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Faraja Igira
Country of origin: Tanzania Currently in: Tanzania, Dar es Salaam General field of specialization: Computing and Information Technology-
Degrees
2008 Doctorate Computing and Information Technology -
Current Research Activities
Computing and Information Technology
Exploring dynamics in work practices and organizational culture and how they shape and are shaped by the design and implementation of information and communication technologies.
Publications resulting from Research:
1. Igira, F. (2008). The situatedness of work practices and organizational culture: implications for information systems innovation uptake. Journal of Information Technology, 23(2), 79-88.
2. Lungo, J. H., and Igira, F. (2008). Development of Health Information System in Zanzibar: Practical Implications. Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries, 2(1), 24-32.
3. Igira, F., & Aanestad, M. (2009). Living with contradictions: Complementing activity theory with the notion of “installed base” to address the historical dimension of transformation. In Mind, Culture, and Activity: An International Journal, 16(3), 209-233.
4. Igira, F. (2012). Dynamics of healthcare work practices: Implications for Health Management Information Systems Design and Implementation. Journal of Management Research News, 35 (3/4), 245-259.
5. Ngoma, C., and Igira, F. (2012). Contradictions in Collecting and Recording Maternal Health Data at the Community Level: A case Study from two Districts in Tanzania. Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries, 6(2), 509-520.
6. Shidende N; Grisot M; Aanestad M; Igira F. (2014). Coordination challenges in Collaborative Practices in the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Tanzania. Journal of Health Informatics in Africa, 2(1), 1-17.
7. Ngoma, C., and Igira, F. (2015). Empowering Community Health Workers to Collect and Record Maternal and Child Health Data by Resolving Contradictions. Journal of Health Informatics in Africa, 3(1), 1-18.
8. Shidende, N.H., Aanestad, M., and Igira, F. (2016). The role of context in the co-evolution of work and tools: a case from the primary health sector in Tanzania. Journal of Information Technology & People, 29(4), 850-875.
9. Mukasa, E., Kimaro, H., Kiwanuka, A., and Igira, F. (2017). Challenges and strategies for standardizing information systems for integrated TB/HIV services in Tanzania: A case study of Kinondoni municipality. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC), 79(5), 1-11.
10. Mahundi, H.M., Chaula, B.H, and Igira, F. (2018). Appreciating local variations in standardising health care data collection processes and tools: A case of health management information system in Tanzania. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 84(4), 1-11.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchAdministrationTeaching
Workshop and Conference Attended
2007 Maputo, Mozambique IST-Africa Conference2007 Bamako, Mali HELINA: eHealth in Africa conference2007 The Hague, The Netherlands eChallenges conference2006 Trento, Italy Participatory design conferencePresentation given
2014How Can ICT Promote Youth Employment in TanzaniaTanzania Global Learning Agency (TaGLA), Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaEvent: Tanzania Country Level Knowledge Network (CLKnet) -
TWAS Awards
Apr 2024I read testimonies of those who have been awarded and became motivated. As a woman in science in a developing country I have a potential and I can contribute to the advancement of technology for development in my country and the region as a whole.Other Awards
May 2019National Best Worker AwardAwarded ten million and six hundred Tanzanian shillings only after being nominated as the National Best Worker for the Researchers, Academicians & Allied Workers Union (RAAWU) for 2018/2019May 2011Departmental Best Worker AwardAwarded one hundred Tanzanian shillings only after being nominated as the Departmental Best Worker for the department of Information Technology at the Institute of Finance Management.Jan 2009Post-doctoral Fellowship at the University of Oslo, NorwayWorked for a 50% part time Post-doc position at the University of Oslo, Norway starting from 1st March 2009 to 31st December 2012. The funding was provided through a project on Improving Access and Quality of Maternal Health care in Sub Saharan Africa by SIU, Norway. The main deliverables were Co-supervision of two PhD students who were registered at the University of Oslo and doing their research in Tanzania and a Functioning Mobile Application for registering maternal information and births
