TY - Generic T1 - Information Systems Practice for Development in Africa: Results from Indehela Y1 - 2006 A1 - Mikko Korpela A1 - Anja Mursu A1 - Soriyan, H. A1 - de la Harpe, Retha A1 - Esselina Macome AB - In this paper we search for answers to the question: Can information systems development (ISD) in Africa by African IS practitioners contribute to human development in Africa? More specifically, we ask if everyday ISD practice in Nigeria can contribute to people’s health in Nigeria. We summarize the results of European-African research collaboration spanning more than 15 years. A spectrum of research methods was used from 1998 through 2001, including a survey on software industry (N = 103), a survey on IS education in universities (N = 26), five case studies in industry, and reflection on action in a university-based project. An industry profile of software companies and their ISD practice is presented and contrasted with the education available. Implications are drawn for ISD practitioners and methodological lessons identified for IS research in general. In the discussion, the view is expanded from Nigeria to other African and developing countries. JF - Social Inclusion: Societal and Organizational Implications for Information Systems ER - TY - Generic T1 - Information Systems Research and Development by Activity Analysis and Development: Dead Horse or the Next Wave? Y1 - 2004 A1 - Mikko Korpela A1 - Anja Mursu A1 - Soriyan, Abimbola A1 - Eerola, Anne A1 - Häkkinen, Heidi A1 - Toivanen, Marika AB - We argue that the currently dominant methods in Information Systems are not satisfactory for emancipatory research and development whose starting point is work. Activity theory was proposed as such an emancipatory research-cum-development approach in IS a decade ago. However, the potential identified in the theory has not fully materialized. As our own contribution toward making activity theory more operational in IS, we present an elaborated framework, ActAD, and review our experience in applying it to descriptive research, practical analysis, and constructive research. We claim that in order to fully unleash the potential of activity theory, activity-based methods should be developed further for IS requirements analysis projects and IS implementation projects, as well as for facilitating software development. The most appropriate way of developing such applied methods is through collaborative action research in real-life information systems work—the information systems practitioners developing their own work through activity analysis and development, with researcher participation. JF - Information Systems Research UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-8095-6_25 ER - TY - Generic T1 - Researching and Developing Work Activities in Information Systems: Experiences and the Way Forward Y1 - 2004 A1 - Mikko Korpela A1 - Allen, Jonathan A1 - Bertelsen, Olav A1 - Dittrich, Yvonne A1 - Kuutti, Kari A1 - Lauche, Kristina A1 - Anja Mursu JF - Information Systems Research UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-8095-6_38 ER - TY - Generic T1 - Two Times Four Integrative Levels of Analysis: A Framework Y1 - 2001 A1 - Mikko Korpela A1 - Anja Mursu A1 - Hettie Abimbola Soriyan JF - Realigning Research and Practice in Information Systems Development ER -