Boundary Object in HIS: Designing and implementation of a regional scorecard

Abstract

This paper problematizes the way ICT4D projects are rarely equipped to anticipate for the longitudinal and organic nature of ICT4D processes. As such, it aims to explore how these ever-evolving processes may be met with adaptive solutions that are responsive to their changing environments. Our analysis concentrated on uncovering the change processes of a particularly successful ICT4D implementation over time. Based on these findings, we developed a process perspective of bricolage-driven change in ICT4D in which bricolage practices move through 3 different stages we identify to be 'opportunity based', 'locally owned' and 'locally driven' in nature. These insights are aimed at aiding researchers as well as practitioners in the ICT4D domain in the implementation of long term ICT4D solutions.

Health information systems implementation: Weaving alliances in East African Community

“…Forms of institutional work engaged by the actors emerged from analysing the data while informed by the theory. Preliminary results were published and presented in workshops and international conference (Senyoni & Braa, 2017). Secondly, I had time to reflect on this experience and compliment with other ones from my involvement in implementing HIS at the national level in Tanzania, Somalia, South Sudan and Indonesia.…”

“…Despite the differences, similarities were also observed within the bloc. For example, at the time DHIS 2 was the preferred system to collect, collate and analyse routine health data in the ministries of health of all partner states except for Burundi (Senyoni & Braa, 2017).…”

“…A series of presentations of the system's prototypes during the regional meeting allowed members with diverse backgrounds to understand the design approach and provide feedback and recommendations for the subsequent prototypes. See Senyoni and Braa (2017) for an account of this early part of the project.…”

Productivity in the Virtual Office: Unpacking the Role of Digital Tools and Work-Life Harmony

“…These serve as a compass for organizations seeking to gauge the effectiveness of their digitalization strategies. By quantifying progress in areas such as efficiency, communication enhancement, and the seamless integration of digital technologies, organizations can make data-informed decisions (Senyoni et al, 2023). These insights enable them to fine-tune their digitalization initiatives, ultimately benefiting both their workforce and their bottom line.…”

An Institutional Perspective on the Adoption of Open Dashboard for Health Information Systems in Tanzania

“…With organisations adopting a data-driven approach, the application of dashboards in various sectors has seen a surge of interest. An increasing number of organisations are or in the process of adopting dashboards as a means of staying close to their data [1] leading to its various naming conversions and applications; such as intelligent dashboards [2]; performance dashboards [3]; interactive dashboards [4]; traffic light dashboards, commonly known as scorecards [5]. Some of the factors attributing to the growing interests in das hboards include their ability to monitor performance, to convey information easily to diverse or specific stakeholders, to be used for planning purposes and to enforce co nsistency in measurements across organisations [6].…”