sono stato contattato da Tumpale Mwakasangula, assistant lecturer of
Information Studies at the Water Institute, in Dar Es Salaam Tanzania.
mi ha chiesto se sono disposto ad essere il suo PhD research supervisor,
e chiede se sarei disposto ad accoglierla come visiting researcher per
una Scholarship grant del MAECI (Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della
Cooperazione Internazionale). il periodo dentro cui si deve collocare il
MAECI grant è fra Novembre 2026 e Luglio 2027.
mi ha cercato perché insegno scienza della biblioteca e
dell'informazione, in cui pure lei è laureata, ma il tema della ricerca
che vorrebbe sviluppare, come si vede qui sotto, non è da scienza della
biblioteca e io tra qualche mese vado in pensione.
qualcuno che legge il messaggio potrebbe essere interessata/o e
disponibile a raccogliere la richiesta/proposta?
Maurizio
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Oggetto: PhD Supervision
Data: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:51:16 +0300
Mittente: Tumpale Mwakasangula <[email protected]>
A: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Dear professor,
Greetings from Tanzania
Thank you so much for answering my yesterday email on time. I sincerely
understand the fact that you will be retiring later this year.
Congratulations Professor.
Following your previous reply and after further reflection on the scope
of my research, I am writing to share a revised research focus and
hereby kindly request you (If possible) to give me your suggestions and
direct me to a new professor who will guide me on the new title and
focus.
My research will now focus on:
*Designing an Integrated Information Management Framework to Link Health
Records and Water/Sanitation Infrastructure Data for Enhanced Cholera
Outbreak Control in Vingunguti Ward, Dar es Salaam *
The core problem identified is the fragmentation of critical
information. Health facilities hold patient data, while municipal
offices and DAWASA hold separate data on water and sanitation
infrastructure. These datasets currently exist in isolation, resulting
in delayed response and poor preventive planning. My study will
therefore design an administrative framework to link these existing
datasets for timely and targeted cholera control. Vingunguti area is
characterized as a low -income informal urban settlement and is
documented as recurrent cholera hotspot
This approach is firmly grounded in Library and Information Science, as
it addresses a systemic information management problem the broken flow
of information between units The study will not develop software or
provide treatment, but will produce a validated protocol for routine,
evidence-based decision making.
Thank you for your continued mentorship.
Regards,
Tumpale Alfred Mwakasangula
Assistant Lecturer- Information Studies
Water Institute-Dar Es Salaam
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if we spent on prosecuting the rich
just one-tenth of the effort we spend prosecuting the poor
it would be a very different world
bruce schneier
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Maurizio Lana
Università del Piemonte Orientale
Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici
Piazza Roma 36 - 13100 Vercelli
