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Born, in Lahore, Pakistan, Hasnain Bokhari is a Heinrich Boell doctoral fellow at the University of Erfurt. His research focuses on Information and Communication Technologies for sustainable human development and Electronic Government in the developing countries. His doctoral research is funded by the German political organisation, Heinrich Böll Stiftung. Earlier his research was supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Prior to his doctoral research, Hasnain studied at Erfurt School of Public Policy in the University of Erfurt from where he earned a Masters degree with a focus on I.T. policies and role of E-government in developing countries. He also worked as a research assistant with the Erfurt School of Public Policy and at the Faculty of Humanities. Before moving to Germany, Hasnain served as a lecturer at the Department of Computer Science, University of Peshawar.

He is a co-founder of software and I.T. consulting firm, eCon Solutions. In addition, he also worked as a I.T. consultant to GTZ (German Technical Agency) in Peshawar and received summer training from GTZ, Eschborn, Germany.He holds a Master degree in Wireless and Communication Networks from Bahria University, Islamabad and Bachelor of Computer Science from University of Peshawar, Pakistan.