Jean-Paul Van Belle

Van Belle has written over 120 published peer-reviewed articles in the fields of service-oriented architecture, unified communications within businesses, open source software, mobile computing, and information and communication technologies for development. In 2012, he established the UCT-Samsung Mobile Innovation Lab at UCT.

Tertiary Qualifications

• PhD (2003) - University of Cape Town, South Africa
• BCom Hons (1992) - University of Cape Town, South Africa
• MBA (1988) - Stellenbosch University (Cum Laude)
• Economic Science and Philosophy Studies (1983) - University of Gent, Belgium

Research status summary

• C-NRF Rated Researcher: South African National Research Foundation (NRF) in ICT4D, Emerging technologies and Information technology adoption
• Published 170+ journal articles, conference papers, textbooks and book chapters
• Professor of Information Systems at UCT
• Currently serves as the Director for the Centre for IT and National Development in Africa (CITANDA) at UCT

Research Interests

• Diffusion and adoption of new ICTs
• ICT4D
• ICT and E-readiness of small African organisations (NGOs & SMMEs)
• Open Source Software adoption
• The use of Mobile Data Services in South Africa.