Petter Nielsen

• Gundersen, Ragnhild Bassøe; Nicholson, Brian; Sæbø, Johan Ivar & Nielsen, Petter (2023). The Interplay Between Communitas and Anti-structure in Liminal Innovation, Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems ECIS 2023. Association for Information Systems (AIS). ISSN 978-1-958200-08-7.
• Nguyen, Thanh Ngoc & Nielsen, Petter (2023). The dynamics of information system development in developing countries: From mutual exclusion to hybrid vigor. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. ISSN 1681-4835. 89(4). doi: 10.1002/isd2.12266. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The integration of isolated software components into large-scale and complex information systems is a topic that attracts the interest of many information systems practitioners and researchers. However, less attention is given to the intricate processes by which these infrastructures are built using multiple independent software components. Different actors introduce these components, which can lead to a “battleground of functional roles” where components are replacing and blocking each other. To better understand this phenomenon, we conducted multiple case studies involving the development of a large-scale information system for communicable disease detection, prevention, and control in Vietnam. We collected empirical data through various methods, including interviews, focus groups, and participation observation. We identified different strategies employed by actors to block, remove, or replace other software components, protect their position, and find a way to join the existing and established systems. This paper contributes to this topic by theorizing a strategy called “hybrid vigor,” which allows for the combination of the strengths of individual software components and enables sustainable evolution.

• Nicholson, Brian; Nielsen, Petter; Sæbø, Johan Ivar & Tavares, Ana Paula (2022). Digital Public Goods for Development: A Conspectus and Research Agenda. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. ISSN 1868-4238. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-19429-0_27.
• Nicholson, Brian; Nielsen, Petter; Sahay, Sundeep & Sæbø, Johan Ivar (2022). Digital public goods platforms for development: The challenge of scaling. The Information Society. ISSN 0197-2243. 38(5), p. 364–376. doi: 10.1080/01972243.2022.2105999. Full text in Research Archive
• Nielsen, Petter & Sahay, Sundeep (2022). A critical review of the role of technology and context in digital health research. Digital Health. 8, p. 1–10. doi: 10.1177/20552076221109554.
• Sæbø, Johan Ivar; Nicholson, Brian; Nielsen, Petter & Sahay, Sundeep (2021). DIGITAL GLOBAL PUBLIC GOODS. In Masiero, Silvia & Nielsen, Petter (Ed.), IFIP 9.4 2021 – 1st Virtual Conference Conference Theme: Resilient ICT4D. Proceedings. Universitetet i Oslo. ISSN 978-82-7368-462-2. p. 890–900.
• Sæbø, Johan Ivar; Nicholsan, Brian; Nielsen, Petter & Sahay, Sundeep (2021). Digital Public Goods Platforms for Development: The Challenge of Scaling. UiO web.
• Gundersen, Ragnhild Bassøe; Utvik, Vetle Alvenes; Thorseng, Anne Asmyr; Sæbø, Johan Ivar & Nielsen, Petter (2021). AN INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF DIGITAL TRANSFOR-MATION OF COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING DURING A PANDEMIC. IRIS Selected Papers of the Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia. ISSN 1891-9863. 12(4).
• Bengtsson, Anastasia; Nielsen, Petter & Li, Magnus (2021). Component trustworthiness in an enterprise software platform ecosystem. NOKOBIT: Norsk konferanse for organisasjoners bruk av informasjonsteknologi. ISSN 1892-0748. Show summary

  Enterprise software packages are increasingly designed as extensible software platforms. These platforms are characterised by modular architecture that allows third parties to innovate and create value through the development of complementary applications. The development process of complementary applications from scratch is resource-intensive. One way of optimising the development process is by using the component-based software engineering (CBSE) approach that focuses on software reuse and suggests building applications with reusable components. There is a considerable amount of literature on CBSE; however, there has been little discussion on how component-based software engineering can strengthen third-party application development in the context of an enterprise software platform ecosystem. Specifically, it is unclear how the challenge of component trustworthiness can be addressed in this context. To explore this, we conducted a design science research(DSR) study to answer the following question: What are design principles pertaining to component trustworthiness for implementing a component repository that facilitates component reuse in an enterprise software platform ecosystem? In our study, we have explored the potential for component reuse in the ecosystem of the global health software platform DHIS2 by designing and developing a prototype component repository. During the design and development process, two design principles were identified: Principle of component trustworthiness and Principle of balanced certification. These principles are to guide researchers and practitioners on how a component repository can be implemented in the context of an enterprise software platform ecosystem.

• Asah, Flora Nah; Kaasbøll, Jens Johan; Nielsen, Petter & Seukap, Roger (2021). Organizations failing to learn: Roadblocks to the Implementation of Standardized Information Systems. Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries. ISSN 1178-4407. 15(1), p. 1–31. Full text in Research Archive
• Collinson, Nilza; Mahundi, Masoud & Nielsen, Petter (2020). Different Approaches to Complementing Software Platforms: A Case Study of Digital Innovation Across 10 Developing Countries. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. ISSN 1868-4238. 587, p. 14–25. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-65828-1_2.
• Gundersen, Ragnhild Bassøe; Dynestøl, Emilie Bauck; Nielsen, Petter; Sæbø, Johan Ivar; Thorseng, Anne Asmyr & Ulshagen, Andrea (2020). Digital Transformation under a pandemic: A case study of Covid-19 contact tracing in Norway. NOKOBIT: Norsk konferanse for organisasjoners bruk av informasjonsteknologi. ISSN 1892-0748. 28(1). Full text in Research Archive
• Li, Magnus & Nielsen, Petter (2019). Making Usable Generic Software. A Matter of Global or Local Design? In Pekkola, Samuli; Pirkkalainen, Henri; Hellsten, Pasi & Ilvonen, Ilona (Ed.), Proceedings of the 10th Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems (SCIS2019). Association for Information Systems (AIS). ISSN 978-0-578-53212-7. Show summary

  Usability is widely acknowledged as a desirable trait of software, referring to how usable it is to a specific set of users. However, when software is developed as generic packages, aimed at supporting variety, designing user interfaces with sufficient sensitivity to use-contexts is a challenge. Extant literature has documented this challenge and established that solving usability-related problems are difficult, both during software development and implementation. Adding to this discussion, this paper contributes by developing a framework to analyze what characterizes usability-related design of generic software. This includes two levels of design; generic-level and implementation-level, and two types of design; design for use and design for design. We apply this conceptual framework on an empirical case based on an ongoing action research project where a global generic health software is implemented in a large state in India. From the analysis we argue that attempts to strengthen usability of generic software require a holistic intervention, considering design on both ‘global’ and ‘local’ level. Of particular importance is how usable the generic software and other design-resources are when implementers are customizing the software. We coin this aspect of design as meta-usability, which represent what we see as an avenue for further research.

• Adu-Gyamfi, Eric; Nielsen, Petter & Sæbø, Johan Ivar (2019). The dynamics of a global health information systems research and implementation project. Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings. ISSN 1650-3686. p. 73–79.
• Mahundi, Masoud; Nielsen, Petter & Kimaro, Honest (2019). The social and technical conditions enabling innovations in information infrastructures: A case study from public health in Tanzania. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (AJSTID). ISSN 2042-1338. 11(7), p. 795–805. doi: 10.1080/20421338.2019.1594557.
• Nguyen, Simon Pettersen; Nielsen, Petter & Sæbø, Johan Ivar (2019). Global Standards and Local Development. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS). ISSN 1865-0929. 933, p. 141–155. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-11235-6_10.
• Msiska, Brown Chawanangwa; Nielsen, Petter & Kaasbøll, Jens Johan (2019). Leveraging Digital Health Platforms in Developing Countries: The Role of Boundary Resources. In Nielsen, Petter & Kimaro, Honest C. (Ed.), Information and Communication Technologies for Development: Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D. 15th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2019, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 1–3, 2019, Proceedings, Part I. Springer Nature. ISSN 9783030183998. p. 116–126. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-18400-1_10.
• Adu-Gyamfi, Eric; Nielsen, Petter; Sæbø, Johan Ivar & Saugene, Zeferino (2019). Scaling Across Functional Domains: A Case of Implementing an Electronic HIV Patient Information System in Sierra Leone. In Nielsen, Petter & Kimaro, Honest C. (Ed.), Information and Communication Technologies for Development: Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D. 15th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2019, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 1–3, 2019, Proceedings, Part I. Springer Nature. ISSN 9783030183998. p. 331–342. doi: %2010.1007/978-3-030-18400-1_27.
• Sanner, Terje Aksel & Nielsen, Petter (2019). Software Platforms for Inclusive Innovation. In Nielsen, Petter & Kimaro, Honest C. (Ed.), Information and Communication Technologies for Development: Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D. 15th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2019, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 1–3, 2019, Proceedings, Part I. Springer Nature. ISSN 9783030183998. p. 218–230. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-18400-1_18.
• Nicholson, Brian; Nielsen, Petter; Sæbø, Johan Ivar & Sahay, Sundeep (2019). Exploring Tensions of Global Public Good Platforms for Development: The Case of DHIS2. In Nielsen, Petter & Kimaro, Honest C. (Ed.), Information and Communication Technologies for Development: Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D. 15th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2019, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 1–3, 2019, Proceedings, Part I. Springer Nature. ISSN 9783030183998. p. 207–217. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-18400-1_17.
• Sahay, Sundeep; Nielsen, Petter & Aanestad, Margunn (2019). Institutionalizing Information Systems for Universal Health Coverage in Primary Health Care and the Need for New Forms of Institutional Work. Communications of the Association for Information Systems. ISSN 1529-3181. 44(1), p. 62–80. doi: 10.17705/1CAIS.04403. Full text in Research Archive
• Msiska, Brown Chawanangwa & Nielsen, Petter (2018). Innovation in the fringes of software ecosystems: the role of socio-technical generativity. Information Technology for Development. ISSN 0268-1102. 24(2), p. 398–421. doi: 10.1080/02681102.2017.1400939. Full text in Research Archive
• Sahay, Sundeep; Nielsen, Petter & Latifov, Murodillo Abdusamadovich (2018). Grand challenges of public health: How can health information systems support facing them? Health Policy and Technology. ISSN 2211-8837. 7(1), p. 81–87. doi: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2018.01.009.
• Sæbø, Johan Ivar; Moyo, Christon M. & Nielsen, Petter (2018). Promoting transparency and accountability with district league tables in Sierra Leone and Malawi. Health Policy and Technology. ISSN 2211-8837. 7(1), p. 35–43. doi: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2018.01.003.
• Poppe, Olav; Sæbø, Johan Ivar; Nielsen, Petter & Sanner, Terje Aksel (2017). Standardising Through Software. IRIS Selected Papers of the Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia. ISSN 1891-9863. 8, p. 111–119.
• Adu-Gyamfi, Eric & Nielsen, Petter (2017). Leveraging software platform capabilities to support HIV (ART) treatment adherence management: A case from sierra leone. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. ISSN 1868-4238. 504, p. 35–46. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-59111-7_4.
• Nielsen, Petter (2017). Digital Innovation: A Research Agenda for Information Systems Research in Developing Countries. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. ISSN 1868-4238. 504, p. 269–279. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-59111-7_23.
• Nguyen, Simon Pettersen; Nielsen, Petter & Sæbø, Johan Ivar (2017). The Role of Global Standardization Communities in Shaping National Health Information Architectures. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. ISSN 1868-4238. 504, p. 93–103. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-59111-7_9.
• Msiska, Brown Chawanangwa & Nielsen, Petter (2017). A Framework to Assess and Address Human Capacities Needed to Leverage Open Source Software Platforms in Developing Countries. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. ISSN 1868-4238. 504, p. 81–92. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-59111-7_8.
• Bergum, Bjørn-Ingar; Nielsen, Petter & Sæbø, Johan Ivar (2017). Patchworks of Logistics Management Information Systems: Challenges or Solutions for Developing Countries? IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. ISSN 1868-4238. 504, p. 47–58. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-59111-7_5.
• Asah, Flora Nah; Nielsen, Petter & Sæbø, Johan Ivar (2017). Challenges for Health Indicators in Developing Countries: Misconceptions and Lack of Population Data. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. ISSN 1868-4238. 504, p. 593–604. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-59111-7_48.
• Nguyen, Thanh Ngoc; Nielsen, Petter & Braa, Jørn (2017). Scaling Information Infrastructures: The Case of the Medical Licensing System in a Southeast Asian Country. AJIS. Australasian Journal of Information Systems. ISSN 1449-8618. 21. doi: 10.3127/ajis.v21i0.1518. Show summary

  Scaling health information systems from small-scale pilots to national systems in developing countries poses a key challenge to systems designers and health managers. Consequently, many projects dissolve and die before they reach the scale where they are useful for information management. The concept of bootstrapping, from the information infrastructure literature, has proven useful for discussing and understanding how to initiate and grow largescale, complex and networked information systems from scratch. We use the concept of bootstrapping to analyze and discuss an empirical case of building a large-scale medical licensing system in a Southeast Asian country. Beyond describing the process leading up to the success of the licensing system, we contribute to the literature by identifying a range of factors influencing the bootstrapping process, and we suggest methods of making the bootstrapping strategy relevant in this context.

• Nguyen, Thanh Ngoc & Nielsen, Petter (2017). From routine to revolt: Improving routine health data quality and relevance by making them public. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. ISSN 1868-4238. 504, p. 548–558. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-59111-7_45.
• Manya, Ayub Shisia & Nielsen, Petter (2016). Reporting Practices and Data Quality in Health Information Systems in Developing Countries: An Exploratory Case Study in Kenya. Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries. ISSN 1178-4407. 10(1), p. 114–126.
• Gizaw, Abyot Asalefew; Bygstad, Bendik & Nielsen, Petter (2016). Open generification. Information Systems Journal. ISSN 1350-1917. 27(5), p. 619–642. doi: 10.1111/isj.12112.
• Moyo, Christon M.; Kaasbøll, Jens Johan; Nielsen, Petter & Sæbø, Johan Ivar (2016). The information transparency effects of introducing league tables in the health system in Malawi. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. ISSN 1681-4835. 75:2, p. 1–16. doi: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2016.tb00544.x.
• Nielsen, Petter & Sæbø, Johan Ivar (2016). Three Strategies for Functional Architecting: Cases from the Health Systems of Developing Countries. Information Technology for Development. ISSN 0268-1102. 22(1), p. 134–151. doi: 10.1080/02681102.2015.1026304.
• Poppe, Olav; Sæbø, Johan Ivar & Nielsen, Petter (2014). Architecting in large and complex information infrastructures. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing. ISSN 1865-1348. 186, p. 90–104.
• Braa, Kristin; Nielsen, Petter & Titlestad, Ola Hodne (2014). Innovation for Health in Developing Countries, Medical Technology - Meeting Tomorrow's Health Care Challenges. Novus Forlag. ISSN 978-82-7099-791-6. p. 21–37.
• Braa, Kristin & Nielsen, Petter (2014). Kapasitetsbygging og innovasjon i helsesystemer i sør. Arr - Idéhistorisk tidsskrift. ISSN 0802-7005. p. 53–60.
• Poppe, Olav; Sæbø, Johan Ivar & Nielsen, Petter (2014). Architecting in Large and Complex Information Infrastructures. In Hald Commisso, Trine; Nørbjerg, Jacob & Pries-Heje, Jan (Ed.), Nordic Contributions in IS Research : 5th Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems, SCIS 2014, Ringsted, Denmark, August 10-13, 2014 : Proceedings. Springer. ISSN 978-3-319-09545-5. p. 90–104. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-09546-2_7.
• Sanner, Terje Aksel; Manda, Tiwonge Davis & Nielsen, Petter (2014). Grafting: Balancing Control and Cultivation in Information Infrastructure Innovation. Journal of the AIS. ISSN 1536-9323. 15(4), p. 220–243. doi: 10.17705/1jais.00356.
• Hanseth, Ole & Nielsen, Petter (2013). Infrastructural Innovation: Flexibility, Generativity and the Mobile Internet. International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research. ISSN 1539-3062. 11(1), p. 27–45. doi: 10.4018/jitsr.2013010102.
• Nielsen, Petter & Fjuk, Annita (2010). The Reality beyond the Hype: Mobile Internet is Primarily an Extension of PC-Based Internet. The Information Society. ISSN 0197-2243. 26(5), p. 375–382. doi: 10.1080/01972243.2010.511561.
• Aanestad, Margunn; Monteiro, Eric & Nielsen, Petter (2007). Information Infrastructures and Public Goods: Analytical and Practical Implications for SDI. Information Technology for Development. ISSN 0268-1102. 13(1), p. 7–25.
• Nielsen, Petter & Aanestad, Margunn (2006). Control devolution as information infrastructure design strategy: A case study of a content service platform for mobile phones in Norway. Journal of Information Technology. ISSN 0268-3962. 21, p. 185–194.
• Kristoffersen, Steinar; Nielsen, Petter; Blechar, Jennifer & Hanseth, Ole (2005). ‘Ordinary Innovation' of Mobile Services. In Sørensen, Carsten; Yoo, Youngjin & DeGross, Janice (Ed.), Designing Ubiquitous Information Environments: Socio-Technical Issues and Challenges. Springer Publishing Company. ISSN 0-387-27560-6. p. 305–320.
• Nielsen, Petter & Aanestad, Margunn (2005). Infrastructuralization as design strategy: A case study of a content service platform for mobile phones in Norway. In Hustad, Eli; Munkvold, B.E.; Rolland, Knut-Helge Ronæs & Flak, L.S. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 28th Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia. Universitetet i Agder. ISSN 82-7117-554-8.
• Jansen, Arild Johan & Nielsen, Petter (2005). Theorizing convergence co-evolution of information infrastructures. Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems (SJIS). ISSN 0905-0167. p. 67–100. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This paper engages in a study of the conditions for convergence between information infrastructures. Inspired by the visions of convergence as on of the essential building blocks to achieve the goals of the Information Society and eEurope as well as the observation that no model has been proposed to address how and why convergence develops, we aim at providing a theoretical framework for studying such phenomena. To analyze the interrelatedness of the parallel evolution of information infrastructures, we introduce a concept of co-evolution and apply it to a study of the ongoing development of the two wireless communication platforms Universal Mobile Telephone System (UMTS) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) in Norway. We emphasize the importance of an adequate understanding of the infrastructures involved, including the installed bases and their intra- and inter-linkages, to anticipate possible trajectories of co-evolution. Focusing on the network dimension of the communication platforms, we show how the various technologies, politics, interests and user preferences linked to the installed bases of each of the platforms may strongly influence the direction and speed of their co-evolution.

• Nielsen, Petter & Mosse, Emilio (2004). Communication Practices as Functions, Rituals and Symbols: Challenges for Computerization of Paper-Based Information Systems. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. ISSN 1681-4835. 18(3), p. 1–17.

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• Masiero, Silvia & Nielsen, Petter (2021). IFIP 9.4 2021 – 1st Virtual Conference Conference Theme: Resilient ICT4D. Proceedings. Universitetet i Oslo. ISBN 978-82-7368-462-2. 1018 p.
• Nielsen, Petter & Kimaro, Honest C. (2019). Information and Communication Technologies for Development: Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D. 15th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2019, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 1–3, 2019, Proceedings, Part II. Springer Nature. ISBN 9783030191146. 447 p.
• Nielsen, Petter & Kimaro, Honest C. (2019). Information and Communication Technologies for Development: Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D. 15th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2019, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 1–3, 2019, Proceedings, Part I. Springer Nature. ISBN 9783030183998. 789 p.
• Nielsen, Petter (2015). Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries (IFIP 9.4). Universitetet i Oslo. ISBN 978-82-7368-465-3. 794 p.
• Nielsen, Petter (2015). Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries. Universitetet i Oslo. ISBN 978-82-7368-465-3. 794 p.
• Jansen, Arild Johan & Nielsen, Petter (2003). Nielsen, Petter; Jansen, Arild J.. Information Infrastructures and Convergence [Foredrag og Artikkel. IRIS26; 09.08.2003 - 12.08.2003. I Laukkunen &Sarpola (ed) Proceeeding of IRIS26, Haikko Manor, Finland. The IRIS association. 950 p.

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• Davison, Robert M.; Chughtai, Hameed; Nielsen, Petter; Marabelli, Marco; Iannacci, Federico & van Offenbeek, Marjolein [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2024). The ethics of using generative AI for qualitative data analysis. Information Systems Journal. ISSN 1350-1917. doi: 10.1111/isj.12504.
• Gundersen, Ragnhild Bassøe; Nielsen, Petter & Sæbø, Johan Ivar (2023). The Interplay Between Communitas and Anti-structure in Liminal Innovation.
• Gundersen, Ragnhild Bassøe; Utvik, Vetle Alvenes; Thorseng, Anne Asmyr; Sæbø, Johan Ivar & Nielsen, Petter (2021). AN INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF DIGITAL TRANSFOR-MATION OF COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING DURING A PANDEMIC.
• Masiero, Silvia & Nielsen, Petter (2021). Resilient ICT4D: Building and Sustaining Our Community in Pandemic Times. In Masiero, Silvia & Nielsen, Petter (Ed.), IFIP 9.4 2021 – 1st Virtual Conference Conference Theme: Resilient ICT4D. Proceedings. Universitetet i Oslo. ISSN 978-82-7368-462-2.
• Nicholson, Brian; Nielsen, Petter & Sæbø, Johan Ivar (2021). Digital platforms for development. Information Systems Journal. ISSN 1350-1917. doi: 10.1111/isj.12364.
• Sæbø, Johan Ivar; Nielsen, Petter & Braa, Kristin (2020). Norsk teknologi kan overvåke og begrense korona-utbruddet. Bistandsaktuelt. ISSN 1501-0201.
• Nielsen, Petter & Davison, Robert (2020). Predatory journals: A sign of an unhealthy publish or perish game? Information Systems Journal. ISSN 1350-1917. doi: 10.1111/isj.12289.
• Nielsen, Petter & Kimaro, Honest (2019). Preface. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. ISSN 1868-4238. 552, p. v–vi.
• Nielsen, Petter & Sahay, Sundeep (2019). Critically studying openness: A way forward. Information Systems Journal. ISSN 1350-1917. 29(4), p. 763–767. doi: 10.1111/isj.12236.
• Li, Magnus & Nielsen, Petter (2019). Design Infrastructures in Global Software Platform Ecosystems.
• Adu-Gyamfi, Eric; Nielsen, Petter & Sæbø, Johan Ivar (2019). The Dynamics of a Global Health Information Systems Research and Implementation Project.
• Nielsen, Petter & Sahay, Sundeep (2019). Critically studying openness: A way forward. Information Systems Journal. ISSN 1350-1917. 29(4), p. 763–767. doi: 10.1111/isj.12236.
• Nguyen, Simon Pettersen; Nielsen, Petter & Sæbø, Johan Ivar (2018). Global Standards and Local Development.
• Sahay, Sundeep; Nielsen, Petter; Faujdar, Dharamjeet; Kumar, Rajesh & Mukherjee, Arunima Sehgal (2018). Frugal Digital Innovation and Living Labs: A Case Study of Innovation in Public Health in India.
• Saunders-Hastings, Patrick; Perrin, Maureen; Nielsen, Petter; Sæbø, Johan Ivar & Uggowitzer, Steven (2018). DHIS2 as a tool for health impact assessment in low-resource settings: examining opportunities for expanding use of routine health data.
• Li, Magnus; Nielsen, Petter & Sæbø, Johan Ivar (2018). Mediators to Advocate and Facilitate End-User Participation in Digital Innovation.
• Nielsen, Petter & Sanner, Terje Aksel (2018). Digital Innovation and the Dynamics of ICT4D Projects.
• Manya, Ayub Shisia; Nielsen, Petter & Pundo, Raphael (2016). Cloud Computing as a Catalyst for Integrated Health Information Systems in Developing Countries: Opportunities and Challenges.
• Asah, Flora Nah & Nielsen, Petter (2016). The Fundamental Role of Health Information Systems for Universal Health Coverage: The Case of Cameroon.
• Manya, Ayub Shisia & Nielsen, Petter (2015). The Use of Social Learning Sysetms in Implementing a Web-Based Routine Health Information System in Kenya.
• Nielsen, Petter; Sahay, Sundeep & Latifov, Murodillo Abdusamadovich (2015). Civil Registration and Vital Statistics: A Neglected area in Information Systems Research.
• Braa, Kristin & Nielsen, Petter (2015). Sustainable Action Research: The Networks of Actions Approach.
• Sæbø, Johan Ivar & Nielsen, Petter (2015). Usynlige mennesker, usynlige sykdommer. Verdensmagasinet X. p. 74–77.
• Moyo, Christon M.; Manda, Tiwonge Davis & Nielsen, Petter (2015). Peer based reviews as a strategy for strengthening the health information systems: a case study from Malawi.
• Manya, Ayub Shisia; Braa, Jørn; Nielsen, Petter & Wasunna, Owino (2015). Utilization of routine health information system to monitor the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) for 2015 in South Sudan.
• Hanseth, Ole & Nielsen, Petter (2014). Infrastructural Innovation and Generative Information Infrastructures. In Kai, Jakobs (Eds.), Modern Trends Surrounding Information Technology Standards and Standardization within Organizations. IGI Global. ISSN 1466663332. p. 1–23.
• Nielsen, Petter (2014). Building a Global Network of Capacity: Lessons from HISP.
• Nielsen, Petter & Sæbø, Johan Ivar (2014). Ebolas ofre. Dagsavisen. ISSN 1503-2892.
• Nielsen, Petter & Mørk, Bjørn Erik (2013). Dataprogram som ikke snakker samme språk. Aftenposten Viten. ISSN 2464-3033.
• Braa, Kristin & Nielsen, Petter (2013). Leveraging the potential of mobiles in developing country health initiatives: From ICT4D to information infrastructures 4D.
• Nielsen, Petter & Hanseth, Ole (2010). TOWARDS A DESIGN THEORY OF USABILITY AND GENERATIVITY.
• Nielsen, Petter & Aanestad, Margunn (2005). Infrastructuralization as design strategy: A case study of a content service platform for mobile phones in Norway.
• Kristoffersen, Steinar; Nielsen, Petter; Blechar, Jennifer & Hanseth, Ole (2005). ‘Ordinary Innovation' of Mobile Services.
• Nielsen, Petter & Herstad, Jo (2004). Providing premium SMS services for mobile phones: Usability based on networks of user - developer relationships.
• Nielsen, Petter & Nhampossa, Jose Leopold (2004). Experiences of internationalizing Information Systems: The challenge of standardization.
• Nielsen, Petter (2004). Implementing public platforms for mobile phone content services: Standardization in era of convergence.
• Rolland, Knut-Helge Ronæs; Aanestad, Margunn & Nielsen, Petter (2003). Desperately seeking new theories? Setting new technologies and issues on the agenda.
• Nielsen, Petter & Hanseth, Ole (2003). ENABLING OPERATOR-INDEPENDENT TRANSACTION MODEL FOR MOBILE PHONE CONTENT SERVICE PROVISION THROUGH THE OPEN CPA STANDARD.
• Tuunanen, Tuure; Nielsen, Petter & Mallat, Nina (2003). END-USERS IN ISD RESEARCH - PARTICIPATORY DESIGN WITH WIDE AUDIENCE.
• Nielsen, Petter & Jansen, Arild Johan (2003). Information Infrastructures and Convergence.
• Jacucci, Edoardo; Nielsen, Petter & Berge, Ivar (2002). Bootstrapping the Electronic Patient Record Infrstructure.
• Poppe, Olav; Nielsen, Petter & Braa, Jørn Anders (2021). Digital Platforms for Standardisation in Global Health: The Case of the Digital Health Packages. Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This thesis is a study of standardisation within the global health field, investigating the potential role of digital platforms in facilitating such standardisation. It describes and analyses an effort of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to disseminate its standards and guidelines on health information to countries by embedding them in digital health packages, which can be implemented in a widely used digital platform. Part of the mandate of WHO is to provide standards and guidance on health information management and use for its 194 member states. However, disseminating these standards and guidance to countries and ensuring their implementation in national health information systems has proven challenging in practice. This points to broader themes discussed in the literature on standards and standardisation, such as barriers to the adoption of standards, tensions arising when implementing global, universal standards in diverse local contexts, and the #exibility of standards. Using the WHO-led digital health packages initiative as a case, the thesis discusses these challenges guided by the research question: What is the potential of digital platforms to support standardisation in global health? The empirical data presented in this thesis was collected through an action research approach. This included involvement in activities related to the implementation of health information systems based on digital platform technology in several countries in West Africa, and in the WHO-led standardisation initiative at the global level. This two-levelled research design allowed a study of the standardisation initiative from the perspective of both standards developers and standards adopters. Analysis of the empirical data is guided by organising vision theory, developed originally to explain the adoption of IT innovations in organisations. Organising vision theory provides concepts that help analyse how di$erent stakeholders, with a shared vision of disseminating global health standards, could be coordinated and mobilised in support of the digital health packages initiative. The findings in this thesis indicate that characteristics of digital platforms can facilitate and support standardisation in global health. These digital platform characteristics include a modular architecture that can be extended with platform complements, the ability to facilitate transactions between groups of users, and an ecosystem of actors around the platform. The thesis, in itself and through the six research papers that constitute a major component of it, includes theoretical, methodological, empirical and practical contributions. Theoretically, it makes the potentially fruitful connection between digital platforms and standardisation, and discusses how di$erent digital platform characteristics can serve to support standardisation in global health. Methodologically, the thesis presents a novel research design for studying large-scale digital phenomenon, based on doing in-depth, qualitative research at two levels, e.g. the national and the global. Empirically, it constitutes a longitudinal digital platform study, of which there are relatively few. Finally, for practitioners, it o$ers concrete advice on how digital platforms can be leveraged in support of standardisation within global health.

• Msiska, Brown Chawanangwa & Nielsen, Petter (2018). Leveraging Open Source Software Platforms towards HIS Implementation in Developing Countries: The Case of DHIS2 in Malawi. Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
• Nielsen, Petter & Moyo, Christon Mesheck (2016). Transformational Feedback: Breaking the vicious cycle of information use in Health Information Systems-A case from Malawi. Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive

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