Innovation Practices for Digital Transformation in the Global South

This book is a collection of chapters from the IFIP working groups 13.8 and 9.4. The 10 papers included present experiences and research on the topic of digital transformation and innovation practices in the global south. The topics span from digital transformation initiatives to novel innovative technological developments, practices and applications of marginalised people in the global south.

Explore accounts of innovative design practices of digital development and applications in the Global South Produce and share knowledge concerning digital transformation and its implications in human development and society Review the development in this topic in the digital and knowledge-based economies in the Global South

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The Chronicles of Kunene: The Lion, the Omuhimba and the Drone.- Innovating Leola: Land, Community and Digital Mandhwane.- Sociotechnical Dimension of Trucking in India: Possibilities for Digitalization.- Adoption of Mobile Applications for Self-healthcare Monitoring by the Youth in South Africa.- Determinants of the Adoption of Mobile Applications that Help Induce Healthy Eating Habits.- From Digital Divide to Digital Discovery: Re-thinking Online Learning and Interactions in Marginalized Communities.- Complexities and Challenges of Multi-stakeholder Involvement in Digital Transformation in the Global South: The Machine-readable Passport Project in Bangladesh.- Role of Digital Platforms in Entrepreneurial Processes: The Resource Enabling Perspective of Startups in Pakistan.- Digital Inequities and Societal Context: Digital Transformation as a Conduit to Achieve Social and Epistemic Justice.- From staging to social protagonism: Digital transformation within The Experimental Theater ofCali.