Social innovation
Innovation for Local Economic Development by Jeanette Morwane
Innovative cities or municipalities are essential for economic growth and development of countries, however social and environmental challenges related to city growth present serious threats to the full realization of economic growth they can contribute. This article aims to introduce the notion of ‘innovation ecosystem’ which can help in explaining the factors that shape innovation processes and that determine the extent to which problems related to city growth may be solved.
19Apr2012 | Saine | 1 comment | Continued
Crowdsourcing for Innovation, Market Research and Brand Loyalty
Ever considered how your company can benefit from the inputs of a crowd??
This article gives an overview on – the process, models and outputs of crowdsourcing.
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27Sep2011 | Saine | 1 comment | Continued
WHO uses Mxit, JamiiX to tackle disasters
Source: SA Info The World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) South-East Asia regional office has teamed up with popular mobile social networks MXit and JamiiX – both developed in South Africa – to bring emergency preparedness information to chat users in disaster-prone Indonesia. This new approach is part of WHO’s wider effort to strengthen disaster preparedness in [...]
24Feb2011 | Saine | 0 comments | Continued
LESSONS FROM SOCIAL NETWORKS IN AFRICA AND CHINA TO ENHANCE INNOVATION
by Prof. Rene Pellisier Department of Business Management, University of South Africa Preamble I am aware that some, in reading this, may feel that I am nuts. I certainly am, but I believe that we are ignoring specific social patterns in our society that can bring huge benefit in terms of creativity and innovation. I [...]
31Jan2011 | Saine | 2 comments | Continued
On the Appropriateness of Incident Management Systems in Developing Countries: A Case from the UAE
Source: Kamoun Article by: Faouzi Kamoun, Naoufel Werghi, Mohamed Al Blushi Abstract Road traffic incidents are eliciting growing public concerns due to their devastating social, economical, and environmental impacts. The severity of these random events is particularly alarming in developing countries, where the situation is just worsening. Recently, Incident Management Systems (IMSs) have been proposed [...]
31Dec2010 | Saine | 0 comments | Continued
Quick Takes: Testing Your Gut, Language of Pictures, Systems Thinking Conference Recap
Source: www.innovationafrica.org Quick Takes is our summary of news and readings in management, sustainability and intelligent enterprise. Is your gut leading you astray? We’re new fans of the website Anne Holland’s Which Test Won? It allows you to test your gut instincts about design choices: you look at simple A/B choices and guess which is [...]
9Dec2010 | Saine | 0 comments | Continued
Hand-washing device to combat disease
Source: www.southafrica.info South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed an innovative, affordable hand-washing device to enable poor communities to combat life-threatening water-borne diseases with minimal water usage. According to the CSIR’s Ester Ngorima, diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections caused the death of millions of children under the age of five in [...]
8Dec2010 | Saine | 0 comments | Continued
Welcome to My Taxi – Let´s Do Business With My Cell Phone
Source: AllAfrica.com | Aug 31, 2010 In cities across Africa, being an entrepreneur requires no office, business card or investors. All it takes is a cell phone, according to Adele Botha, a researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa. More than a convenience, cell phones have become a means [...]
3Dec2010 | Saine | 0 comments | Continued
Taking Leadership, Innovating Change: Profiles in Family, School, and Community Engagement
National Family, School, and Community Engagement Working Group March 2010 In the 2009 Federal Register Notice announcing the Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund, the U.S. Department of Education put the identification and scale-up of innovations at front and center in efforts to reform schools and improve student success. Given this renewed emphasis on innovation, the [...]
25Nov2010 | Saine | 0 comments | Continued
Innovation and Entrepreneurship – A Delivery Model for SA Schools White Paper
written by Teboho Seseng and Hendrick Tshitabane (TIA) Abstract This paper explores various delivery models of innovation and entrepreneurship in developed and developing countries and proposes a rationale for a delivery model suitable for South African schools through an innovation programme titled – the National Innovation Competition for Learner Entrepreneurs (NICLE). The model proposes a [...]
22Oct2010 | Saine | 0 comments | Continued
Africa needs a culture of science
Article adapted from Innovation Africa The first step towards an African culture of science is to make science relevant to local people, says development expert Oyeniyi Akande. For science and technology to contribute to development goals, countries must embrace a ‘science culture’ — a scientifically enlightened society where research findings can be better and more [...]
14Oct2010 | Saine | 1 comment | Continued
