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Systemic policy instruments for inclusive innovation systems: Case study of a maternal mHealth project in South Africa.
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African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation & Development . Nov2018, Vol. 10 Issue 6, p665-682. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Innovation for inclusive development refers to the development of products and services for and/or by marginalized communities with the aim of improved economic and social welfare. Innovation systems present a framework for analyzing actors, institutions, interlinkages and societal subsystems that contribute to the emergence of innovation for inclusive development. However, the innovation system framework requires a re-orientation as an analytical tool to 1) support a systematic process towards identifying barriers to inclusiveness 2) systematically define the root cause of systemic problems or barriers for innovation for inclusive development, and finally, 3) to provide a framework against which to formulate systemic policy interventions that systematically enhance the environment for innovation for inclusive development. The main contribution of this article is to deduce a systemic policy intervention framework and roadmap towards developing more inclusive innovation systems. We explore policy interventions to position innovation systems more inclusively by considering a case study of a large-scale maternal mHealth project (MomConnect) in South Africa. The article concludes that the use of a systemic policy intervention framework, as derived in this paper, may greatly enhance the design of large-scale projects and innovation systems towards improved inclusivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations
*INNOVATIONS in business
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20421338
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation & Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 133199816
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2018.1491678