Handbook of Innovation & Appropriate Technologies for International Development

Edited by Philippe Régnier, Daniel Frey, Samuel Pierre, Koshy Varghese and Pascal Wild

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Abstract: This timely Handbook provides a conceptual discussion and an empirical review of new disruptive forms of innovation producing appropriate technologies, which address both the needs of low-income populations worldwide, and provides alternative solutions for sustainable development.

Keywords: Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Innovations and Technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
ISBN: 9781800887817
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Revisiting the concept of "technology for the people": from Gandhi and Schumacher to 21st century new developments , pp 2-6

Philippe Régnier and Pascal Wild

Ch 2 MIT D-Lab: designing for a more equitable world , pp 7-21

Amy Smith and Nancy Adams

Ch 3 Solving problems and strengthening systems: how local innovation of appropriate technology contributes to development , pp 22-45

Elizabeth Hoffecker and Boru Douthwaite

Ch 4 The rise of emerging economies: implications on appropriate technology development in theory and practice , pp 47-53

Philippe Régnier and Pascal Wild

Ch 5 Entrepreneurship, appropriate technologies and economic development in China , pp 54-70

Heini Shi

Ch 6 Technological transformation in India: the debate between appropriate and frontier technologies , pp 71-85

Binod Khadria and Ratnam Mishra

Ch 7 Technology evaluation for global development: exploring the efficiency of comparative methods , pp 87-102

Daniel Frey and Bish Sanyal

Ch 8 Mobilizing higher education and research toward engineering for global development: the approach taken by the Centre for Global Engineering , pp 103-124

Ahmed Mahmoud, Amy Bilton, Morris Huang, Levente Diosady and Yu-Ling Cheng

Ch 9 The participatory design spectrum: design for, with, and by , pp 125-139

Kendra Leith, Sher Vogel and Khanjan Mehta

Ch 10 Frugal engineering , pp 140-153

Balkrishna C. Rao

Ch 11 Financial technologies and rapid development growth in emerging economies , pp 154-167

Jane Khayesi

Ch 12 Openness and new development perspectives , pp 168-186

Abdelhamid Benhmade

Ch 13 How technologies can be used to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development in Haiti: the case of the PIGraN Project , pp 187-206

Samuel Pierre

Ch 14 Ethical considerations for "Internet of Things" in research to advance global development , pp 207-221

Daniel Sweeney, Amit Gandhi and Evan Thomas

Ch 15 High-stake conditions to catalyse local sustainable development through Fablabs in Africa , pp 222-239

Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou

Ch 16 The importance of local institutions: bottomup innovation in Uganda , pp 240-258

Joe Amick and Roy William Mayega

Ch 17 How locally adapted information and communication technologies (ICTs) may contribute to the citizens socio-economic conditions in emerging countries: case study in the DR Congo , pp 259-269

Musandji Fuamba

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