The Role of Local Bricoleurs in Sustaining Changing ICT4D Solutions

Fruijtier, Elisabeth; Senyoni, Wilfred

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11235-6_12

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“…This highlights the need for actors to pay close attention to such contingencies and emerging issues while they continue to navigate and align stakeholders in a fragmented setting. Fruijtier and Senyoni (2018) point out that ICT4D projects should be met by actors and processes which are “equipped to anticipate for the longitudinal and organic nature of ICT4D processes” (p. 171). Implementing actors should continuously work towards forging new alliances while maintaining existing ones, ensuring the sustainability of introduced solutions (Fruijtier & Senyoni, 2018; Hughes, 1994; Kale & Singh, 2009).…”

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Health information systems implementation: Weaving alliances in East African Community

Senyoni

2020

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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This paper addresses the problem of fragmentation and lack of coordination in the context of health information systems. Drawing on a longitudinal action research study of implementing a regional database in East African Community; a process model is developed illustrating forms of institutional work in weaving alliance through three non‐linear phases: standardisation, evolving and stabilisation. The study first contributes by conceptualising weaving alliance as a process whereby novel Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) capabilities such as the implementation and use of dashboards emerge and co‐evolve with intentional actions by actors aligning stakeholders with diverse interests. The second contribution concerns how dashboards emerge and co‐evolve with existing work practises facilitating a common understanding among multi‐stakeholders. Collectively, the study broadens our understanding of introducing and sustaining ICT4D solutions in settings characterised by fragmented information systems.

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Health information systems implementation: Weaving alliances in East African Community

Senyoni

2020

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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“…This highlights the need for actors to pay close attention to such contingencies and emerging issues while they continue to navigate and align stakeholders in a fragmented setting. Fruijtier and Senyoni (2018) point out that ICT4D projects should be met by actors and processes which are "equipped to anticipate for the longitudinal and organic nature of ICT4D processes" (p. 171). Implementing actors should continuously work towards forging new alliances while maintaining existing ones, ensuring the sustainability of introduced solutions (Fruijtier & Senyoni, 2018;Hughes, 1994;Kale & Singh, 2009).…”

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“…Fruijtier and Senyoni (2018) point out that ICT4D projects should be met by actors and processes which are "equipped to anticipate for the longitudinal and organic nature of ICT4D processes" (p. 171). Implementing actors should continuously work towards forging new alliances while maintaining existing ones, ensuring the sustainability of introduced solutions (Fruijtier & Senyoni, 2018;Hughes, 1994;Kale & Singh, 2009). Stabilisation is another process which refers to the creative and maintenance work associated with legitimising the implemented solution.…”

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

Senyoni

Βraa

2017

2017 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa)

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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.

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The Role of Local Bricoleurs in Sustaining Changing ICT4D Solutions

Cited by 2 publications

References 13 publications

Health information systems implementation: Weaving alliances in East African Community

Health information systems implementation: Weaving alliances in East African Community

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

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