Research Papers

The intention of this page is to share information about research within the fields of Health Information Systems and ICT4Development, primarily research done within the HISP, BEANISH and INDEHELA projects.

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The papers are listed chronologically:

Title	Author(s)	Published	Abstract	Download
2008
Development as Free Software: Extending Commons Based Peer Production to the South	Knut Staring and Ola Hodne Titlestad	ICIS 2008		Full paper
Managing complexity through flexible scaling: A case study of the expansion of a health information system in Botswana	Anne Asmyr Thorseng	Master Thesis, Department of Informatics, Univerisity of Oslo		Download
Information Infrastructure Growth: Installers as Frontier Objects	Øystein Skadsem	Master Thesis, Department of Informatics, Univerisity of Oslo		Download
Modularization and Demodularization: Levels of a Java Web Application for Open Health	Torgeir Lorange Østby	Master Thesis, Department of Informatics, Univerisity of Oslo		Download
2007
Explore the challenges of providing documentation in open source projects	Margrethe Store	Master Thesis, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo		Download
Internationalization and localization. A case study from HISP	Øyvind F. Brucker	Master Thesis, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo		Download
The challenges of implementing a health information system in Vietnam	Eivind A. Berg	Master Thesis, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo		Download
Global Software Development: The challenge of communication models	Hans S. Tømmerholt	Master Thesis, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo		Download
OSS for health care in developing countries: Comparative case studies of DHIS2 and patient based systems in Ethiopia and Vietnam	Thanh Ngoc Nguyen	Master Thesis, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo		Download
2006
Exploring Tensions in Information Systems Standardization	Eduardo Jacucci	PhD Dissertation		Download
Global Software Development and Local Capacity Building: A means for improving Sustainability in Information Systems Implementations	Lars Helge Øverland	Master Thesis, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo		Download
Open Source Software Development in Developing Countries: The HISP Case in Ethiopia	Nils Fredrik Gjerull	Master Thesis, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo	Abstract	Download
The Challenge of Being Open - Building an Open Source Development Network	Kristian Nordal	Master Thesis, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo		Download
2005
Challenges of Health Information Systems Development and Implementation in Developing Countries: The global and local	Patrick R. Burasa	Master Thesis, Departement of Informatics, University of Oslo	Abstract	Download
Challenges of user participation in the design of a computer based system: the possibility of participatory customisation in low income countries	Honest C. Kimaro and Ola Hodne Titlestad	IFIP WG. 9.4 2005	[Abstract]	Download
Analysing the problem of unsustainable health information systems in low income countries: case studies from Tanzania and Mozambique.	Kimaro, H. C and J. L. Nhampossa	ITD 2005	[Abstract]
Internationalization of information infrastructures and control: cases from Mozambique and Norway	Nielsen, P. and J. L. Nhampossa	IFIP WG. 9.4 2005	[Abstract]
Social construction of software customization: The case of health information systems from Mozambique and India	Nhampossa, J. L. and S. Sahay	IFIP WG. 9.4 2005	[Abstract]
How wide is the digital divide?	Nhampossa	Seminar on the Digital Divide at Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo, Norway		Download
Strategies for development and integration of health information systems: coping with historicity and heterogeneity	Aanestad, Monteiro, Kimaro, Macombe, Macueve, Mukama, Monquingue, Nhampossa, and Lungo.	Work in progress, submitted to MISQ - Special Issue on IS in Developing Countries		Download
2004
Evaluation of a Bottom-up Action Research Approach in a Centralised Setting: HISP in Cuba	Johan Sæbø and Ola Hodne Titlestad	HICSS 2004	Abstract	Download
Participatory health information systems development in Cuba - the challenge of addressing multiple levels in a centralized setting	Ola Hodne Titlestad, Johan Sæbø and Jørn Braa	PDC 2004	Abstract	Download
Strategies to deal with legacy information systems: a case study from the Mozambican health sector	Nhampossa, J. L.	IRMA 2004	[Abstract]	Download
The challenge of "translating" health information systems from one developing country context to another: case study from Mozambique	Nhampossa, J. L.	ECIS 2004	[Abstract]	Download
Participation in the information system adaptation process in the public sector in Mozambique	Nhampossa, J. L., J. Kaasboll, et al.	PDC 2004	[Abstract]
Contextuality of participation in design. A developing country perspective	Puri, S. K., Byrne, E., Nhampossa, J.L., Quraishi, Z.B.	PDC 2004	[Abstract]	Download
The challenges of sustainability of health information systems in developing countries: comparative case studies of Mozambique and Tanzania	Kimaro, H. C. and Nhampossa J. L.	ECIS 2004	[Abstract]	Download
The Impacts of Legacy Information Systems in Reporting Routine Health Delivery Services: Case Studies from Mozambique and Tanzania	Lungo, J. H. and J. L. Nhampossa	International ICT Workshop 2004, Dar es Salaam Tanzania		Download
Experiences of internationalizing Information Systems: The challenge of standardization	Nhampossa and Nielsen	Presentation at the Oslo/Cambridge IS Workshop 2004 at University of Cambridge, UK		Download
Challenges of Integrating HIS in Mozambique: An Information Infrastructure Perspective	Baltazar Chilundo	Presentation at the Oslo/Cambridge IS Workshop 2004 at University of Cambridge, UK		Download
The Problem of Standardisation of HIS Developing Countries	Jørn Braa	Presentation at the Oslo/Cambridge IS Workshop 2004 at University of Cambridge, UK		Download
Networks of action: sustainable health information systems across developing countries	Braa, J., Monteiro, E. and Sahay, S.	MIS Quarterly, 28, 3, 337-362, Special Issue on Action Research	Abstract	Download
In the shadow of the commander	Pål De Vibe	Master Thesis, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo		Download
"All I want is a system that works"; Evaluation of the health information system in Cape Town, South Africa - using an information audit to capture views from the grass root level	Elisabeth Jakobsen and Ann Kristin H. Johansen	Master Thesis, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo		Download
Negotiating multiple rationalities in the process of integrating the information systems of disease-specific health programmes	Baltazar Chilundo and Margunn Aanestad	EJISDC 2005 vol. 20 R2	[Abstract]	Download
2003
Local health information systems, e-Governance, and ICT policy in Andhra Pradesh, India: Approaches, Challenges, and Opportunities	Jørn Braa, Zubeeda Quraishy, Sundeep Sahay, Usha Shrinath			braaindia.pdf
Developing Health Information Systems in Cuba -an effort to transfer the HISP approach from South Africa to Cuba	Johan Sæbø and Ola Titlestad	Master thesis at Department of Informatics, University of Oslo	Abstract	Download
ICTs, equality and sustainable development Experiences from the Philippines and Nigeria	Kuvaja K, Mursu A.	Pilipinas 2003:41(Sept.)
Identifying software project risks in Nigeria: an international comparative study	Mursu A, Lyytinen K, Soriyan HA, Korpela M.	EJIS 2003 Vol. 12 Number 3	Abstract
Legacy systems and systems development in Mozambique. Bridging the gap between the old and the new, showing the need for change	Tore Christian Skobba	Master Thesis, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo		Download
2002
The Struggle for District-Based Health Information Systems in South Africa	Braa, J. and Hedberg, C.			southafrica.pdf
Transfer of public sector information systems between developing countries: South-South cooperation	Kaasbøll, J. and J. L. Nhampossa	IFIP WG9.4 2002	[Abstract]	Download
Information systems development as an activity	Korpela M, Mursu A, Soriyan HA.	CSCW 2002
2001
A study of the actual and potential usage of information and communication technology at district and provincial levels in Mozambique with a focus on the health sector.	Braa, J. Macome, E. Da Costa, J. L. Mavimbe, J. C. Nhampossa, J. L. José, B. Manave, A. Sitói, A.	EJISDC 2001 vol. 5	[Abstract]	Download
Information systems development in Nigerian software companies: Research methodology and assessment from the healthcare sector's perspective	Soriyan HA, Mursu AS, Akinde AD, Korpela MJ.	EJISDC 2001 vol. 5	Abstract	Download
Health information systems programme (HISP) for District health in Mozambique	Nhampossa, J. L. and Gregory, J.	Presentation at the Oslo/Cambridge IS Workshop 2001 at University of Cambridge, UK		Download and Download part2
Health Information Systems Project (HISP) for District Health in India	Srinath U. and Sahay S.	Presentation at the Oslo/Cambridge IS Workshop 2001 at University of Cambridge, UK		Download
2000
Activity analysis as a method for information systems development: general introduction and experiments from Nigeria and Finland	Korpela M, Soriyan HA, Olufokunbi KC.	SJIS 2000		Download