Running a Business Informatics Researcher Training Unit in Tanzania: First Experiences

: Apiola Mikko, Munishi Emmanuel, Nangawe Abbi, Suhonen Jarkko, Sutinen Erkki

: Kjetil Kristensen, Robert Bierwolf, David Romero, Pekka Abrahamsson

: International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising

: 2020

: International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising

: 2016 International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation/IEEE lnternational Technology Management Conference (ICE/ITMC)

: 2016 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION/IEEE LNTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (ICE/ITMC)

: 1

: 7

: 978-1-5090-2936-5

: 978-1-5090-2935-8

: 2326-5361

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE/ITMC39735.2016.9025915

Many developing countries are in the process of transforming from information societies that consume information technologies into knowledge economies that are capable of creating technologies. Key domains for development include research capacities in business informatics and computer science. Currently, the lack of research culture in technology fields slows down the development of innovative and independent technologists and technology researchers. To increase postgraduate level business informatics education, and to promote research activities, we have launched a doctoral level research training unit between the College of Business Education (CBE), Tanzania and the University of Eastern Finland (UEF). This paper explains the experiences from the first one and half years of running the unit.