Fathul Wahid

Professor in Information Systems

Research interest:
eGovernment, eParticipation, information and communication technology for development (ICT4D), enterprise systems

Email: fathul.wahid[at]uii.ac.id

Education:

Ph.D. | Doctor of Philosophy – University of Agder, Norway

M.Sc. | Master of Science – University of Agder, Norway

S.T. | Sarjana Teknik – Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia

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Description

Prior to being elected as the Rector of Universitas Islam Indonesia in 2018, he has served the university through various positions, such as the Dean of Faculty of Industrial Technology (2006-2010), the Chief Academic Officer (2014-2016), and the Chief Information Officer (2016-2018). 

He is an active researcher. His research interest focuses on the ICT4D, eGovernment, and enterprise systems. He has published in several journals such as Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS), The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC), and Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy (TGPPP). His works have also been presented at various conferences such as The Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS), IFIP WG 9.4 (ICT4D), eParticipation (ePart), and eGovernment (eGov). 

He has served as Associate Editor at CAIS and Senior Editor at EJISDC. He was also the conference co-chair of the 2017 IFIP WG 9.4 conference. 

Currently, he is working on research projects related to eParticipation and land information systems in rural Indonesia.

Selected publications

  1. Dini, A. A., Sæbo, Ø., & Wahid, F. (2018). Affordances and Effects of Introducing Social Media within eParticipation—Findings from Government‐initiated Indonesian Project. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 84(4).
  2. Indarti, N. & Wahid, F. (2013) “How do Indonesian industries perceive university-industry collaboration? Motivations, benefits and problems”, International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, 12(1/2/3), 157-171. 
  3. Wahid, F., & Sein, M. K. (2013) “Institutional Entrepreneurs: The Driving Force in Institutionalization of Public Systems in Developing Countries”, Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, 7(1), 76-92.
  4. El-Gazzar, R. F., Wahid, F., & Stendal, K. (2018). Unpacking Knowledge on Cloud Computing: An Umbrella Review. Proceedings of the 2018 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2018). New Orleans, 16-18 August.
  5. El-Gazzar, R. F., Henriksen, H. Z., & Wahid, F. (2017). IT Innovations and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies – Is Cloud Computing a Magic Ingredient for Egyptian Entrepreneurs? Proceedings of The 25th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Guimarães, Portugal, 5-10 June.
  6. Wahid, F. (2017). Social Media in The Public Sector: Current Practices and Ways Forward. In N. I. Jaafar & A. Sulaiman (Eds.). The Influences of Social Networks in Modern Society. Malaysia: University of Malaya.
  7. Wahid, F., Sæbø, Ø., & Furuholt, B. (2017). Tensions in Information System Artefacts: Explaining Land Information Systems’ Sub-Optimal Impact in Indonesia. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer.
  8. Dini, A. A., & Wahid, F. (2017). Four Strategies of Social Media Use among Indonesian Politicians. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer.
  9. Dini, A. A., Wahid, F., & Sæbø, Ø. (2016). Affordances and Constraints of Social Media Use in eParticipation: Perspectives from Indonesian Politicians. Proceedings of The 20th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2016), Chiayi, Taiwan, 27 June-1 July.
  10. Wahid, F., & Sæbø, Ø. (2015). Affordances and Effects of Promoting eParticipation Through Social Media. In E. Tambouris, H. J. Scholl, M. Janssen, M. A. Wimmer, K. Tarabanis (Eds.). Electronic Government. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer.
  11. El-Gazzar, R. F., & Wahid, F. (2015). Strategies for Cloud Computing Adoption: Insights from the Norwegian Public Sector. Proceedings of the European, Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems 2015 (EMCIS2015), Athens, Greece, 1-2 June.
  12. Wahid, F., Sæbø, Ø., & Furuholt, B. (2015). Does a Land Information System Resolve Land Conflicts? A Tale from Rural Eastern Indonesia. Proceedings of the ICTD 2015 Conference, Singapore, 15-18 May.
  13. Wahid, F., Sæbø, Ø., & Furuholt, B. (2015). The Use of Information Systems in Indonesia’s Land Management. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, Negombo, Sri Lanka, 20-23 May.
  14. Furuholt, B., Wahid, F., & Sæbø, Ø. (2015). Land Information Systems: A Neglected Area in the ICT4D Research?. Proceedings of the 48th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2015 (pp. 2158-2167), Kauai, Hawaii, 5-8 January.