Frugality, Grassroots and Inclusiveness: New Challenges for Mainstream Innovation Theories

Grassroots Innovation, Characteristics, Status Quo and Suggestions

This paper, based on the exploration of the characteristics of folk innovation, provides thorough analysis of its status quo in China. The author holds that there exist many problems in the innovation among individual folks, non-governmental scientific research institutions and private enterprises, and that in view of Indian experience in folk innovation development, the entrepreneurial culture...

Who is ICT Innovation For? Challenges to Existing Theories of Innovation, a Kenyan Case Study

Kenya, along with countries like Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana, is leading the way on the continent in innovating new applications and programs that enable developments in the information communication technology (ICT) sector. This growth has not gone unnoticed. It has attracted substantial international interest, not just from non-profit organizations focused on development, but increasingl...

Innovation and achievement for primary care in Brazil: new challenges

Brazil occupies half of the South American landmass, and is the fifth largest country in the world. The current population estimate is 207 million. Demographic and epidemiological changes, as well as nutritional transition, have affected mortality and morbidity in the country. The leading causes of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in 2010 were ischaemic heart disease, interpersonal violen...

Innovation Theories: Relevance and Implications for Developing Country Innovation

Innovation is at the basis of economic development and as such, it is instrumental for developing countries. We review the literature on innovation from the perspectives of four select branches of economics to build a conceptual framework of innovation applicable to developing countries. The conceptual framework includes insights from the surveyed literature and identifies areas of further rese...

New Challenges for Sectoral Systems of Innovation in Europe