Prof Rabelani Dagada
| Chair of Department | |
|---|---|
| Tel: | 011 652 0392 |
| E-mail: | dagadr@unisa.ac.za |
Qualifications
- PhD (UNISA)
- PhD (Wits)
- MCom (Wits)
Currently teaching
- Digital Transformation
- Supply Chain Management
Field of Specialisation
- Digital technologies (such as artificial intelligence, internet of things, big data, blockchain, 3-D Printing, sensors, quantum computing, augmented reality, virtual reality, metaverse, autonomous vehicles, flying cars, and biotechnology)
- Biotechnology
- ICT policy regulation
- ICT in education
- Information systems management
- Digital governance
- Cybersecurity
- Digital transformation
- Digital business
- Digital banking
- Fintech
- Public policy
- Development economics
Books
Selected Published Peer-Reviewed Book
- Dagada, R. (2021) Digital Commerce Governance in South Africa in the Era of Fourth Industrial Revolution. Pretoria: UNISA Press.
Journal articles
- Mussa I, & Dagada, R. (2026). Advancing leadership capacities in Ethiopia’s digital health transformation: A scoping review using the integrated leadership model. Digital Health,12. doi:10.1177/20552076261427507
- Mussa, I., & Dagada, R. (2025). Mapping inequities in digital health transformation within Ethiopia’s primary health care system using PROGRESS-plus: Scoping review. Digital Health, 11. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076251408535
- Dagada, R., & Lekaba, F. (2025). Borderless Africa and blockchain technology: Catalysts for South Africa’s reindustrialisation. Journal of Public Administration, 60 (2).
- Manganye, S., & Dagada, R. (2025). Implementation of IT governance frameworks on service delivery: Gauteng metropolitan municipalities literature review. Journal of Public Administration, 60 (3). https://doi.org/10.53973/jopa.2025.60.3.a12
- Dagada, R., & Saar, G (2025). Bridging the cybersecurity gap: Tailored strategies for Zambia’s SMEs. Southern African Journal of Security. https://doi.org/10.25159/3005-4222/15713
- Dagada, R. (2025). Migration of applications and information systems to cloud data infrastructure: Lessons from a South African Retail Bank. Mousaion: South African Journal of Information Studies. https://doi.org/10.25159/2663-659X/16035
- Dagada, R., & Lekaba, F. (2024). Has South Africa’s macroeconomic policy framework been successful in reindustrialising the economy? Journal of Public Administration, 59(2), 188-209. https://doi.org/10.53973/jopa.2024.59.2.a3
- Saar, G., & Dagada, R. (2024). Securing Zambia’s business future: cybersecurity guidelines for SMEs. Journal of Information Warfare, 23(3), 1-16.
- Dagada, R. (2024). Will employees and technology continue to coexist despite historic tensions? African Journal of Employee Relations. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25159/2664-3731/13466
- Dagada, R. (2024). The advancement of 4IR technologies and increasing cyberattacks in South Africa. Southern African Journal of Security. 27 pages. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25159/3005-4222/15157
Selected Papers Published in Conference Proceedings
- Subramoney, S., Dagada, R. (2026). Big Data Analytic Capabilities and Competitive Advantage in South Africa. In: Moloi, T. (eds) Embracing Technological Agility in Accounting and Business – Vol. 2. iCAB 2025. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-13384-7_19
- Dagada, R. (2025). Compliance with ICT governance in corporate South Africa. Proceedings of the 24th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, 24(1), 84-93. DOI: https://doi.org/10.34190/eccws.24.1.3767
- Dangale, V., & Dagada, R. (2024). Conceptual framework on the use of big data to manage risks in the South African insurance sector. 4th IEEE International Multidisciplinary Information Technology and Engineering, Vaal University of Technology, 27-29 November 2024, pp. 124-132.
- Papadakis, S., & Dagada, R. (2024). Driving financial inclusion through digital transformation in Mozambique: The case for further study. 4th IEEE International Multidisciplinary Information Technology and Engineering, Vaal University of Technology, 27-29 November 2024, pp. pp. 466-471.
- Saar, G., & Dagada, R. (2024). Building cybersecurity capacities in Zambia’s business sector: Guideline for SMEs. Proceedings of 19 the International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, 19(1), pp. 317-326, 26-27 March 2024. University of Johannesburg, South Africa. DOI: https://doi.org/10.34190/iccws.19.1.2051
Paper presentations
Other
Short Bio:
Prof. Rabelani Dagada is the Chair of Department: Digital Transformation and Supply Chain Management, and an Associate Professor of ICT in UNISA Graduate School of Business Leadership. He previously worked for the University of Johannesburg’s Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS). Prior to joining the ISS, he served as a Lecturer of Information Systems Management at the Wits Business School for just over ten years. While at the Wits Business School, he introduced a programme on ICT Governance and Risk Management and served as its founding Programme Director.
Prof Dagada also has extensive experience in the private sector wherein he held senior positions in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). He was the inaugural winner of the 2008 ICT Visionary Award bestowed on 5 November 2008 by the IITPSA in conjunction with ITWeb and Gordon Institute of Business Science and Gartner Africa. On 12 November 2015, he was awarded the IITPSA fellowship in acknowledgement for his “extraordinary contribution to the Institute and the ICT profession through selfless service by bestowing the honour of being a Fellow of the Institute”. A Prof. Dagada authored and edited several peer-reviewed books.
As an entrepreneur, Dagada has established several companies; these include a fund manager which is an authorised financial service provider. He holds a Master’s in Educational Computing (Rand Afrikaans University), a Master’s of Commerce in Information Systems (Wits), PhD in Information Systems (UNISA), and a PhD in Developmental Economics (Wits).