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

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Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D (ICT4D 2019)

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Abstract

This article attempts to understand the adoption and institutionalisation of open dashboards in the health information system in Tanzania as part of the national initiative in strengthening the routine health information systems through data-driven approaches. Using an institutional perspective, specifically the concept of institutional work, the article analyses the efforts of a group of actors aimed at disrupting existing structures, thereby creating new ones and diffusing them within and across organisations. We argue that for the institutionalisation of open dashboards in health information systems, serendipity moments are necessary and should be coupled with actors willing to mobilising others within the network. Furthermore, we argue that the use of participatory approach has the potential to align interests from diverse stakeholders hence providing a mechanism for transforming rooted organisational routines.

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  1. University of Oslo, Blindern 0317, Oslo, Norway

    Wilfred F. Senyoni & Jørn Braa

  2. University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Wilfred F. Senyoni & Honest C. Kimaro

  3. Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Claud Kumalija

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Senyoni, W.F., Kimaro, H.C., Braa, J., Kumalija, C. (2019). An Institutional Perspective on the Adoption of Open Dashboard for Health Information Systems in Tanzania. In: Nielsen, P., Kimaro, H.C. (eds) Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D. ICT4D 2019. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 551. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18400-1_22

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