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Satyajit Majumdar · Samapti Guha Nadiya Marakkath Editors Technology and Innovation for Social Change Technology and Innovation for Social Change ThiSisaFMBlankPage Satyajit Majumdar (cid:129) Samapti Guha (cid:129) Nadiya Marakkath Editors Technology and Innovation for Social Change Editors SatyajitMajumdar SamaptiGuha NadiyaMarakkath CentreforSocialEntrepreneurship,SchoolofManagement&LabourStudies TataInstituteofSocialSciences(TISS) Mumbai Maharashtra India ISBN978-81-322-2070-1 ISBN978-81-322-2071-8(eBook) DOI10.1007/978-81-322-2071-8 SpringerNewDelhiHeidelbergNewYorkDordrechtLondon LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2014957862 ©SpringerIndia2015 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsarereservedbythePublisher,whetherthewholeorpart of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation,broadcasting,reproductiononmicrofilmsorinanyotherphysicalway,andtransmissionor informationstorageandretrieval,electronicadaptation,computersoftware,orbysimilarordissimilar methodologynowknownorhereafterdeveloped.Exemptedfromthislegalreservationarebriefexcerpts inconnectionwithreviewsorscholarlyanalysisormaterialsuppliedspecificallyforthepurposeofbeing enteredandexecutedonacomputersystem,forexclusiveusebythepurchaserofthework.Duplication ofthispublicationorpartsthereofispermittedonlyundertheprovisionsoftheCopyrightLawofthe Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer.PermissionsforusemaybeobtainedthroughRightsLinkattheCopyrightClearanceCenter. 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Printedonacid-freepaper SpringerispartofSpringerScience+BusinessMedia(www.springer.com) Foreword In the last two decades, after adopting the liberalized economic policy, India has experiencedlopsidedgrowth.Thegrowthhasnotadequatelytouchedthepoorand marginalizedsectionoftheIndiansociety.Applicationoftechnologyandinnova- tioncanplayanimportantroletobringpositivesocialchangeinthelivesofthese people, and social entrepreneurship is emerging as a strong agent to bring this desired change. Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (India), in 2007, under theaegisofitsCentre forSocialEntrepreneurship,tookupthisresponsibilityand launched an innovative master’s programme in social entrepreneurship to train a cadreofprofessionalsocialentrepreneurs.Sincethen,theCentreoperateswithdual responsibilityofknowledgecreationanddisseminationwhilebuildinganetworkof academicians, scholars and practitioners. It is satisfying to know that the Center createdaforumandinvitedscholarlyworkfromacrosstheglobetodeliberateon thethemeof‘Technology,InnovationandSocialChange’.Thiseditedvolumeisa compilation of these research papers which also unfold many issues, innovations, theoriesandcases ofsocialchangewithapplicationoftechnologyandinnovative solutions. Thisvolumeoffersmultipleperspectivesonthesubjectofsocialchange;thereis nosingletheoryemphasizedoranyattemptmadeinthisvolumetogeneralizeany aspectoftechnologyapplication.Readersareinvitedtounderstandthecontextand the related appropriate and specific role technology and innovation can play. The four themes offer them opportunity to conceptualize better. The first theme intro- ducestheconceptsofsocialinnovationandprovidescriticalanalysis.Authorshave consideredsocialinnovationasanessentiallycontestedconceptandarguethatthe scholars must raise above definitional debates; equally important is the empirical evidence to explain how social enterprises serve the marginal and micro- enterprises. The second theme discusses the role of institutions in adopting inno- vative strategiesand technology solutions tobring the social change with specific focusondevelopingcountriesofAsiaandAfrica.Thethirdthemeisanattemptto dealwiththeprocessoftransformationwithadoptionoftechnology;itusesmany theoreticalperspectivesandframeworkstoexplaintheprocesses.Thelastthemeis aboutcasestudiesinmultiplecontextsandperspectives. v vi Foreword While this volume provides answers to some research questions, I hope the readerswillalsofindwaystoraisemanyotherrelevantissuestopursuetheirwork. Readerswillalsohavestrongbasisforscholarlydebateanddiscussionforfurther development of the field of social change with application of technology and innovation. Mumbai,India S.Parasuraman June30,2014 Director,TISS,Mumbai Abbreviations AACSB AssociationtoAdvanceCollegiateSchoolsofBusiness AMCCSAL AnnapurnaMahilaCooperativeCreditSocietyLimited ASTRA ApplicationofScienceandTechnologytoRuralAreas ATM Automatedtellermachine BPL Belowpovertyline Bt Bacillusthuringiensis CDI NationalCommissionfortheDevelopmentofIndigenousPeople CEIS CraftEconomicsandImpactStudy CIC CommunityInterestCorporations CIS CommonwealthofIndependentStates CONANULTA NationalCouncilforCultureandArt CSO CivilSocietyOrganization DICRC DesignInnovationandCraftResourceCentre e.g. exempligratia(Latin):forexample EAP EastAsiaandthePacific EAP Economicallyactivepoor ECA EuropeandCentralAsia ECHO ExtensionforCommunityHealthcareOutcomes EU EuropeanUnion FAO FoodandAgriculturalOrganization FBSSE Forestbasedsmallscaleenterprise FE Fixedeffects FGDs Focusgroupdiscussions FONART NationalFundforthePromotionofHandicrafts GC GeneCampaign GEAC GeneticEngineeringApprovalCommittee GM Geneticallymodified GMM Generalisedmethodofmoments GMOs Geneticallymodifiedorganisms Hdev Humancapitaldevelopment HDI HumanDevelopmentIndex vii viii Abbreviations i.e. itest(Latin):thatis ibid. ibidem(Latin):samesourceasintheprecedingcitation ICT Informationandcommunicationtechnology ICTs InformationCommunicationTechnologies IFC InternationalFinanceCorporation IGAS Incomegenerationactivities IIT IndianInstituteofTechnology INR Indianrupee Instq Institutionalquality IPR Intellectualpropertyright IT Informationtechnology Itnet Internetusersper100inhabitants ITU InternationalTelecommunicationUnion IVR Interactivevoiceresponse L.G.A Localgovernmentarea LAC LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean MA Masterofarts MENA MiddleEastandNorthAfrica MEs Micro-enterprises MFIs Microfinanceinstitutions MNCs Multinationalcorporations MoU Memorandumofunderstanding MSME Micro,smallandmediumenterprises NABARD NationalBankforAgricultureandRuralDevelopment NBFCs Non-bankingfinancecompanies NGO Non-governmentalorganization NGOs Non-governmentalorganisations OASiS OrganisationforAwarenessofIntegratedSocialSecurity OCE CulturalandEconomicObservatory OECD OrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment Pcom Personalcomputer PV Photovoltaic RBI ReserveBankofIndia RE Randomeffect RL RuleofLaw Rpgdp Growthrateoftherealpercapitaincome RQ Regulatoryquality Rs Indianrupees SBLP SelfHelpGroupBankLinkageProgramme SELCO SolarElectricLightCompany SETUJAL Jalisco’sTourismMinistry SEWA SelfEmployedWomenAssociation SHGs Self-helpgroups SHPL Self-helppromotinginstitution Abbreviations ix SLS Samelanguagesubtitles SNEHA SocietyforNutritionEducationandHealthAction SSA Sub-SaharanAfrica T.V. Television TAM TechnologyAcceptanceModel Tel Telephoneusersper100inhabitants TISS TataInstituteofSocialSciences TNCs Transnationalcorporations U.S. UnitedStates UK UnitedKingdom UN UnitedNations UN UnitedNations UNDP NationsDevelopmentProgramme UNECA UnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforAfrica UNESCO UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCultural Organization US$ UnitedStatesdollar USA UnitedStatesofAmerica WDI WorldDevelopmentIndicators WHO WorldHealthOrganization WLL Wirelesslocalloop WWW WorldWideWeb
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