Joshua Ofoeda is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, with a PhD in Information Systems from the University of Ghana and more than ten years of experience in teaching and scholarly research. He is an Information Systems researcher whose work centres on generating, articulating, safeguarding, and scaling technology-driven ideas into sustainable projects with measurable commercial value and developmental impact. His research bridges conceptual innovation and practical implementation, ensuring that ideas translate into viable systems and long-term socio-economic benefits.

He currently serves as the Head of the Information Technology Studies department of the University of Professional Studies, Accra. His research experiences cover digital platforms and ecosystems, fairness, and transparent AI, Information Systems Ethics and governance, and political Information Systems. Joshua’s doctoral dissertation on API Integration and Organisational Agility won the University of Ghana’s Vice Chancellor’s Award for the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in the Humanities in 2021. He also serves on editorial boards of reputable information systems journals to advance scholarly rigour, knowledge dissemination, and the development of information systems, especially in emerging economies.

Academic Degrees

• PhD, Information Systems
• MPhil, Management Information Systems
• BSc, Information Technology

Selected Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Ofoeda, J., Boateng, R., & Effah, J. (2025). An institutional perspective on application programming interface development and integration. Information Technology & People, 38(2), 984-1016.

Ofoeda, J., Boateng, R., Choudrie, Jyoti, & Effah, J. (2025). Exploring the strategies shaping application programming interface development and integration in digital music platforms: A qualitative case study. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 1-17.

Ofoeda J, Boateng R, Effah John (2024). API Integration and Organisational Agility Outcomes in Digital Music Platforms: A Qualitative Case Study. Heliyon 10 (11), e31756 Available online: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024077879

Ofoeda J, Boateng R, Effah John (2019). Application Programming Interface (API) Research – A Review of the Past to Inform the Future. International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (IJEIS) 15 (3), 76-95, available online at https://www.igi-global.com/article/application-programming-interface-api-research/232166

Ofoeda J, Boateng R, Asmah A. (2018). Virtualization of government‐to‐citizen engagement process: Enablers and constraints. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. 2018;e12037. https://doi.org/10.1002/isd2.12037

Asmah, A. E., Ofoeda, J., and Gyapong, K., 2018. Understanding the Electronic Cheque Clearing System in Ghana. The Electronic Journal Information Systems Evaluation, 21(1), pp. 20-34, available online at www.ejise.com

Book Chapters

Asmah, A, Ofoeda, J., & Agbozo, E. (2021). An Analysis of the Persuasive Technology Design Features that Support Behavioural Change. In A. K. (eds), Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2021, Volume 3. FTC 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (Vol. 360). Springer, Cham. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89912-7_56

Ofoeda J. (2020). Exploring Value Creation Through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) – A Developing Economy Perspective. In Richard Boateng (2020). Handbook of Research on Managing Information Systems in Developing Economies. Pages 295-316, Available online at https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/exploring-value-creation-through-application-programming-interfaces/253322

Conference Proceedings

Ofoeda, J., & Boateng, R. (2018). Institutional Effects on API Development and Integration in Developing Countries: Evidence from Ghana. Twenty-Fourth Americas Conference on Information Systems, San Diego, 2018. https://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1290&context=amcis2018

Ofoeda, J; Boateng, R (2016). Factors that constrain or inhibit virtualization of government-to-citizen electronic services. In Twenty-second Americas Conference on Information Systems, San Diego, 2016. http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2016/eGov/Presentations/10/

Subject Areas (Teaching)
Doctoral Level

• Design Science Research Methods in Information Systems

Graduate Level

• Social and Legal Implications of Information Systems

Undergraduate Level

• Information Systems
• Electronic Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Management of IT Systems and Resources

Professional Membership & Affiliations

• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Member, Association for Information Systems
• Member, University Teachers Association of Ghana