Vijay K. Vaishnavi

Social Innovation Design Cases (eBook, PDF)

A Chronicle of Global Journeys

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The book focuses on how social innovations and associated social enterprises are or can be created. It chronicles the design journeys of 20 global social innovation design cases. In each case a detailed description of how social innovation has been designed is provided.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040102299
• Artikelnr.: 72270429

Autorenporträt

Vijay K. Vaishnavi is Professor Emeritus of Computer Information Systems, as well as former Board of Advisors Professor of Computer Information Systems and Professor of Computer Science, at Georgia State University. He holds a PhD from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and has conducted postdoctoral work at McMaster University, Canada. His research interests cover several areas including innovation design, social innovation design, design science research methods, information integration and web mining, software development, and data structures/algorithms.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction I. Promoting Rural Economic Development 2. Honey Care
Africa
Kenya: Promoting Honey Farming 3. Village of Andavadoake
Madagascar: Increasing Octopus Farming Productivity 4. Buhoma Village Walk
Uganda: Promoting Sustainable Tourism II. Improving Infrastructure 5. Lufumbu Village Water Scheme
Tanzania: Offsetting Water Infrastructure 6. Husk Power Systems
India: Environmentally Friendly Electricity Generation 7. Waste Ventures India. Integrated Waste Management 8. Safaricom's M-Pesa
Africa: Mobile-Based Financial Services III. Enhancing Healthcare 9. TRACnet
Rwanda: Fighting Pandemics using Information Technology 10. Aravind Eye Care System
India: Hospital Network for Vision 11. Rushey Green Time Bank
United Kingdom: Bank for Reciprocal Healthcare Services Exchange IV. Generating and/or Sustaining Employment 12. DesiCrew
India: Business Process Outsourcing for Rural Employment 13. Infosys Global Education Center
India: Organization-Specific Career-Long Learning 14. The Big Issue
United Kingdom: Income-Earning Model for Homeless People 15. WorkVentures
Australia. Sustaining Independent Employment V. Transforming Farming 16. SEKEM
Egypt: Holistic Farming Initiative 17. Cotton Stripper
India: Mechanizing Cotton Stripping 18. M-Farm
Kenya: Monitoring Real-Time Crop Market Prices VI. Addressing Climate Change 19. Tetra Pak
Sweden: Reducing Climate Impact 20. Elopak
Norway: Becoming Carbon-Neutral 21. Johnson & Johnson
USA: Reducing Carbon Emissions 22. Conclusions