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INF5850 - Autumn 2018

Schedule

INF5850 fall 2018 is scheduled to run intensively over three weeks in October.

This Schedule is not final. Last updated 23.08.2018

INF5850 Schedule
Date	Time	Room	Teacher	Topic	Resources
02.10.2018	09:15-11:00	C	Sundeep Sahay	Overall perspective on development approaches	Session 1 slides Theories of development chapter 1, 2, and 4 Secondary reading: World Development Report
03.10.2018	09:15-11:00	Shell	Sundeep Sahay/Arunima Mukherjee	Sen’s human development approach	Session 2 slides Amartya Sen chapters 1 and 2 Arunima Mukherjee thesis excerpt
04.10.2018	09:15-11:00	Java	Sundeep Sahay	Castells and the network society	Session 3 slides Rethinking development in the global information age Valten: IDENTITY, STRUCTURE AND IDEOLOGY - Manuel Castells’ contribution to the identity policy discussion Mosse and Sahay: The role of communication practices in the strengthening of counter networks: Case experiences from the health care sector of Mozambique
05.10.2018	12:15-14:00	Java	Sundeep Sahay	Evaluating development through realist approaches	Session 4 slides Speigel et al: Tool, weapon, or white elephant? A realist analysis Nick Tilley - Realistic evaluation: An overview Jeffries et al. Understanding the implementation and adoption of a technological intervention to improve medication safety in primary care
09.10.2018	09:15-11:00	C	Sundeep Sahay	ICT perspective on development. Resilience, self-reliance	Session 5 slides Ospina and Heeks: Linking ICTs and Climate Change Adaptation Haldane et al: Health systems resilience
11.10.2018	09:15-11:00	Perl	Sundeep Sahay	Open source, appropriation and development	Designed in Shenzhen Byrne et al: Understanding meaning and bridging divides Lindtner: Hacking with Chinese Characteristics Chan: Coding free software, coding free states May: Escaping the TRIPS's trap
11.10.2018	12:15-14:00	Java	Sundeep Sahay	Social embeddedness of technology and development Citizen/civil society initiatives and Frugal innovation and development	Slides session 7 Social Embeddedness Slides session 8 Frugal development Gigler: Closing the feedback loop Avgerou: Discourses on ICT and development Madon, Sahay: An Information-Based Model of NGO Mediation for the Empowerment of Slum Dwellers in Bangalore
12.10.2018	12:15-14:00	Perl	Johan Ivar Sæbø	Diffusion, translation, and technology transfer	Nhampossa thesis chapter 2 and 6 Information systems and developing countries: Failure, success, and local improvisations The Zimbabwe Bush Pump. mechanics of a fluid technology Located accountabilities in technology production Technology transfer vs learning Scaling of HIS in a global context: Same, same, but different
16.10.2018	09:15-11:00	C	Petter Nielsen	Digital innovation and development	Slides session 9 Frugal Digital Innovation and Living Labs: A Case Study of Innovation in Public Health in India (Sahay, Nielsen, Faujdar, Kumar and Mukherjeee, 2018) Digital Innovation: A Research Agenda for Information Systems Research in Developing Countries (Nielsen, 2017) Innovation in the Fringes of Software Ecosystems: The role of Socio-Technical Generativity (Msiska & Nielsen, 2017)
18.10.2018	09:15-11:00	Perl	Sundeep Sahay	Are ICTs building a better world?	Slides ICTs building a better world Sahay: Are we Building a Better World with ICTs? Empirically Examining this Question in the Domain of Public Health in India Qureshi: Are we making a Better World with Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) Research? Findings from the Field and Theory Building Walsham: ICT4D Research: Reflections on History and Future Agenda
18.10.2018	12:15-14:00	Java	Sundeep Sahay	Course review
19.10.2018	12:15-14:00	Java	Sundeep Sahay	Discussions on Exams	G. Walsham: Are we making a better world with ICTs?

Published Aug. 23, 2018 2:46 PM - Last modified Oct. 16, 2018 12:43 PM