G. 'Hari' Harindranath is a Professor of Information Systems in the Department of Digital Innovation & Management, School of Business & Management at Royal Holloway, University of London. Hari holds a doctorate in Information Systems from the London School of Economics and his research centres on the social and organisational implications of digital technologies, digital technologies and migration, responsible digital, and digital for development (ICT4D). He is a co-founder of the Association for Information Systems-affiliate conference, International Conference on Information Resources Management (Conf-IRM)

Research and Funding

UKRI GCRF MIDEQ Hub project, 2019-2024 (£569,658)

Hari was Co-Investigator on the 5-year (2019-2024, £20 million), UKRI GCRF South-South Migration, Inequality and Development Hub (MIDEQ), led by Coventry University. He was the Royal Holloway lead for the work package (£569,658) on  ‘Digital technologies, inequality and migration'. Working with Co-I, Prof Tim Unwin (Geography and the UNESCO Chair in ICT4D Chairholder) and PDRA Dr Maria Rosa Lorini, this 'intervention' work package examined the extent and ways through which digital technologies have alleviated or exacerbated existing inequalities in the context of South-South migration, as well as successes and challenges facing the use of digital technologies for migrant-related development outcomes. Our work with migrants, migrant organisations and tech companies with the support of international organsiations such as IOM, ILO, UNESCO and GSMA led to the collaborative design of various digital interventions in Nepal and South Africa. See more details HERE, and visit the project website at MIDEQ.ORG. This work has led to numerous outputs including a policy report for UNRISD, contributions to the UN/ITU's WSIS Forum Geneva in 2022 and 2023 and the preparatory discussions for the multi-stakeholder 2024-25 Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD). Multimedia outputs include numerous videos by migrants/migrant organisations in Nepal and South Africa, a documentary film on our work with migrants in South Africa and community radio programming.  

Social Science Impact Accelerator projects (2023-24, £9985; 2024-25 £5000)

Through a 2024 Royal Holloway ESRC Social Science Impact Accelerator award, we are now working with partners in Brazil to extend our work beyond migrants and to include others living at the peripheries of society.  In particular, the project involves the collaborative (re)design of multimedia resources on the safe, wise and secure use of digital tech that were originally created for migrants in Nepal and South Africa, with a range of vulnerable groups in the Maré and Providencia favelas of Rio de Janeiro.

Research England ODA funded activities, 2024 (£5000)

Through a Royal Holloway Research England ODA grant, we have been able to return to South Africa (October 2024) and a trip planned to Nepal (Jan 2025) to cement relationships built with people and organisations we worked with during our UKRI GCRF MIDEQ project. The visit to South Africa resulted in the following:

• Presentation of the key findings from our UKRI GCRF MIDEQ digital intervention work with migrants in South Africa at the ICEGOV 2024 conference in Pretoria (best paper finalist for ongoing research)
• Gathering evidence for impact and outcomes from the migrants we worked with during our UKRI GCRF MIDEQ project in both Johannesburg and Cape Town
• Cementing relationships with the organisations we worked with in South Africa

Social Purpose Research & Innovation Hub funded activities, 2024-25 (£9425)

Here, we are working with partners in Nepal to address SPRIH's goal of 'improving the dialogue, facilitating the use of existing research and the exchange of knowledge between universities and policymakers'. Activities planned include liaising with government organisations and working in partnership with migrant organisations, local tech companies, international organisations (IOM and UNESCO) and the Association of Community Radio Broadcasters Nepal to extend the reach of our research-practice undertaken through the UKRI GCRF MIDEQ project.

Current teaching responsibilities

• Responsible Digital Innovation (MSc Digital Business and MSc Business Analytics)
• Digital Business (MSc International Business Management)
• International Business Studies Field Trip (MSc International Business Management)

Hari welcomes PhD applicants interested in the following areas:

Digital for development (ICT4D); responsible digital including AI; digital technologies and migration; and the organisational/social implications of digital technologies.

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Current Editorial Affiliations

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Information Technology
• Senior Editor, Information Technology & People

Academic Administration Roles at Royal Holloway

• Research champion, Department of Information & Operations Management (2025 onwards)
• Member, Royal Holloway's Research Ethics Review team, Royal Holloway (2024 onwards)
• Director of Internationalisation, School of Management (2018-2022)
• Programme Director, RHUL Management Programmes with Kaplan Singapore (2011-2013)
• Director, RHUL MBA in Hong Kong (2004-2011)
• Member, Management Board, ICT4D Collective, RHUL (2009-2012)
• International Liaison, School of Management, RHUL, 2002-10
• Director, Distance Learning MBA/MSc in International Management, 2004-2008
• Director, JP Morgan Fleming MBA in International Management, 2002-2004
• Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Management, 1999-2001
• Programme Director, BSc in Management & Information Systems, 1997-2002
• Member, Joint Committee with Students (JCS) (1999 - 2002)
• Programme Director, Singapore MBA, 1997 – 2000

Professional Memberships

• Member, Association for Information Systems (AIS)
• Member, UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS)
• Member, Academy of Management (AOM)
• Member, International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 9.4 on the Implications of Information and Digital Technologies for Development