My work
I'm currently research fellow at the University of Oslo doing a PhD in information systems.
More specifically, I'm doing my on health information systems in developing countries within the Health Information System Programme (HISP) and BEANISH projects focusing on development and implementation of integrated and scalable data repositories for HMIS (health management information systems).
Field experience/consultancies
| Country |
Project |
Period(s) |
Tasks |
| Cuba |
HISP Cuba |
May-Dec 2002 |
DHIS 1.3 customisation and training |
| Vietnam |
HISP Vietnam |
Oct-Dec 2004, March 2005, July-August 2005, August 2006 |
DHIS 1.4 and 2.0 customisation, DHIS training, establish sw development team |
| Zanzibar |
HISP Zanzibar/DANIDA |
Oct 2006- June 2007, August 2007, December 2007, July 2008 |
DHIS 1.4 customisation, set up web-based data repository, DHIS training, capacity
building of local technical team, project management |
Publications
| Paper |
Authors |
Published |
Year |
| Participatory health information systems development in Cuba - the challenge of addressing multiple levels in a centralized setting |
Braa, Titlestad, Sæbø |
PDC 2004, Toronto, Canada |
2004 |
| Challenges of user participation in the design of a computer based system: The possibility of participatory customisation in low income countries |
Kimaro and Titlestad |
IFIP 9.4 2005, Abuja, Nigeria |
2005 |
| Educational transformation through open source approaches |
Staring, Gailis, Titlestad |
IRIS 2005, Kristiansand, Norway |
2005 |
| Networks of Open Source Health Care Action |
Staring and Titlestad |
OSS 2006, Como, Italy |
2006 |
| Scaling Up Local Learning - Experiences From South-South-North Networks Of Shared Software Development |
Braa, Sahay, Monteiro, Staring, Titlestad |
IFIP 9.4 2007, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
2007 |
| Designing and Implementing Hospital Management Information Systems in Developing Countries: Case Studies from Tanzania - Zanzibar |
Igira, Titlestad, Lungo + various others from znz) |
HELINA 2007, Bamako, Mali |
2007 |
| Implementation of ICTs in Health and Management Information System for Zanzibar |
Co-authored with various from TZ and ZNZ |
IST-Africa 2007, Maputo, Mozambique |
2007 |
| Openshoring in south-south-north networks: -politics of knowledge |
Braa, Sahay, Monteiro, Staring, Titlestad |
Submitted to MISQ Special issue on IS offshoring |
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| Implementing Health Information System in Zanzibar: Using Internet for communication, information sharing and learning |
Sheikh and Titlestad |
IST Africa 2008, Windhoek, Namibia |
2008 |
Supervision
New master student? Here's an overview of possible master topics I'm offering at the moment.
Currently I'm supervising the following master students:
Previous master students:
| Name |
Graduated year |
Thesis |
| Eivind Anders Berg |
2007 |
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| Lars Helge Øverland |
2006 |
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| Petter Jacobsen |
2006 |
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| Teresa Hang Nguyen |
2005 |
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| Lars Mangset |
2005 |
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Teaching
I'm teaching the course Open Source software development.
My family
My kids Amund and Live and my wife Ingvild, at the rooftop restaurant at Chavda hotel in Zanzibar.
My places
Mui Ne beach, Vietnam
Saigon, Vietnam
Kiwengwa, Zanzibar
Austgulfjorden, Norway
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News
My pictures
Amund in his Vålerenga shirt at the Archipelago restaurant in Zanzibar.
Live, dressed for Norwegian summer weather.
Amund and Ola at the Darajani market in Stone Town, Zanzibar.
I'm the best!
Amund and Ola on safari in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania.
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