About The Author

Abdullahi Kawu is interested in research in Human-Computer Interaction, Digital Health and ICT4D, hence most of his works are in those domains. He is passionate about people and technology, in particular exploring their engagements with technology. He is currently a Lecturer at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Nigeria and a PhD research fellow with TU Dublin under the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research Training in Digitally-Enhanced Reality (d-real) program. Earlier on, he obtained an MSc in Advanced Computer Science (Distinction) with interest in Human-Computer Interaction from Newcastle University, UK. He has also worked as a Consultant Staff to international development organisations like Malaria Consortium, World Bank and UNDP where he had the rare opportunity to learn and apply technical, leadership, project management, and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) skills in health projects.Email address: abdullahikawu@ibbu.edu.ng ORCID: 0000-0003-2531-9539Akinyinka Tosin Akindele is an instructional Designer and eTutor at LAUTECH Open and Distance Learning (LODLC), Nigeria. He also works as eLearning Consultant for Kampala International University, Uganda. He has over 8 years’ experience and is skilled in various eLearning technologies such as administration of LMS, curriculum and course authoring, creation and editing of multimedia (videos, animations and graphics) etc. He has trained diverse stakeholders on Blended Learning and actively participating in several eLearning projects locally and internationally including Partnership for Blended Learning (PEBL) West Africa sponsored by Association of Commonwealth Universities; Carbon Literacy for Youth Employability and Job Creation by British Council; Digital Innovation Skill Hub (DISH) by Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Orange Knowledge Program etc. Mr Akindele holds an MSc degree in Computer Science from LAUTECH, Nigeria and he is presently pursuing his Ph.D. He has authored several articles on Distance Education and application of Artificial Intelligence to Health, Education and other related areas.Email address: akinyinka.akindele@kiu.ac.ug ORCID: 0000-0002-7027-466XAli Mtiraoui, a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine of Sousse (MD), the University of Montreal (MSc, community health) and the Pierre and Marie Curie University of Paris (statistics applied in epidemiology), is Director of the Laboratory of research “Quality of care and management of health services”, Former President of the University of Sousse, Honorary Dean and former Director of the Department of Family and Community Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of Sousse. The quality of services and the management of services (education and health) are at the center of his professional concerns. He has worked at all levels of Tunisia's health care system and has carried out several consultation and expertise mandates in several fields, both nationally and internationally (development of intervention plans at the regard to health problems, design of curriculum & training programs, management of health services & mobilization of human resources, strategic planning, accreditation and certification, etc.).Email address: ali.mtiraoui@gmail.com ORCID: 0000-0002-6990-955XAliya Aktau received her MSc degree in Computer Science from Leiden University, The Netherlands, in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and teaching Data Collection, Wrangling, Analysis and Visualization at Suleyman University, Kazakhstan. Her research interests include FAIR Data Science and FAIR Data Management. She works as a data curator for medical health research.Email address: aleka.aktau@gmail.com; a.aktau@lumc.nl ORCID: 0000-0003-4942-2725Anthony Wachira graduated from the University of Nairobi with a BSc. Honors in Mathematics and Computer Science in 1988 and an MBA in Management Information Systems and Strategic Management for the same University in 2001. His MBA project was titled Ergonomic Factors Considered in Information Systems Implemented in Kenya: A Case of Firms in Nairobi. He is currently enrolled for PhD in Healthcare Management at the Institute of Healthcare Management of the Strathmore Business School — Strathmore University. He has been deeply involved in research on the provision of ICT solutions across many sectors and at various levels, the last two being ICT Services Director, Strathmore University and GM-ICT, Kenya Airports Authority. He chaired the inter-agency committee on border security in 2007, where one of the principal outcomes was the proposed single identification source for civil registration and vital statistics for all persons within the territory of Kenya using biometric data capture with the objective of creating Big Data.Email address: anto.wash@gmail.com ORCID: 0000-0002-0344-4403António Cartaxo (1987, Lisbon) visited in 2019 a research project on HIV prevention and care in Coastal Kenya, after which he became interested in access to healthcare. Since January 2020 he has been a PhD aspirant at Leiden University within the Globalisation Accessibility Innovation and Care network. His research focuses on participation in digital health innovation and health orientations in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya.Email address: am.cartaxo@gmail.com ORCID: 0000-0002-1276-1179Araya Abrha Medhanyie holds a PhD and is associate professor of public health at the School of Public Health at Mekelle University, Ethiopia. He has seventeen years of work experience in teaching, research, and community service. His research interests and professional career focus mainly in Global Health and Development. He is interested and has been building his research career in multidisciplinary and implementation research that integrates health systems, maternal and newborn health, health systems leadership and governance, health policy, digital Health and social transformation. Methodologically, he is interested and keen in specializing his capacity in implementation research, diffusion of innovations and scale-up of proven health interventions. He is passionate about serving humanity through research, education and leadership. He enjoys reading and writing about social change, leadership and development. He is Country Coordinator of VODAN-Africa.Email address: araya.medhanyie@gmail.com ORCID: 0000-0002-9328-684XAwotunde Joseph Bamidele received his B.Tech. degree in Mathematics/Computer Science from Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria, in 2007. M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, in 2014 and 2019 respectively. Since 2019, he has been a Lecturer with the Department of Computer Science, University, of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. He is the author of more than 40 articles, 30 chapter in book, and more than 25 Conference Proceedings in reputable outlets like Elsevier, Springer Taylor and Francis among others. His research interests include Information Security, Cybersecurity, Bioinformatics Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Medical Things, Wireless Body Sensor Networks, Wireless Networks, Telemedicine, Medical Imaging, Software Engineering, and Biometrics. He is a member of International Association of Engineers and Computer Scientist (MIAENG), Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria (MCPN), Nigeria Computer Society (MNCS), and Internet Society.Email address: awotunde.jb@unilorin.edu.ng ORCID: 0000-0002-1020-4432Balyejusa Gusite is a staff member in the directorate of research, innovation, consultancy and extension of Kampala international university serving as a data communications officer. He is also a data steward (Expert) in virus outbreak data network (VODAN-A). Gusite is currently pursuing a masters of science in information systems (Msc.IS) at Kampala International University, He holds a first class Bsc. Information technology from KIU. As an information technology personnel, Gusite is a freelancer developer, with bias in automation systems, data science, deep learning, Machine learning, computer vision and security systems.Email address: gusite.balyejusa@kiu.ac.ug ORCID: 0000-0003-4515-6052Bert Meerman is the Director of the GO FAIR FOUNDATION (GFF), based in Leiden, the Netherlands. Involved in different EOSC Projects (EOSC Secretariat and EOSC Nordic). GFF focus is on the promotion, protection and the correct implementation of the FAIR Principles, next to the transfer of knowledge on the application of FAIR.Email address: b.meerman@gofairfoundation.org ORCID: 0000-0002-0071-2660Dwy Bagus earned his Master degree in Electrical Engineering and Informatics from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia, in 2018. He is now a lecturer and software architect in Politeknik Statistika STIS, Indonesia. His research interests include software engineerings such as cloud computing, blockchain, and artificial intelligence.Erik Flikkenschild was educated in the early days of computer science as an electronic engineer (innovative curriculum by TU Delft, Antony Fokker school and MTS The Hague (1974). He is now an information manager and IT architect (LUMC) and Deputy Director (Go-FAIR foundation). His computer science interest is the design of the Internet of FAIR Data Services with a focus on data protection, starting with policy (risk assessment) translating in the IT design of access control measures.Email address: e.flikkenschild@lumc.nl Alternative email: erikf@gofair.foundation ORCID: 0000-0002-7285-1651Ezekiel Ogundepo In the fields of mathematics and statistics, Ezekiel is a knowledgeable and creative professional. He holds a master's degree from the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), Rwanda, where he received a scholarship from MasterCard, and a first-class degree in statistics from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He has experience with the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) and is a leading expert in advanced statistical modelling. He worked on the RRA team that developed the interactive taxpayer data portal and automated key statistical reports needed by internal and external users. Ezekiel is currently employed by 54gene (a biotechnology company) as a Data Specialist and has made contributions to the ralger web scraping R package and the Big Book of R. He is a certified instructor for Rstudio Tidyverse, a data steward at Virus Outbreak Data Network (VODAN) Africa and Asia, and an active member of the Africa R programming community.Email address: ezekiel@datasciencenigeria.ai; ogundepoezekiel@gmail.comEzra Mwesigwa Highly enthusiastic about Health Informatics and ICT for development (ICT4D). Ezra has proficiency in Information Systems Analysis, Design and Development with over 6 years’ experience delivering electronic knowledge management solutions currently working as a DevOps Engineer at Makerere University Kampala (MAK) and Kampala International University (KIU). With a Msc. and Bsc in Information Systems, Ezra has been part of local and international project establishments in and outside Uganda serving within various technical capacities. Currently part of a wider multinational VODAN-Africa team developing and piloting a FAIR data architecture in 88 facilities across 7 countries in Africa, DevOps Consultant towards responsible anti-microbial use in refugee settlements within Uganda; a project funded by Pfizer, ICT consultant working through Makerere University Climate Change and Research Initiative-MUCCRI to develop a national climate change Knowledge Management System funded by Food and Agriculture Organization among many other notable involvements.Email address: mezra@cit.ac.ug ORCID: 0000-0003-2125-1012Esther Thea Inau is a PhD student studying in the Medical Informatics Department at the of Her PhD are based on and the of data obtained from health in address: ORCID: is a of Computer Science and Director, Federal University Nigeria. 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