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Informationen zum Autor Nathaniel Agola is Professor ofInternational Economics and Finance at the Graduate School of Global Studies atDoshisha University, Kyoto, Japan. He has authored, and co-edited three books,a number of book chapters, and dozens of research papers in peer-reviewedjournals. Other than teaching and research, he is also actively involved inconsulting in business and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa. AlanHunter is Professor of Asian Studies at Coventry University, UK, where he wasformerly Director of the Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies. Alan hasworked and studied in China, India, Japan and Singapore and is currently VisitingProfessor at the Graduate School of Global Studies at Doshisha University,Kyoto, Japan. Klappentext Employing a three-dimensionalapproach, this book discusses inclusive innovation for socio-economic growthand development, and the implications for human security within the context ofdeveloping and emerging economies. Focusing on a new and innovative area ofresearch, Inclusive Innovation forSustainable Development explores new social and technological processesthat are created within, and for the benefit of, marginalised populations.Considering policy and issues surrounding technology, business strategies andbest practices, theoretical underpinnings and a broader contextualisation, theauthors interrogate the concept of the inclusivity of innovations. Written fromthe perspective of the new UN paradigm which states that “no one will be leftbehind”, the book considers the potential contribution of modern technology tohuman security and develops frameworks that counter the potential increases in inequalitythat this may bring. With contributions from leading international scholars ina range of disciplines, as well as practitioners in international developmentorganizations and private sector actors InclusiveInnovation for Sustainable Development provides a way forward for excludedmajority populations to take control of innovative technologies and businessprocesses. Zusammenfassung Employing a three-dimensionalapproach, this book discusses inclusive innovation for socio-economic growthand development, and the implications for human security within the context ofdeveloping and emerging economies. Focusing on a new and innovative area ofresearch, Inclusive Innovation forSustainable Development explores new social and technological processesthat are created within, and for the benefit of, marginalised populations.Considering policy and issues surrounding technology, business strategies andbest practices, theoretical underpinnings and a broader contextualisation, theauthors interrogate the concept of the inclusivity of innovations. Written fromthe perspective of the new UN paradigm which states that “no one will be leftbehind”, the book considers the potential contribution of modern technology tohuman security and develops frameworks that counter the potential increases in inequalitythat this may bring. With contributions from leading international scholars ina range of disciplines, as well as practitioners in international developmentorganizations and private sector actors InclusiveInnovation for Sustainable Development provides a way forward for excludedmajority populations to take control of innovative technologies and businessprocesses. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I Innovation, Technologyand Policy.- 1 Introduction (Nathaniel O.Agola) .- 2 Inclus...
