Mercy Erhi Makpor has been with the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2019. She is also a research associate and a visiting professor at the University of Minho, Portugal.
Her research area is in e-governance with a keen interest in digital inclusion (vulnerable, marginalised and underrepresented groups), diversity, equity, gender mainstreaming, equality, and intersectionality. Mercy is also an expert in ethics and corporate social responsibility with specificity to supply chain mapping, third-party relationships, stakeholder engagements, and effective CSR integration in the extractive sector.
Prior to joining UNU-EGOV, Mercy had over a decade of experience in policy consultation and academia, as well as working with professionals in Africa, Europe, and North and South America. She has over fifteen years of experience working alongside professionals from some of the biggest research teams around the globe, including the European Commission, the Teasdale-Corti Team Grant, and the United Nations.
Mercy has authored and co-authored several scientific papers and published in international peer-reviewed journals. She has chaired conferences and delivered lectures to government and private officials in the following areas: innovation and digital governance, change management and electronic governance, and digital government transformation.
She also teaches the above topics at the postgraduate level of the Integrated master’s in Information Systems Engineering and Management at the University of Minho. She is a reviewer for major conferences and journals on digital governance, sustainability, CSR, and extractive industries. She regularly delivers talks and keynotes at major conferences on digital transformation, governance, and sustainability.
Mercy holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the School of Economics and Management, University of Minho, Portugal, and a master's Degree in International Economy and Business from Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. She also holds a BSc in Accounting from the University of Benin, Nigeria.