan. Agricultural International Magazine, 6 (1). pp. 4-8.

Ahmed, Allam (1987) Genetics: Questions and Answers. Other. University of Khartoum.