Innovation Practices for Digital Transformation in the Global South: IFIP WG 13.8, 9.4, Invited Selection (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 645)

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. Preface Organization Contents Digital Inequities and Societal Context: Digital Transformation as a Conduit to Achieve Social and Epistemic Justice 1 Introduction 2 Ontological and Epistemological Assumptions 3 Conceptions of the Digital Era 4 Theoretical Perspectives 4.1 Social Justice and Education 4.2 Epistemic Justice 4.3 Pursuing Institutional Equity 5 Discussion and Implications 6 Conclusion References Complexities and Challenges of Multi-stakeholder Involvement in Digital Transformation in the Global South: The Machine-Readable Passport Project in Bangladesh 1 Introduction 1.1 Theoretical Framework 1.2 The Salience Model 2 Methods 2.1 Data Gathering 2.2 Data Analysis 3 Findings 3.1 Stakeholders 3.2 Stakeholder Salience 3.3 Complexities and Challenges 4 Discussion and Conclusion 5 Limitations and Further Research Directions References From Digital Divide to Digital Discovery: Re-thinking Online Learning and Interactions in Marginalized Communities 1 Introduction 2 Introduction 2.1 STEAM Education 2.2 Global South 2.3 Sociocultural Perspective 3 Methodology 3.1 Context and Participants 3.2 Tools 3.3 Phases of the Intervention 3.4 Reflective Approach 4 Findings 4.1 The Use of Offline Networked Mobile Learning 4.2 The Educational Practices in the Non-formal Context During the Pandemic 4.3 The Dialogic Opportunities Created Among Participants 5 Discussion 6 Conclusions References Land, Letṧema and Leola: Digital Transformation on a Rural Community’s Own Terms 1 Introduction 2 Mmatshepo’s Mandhwane and Mind Mobilisation 3 Community Networks in Decolonising Transformation 3.1 Decolonising Innovation in Africa 3.2 Grounding Community Networks in Mandhwane 4 An African Cultural Framework: Positionality and Paradigm 5 Situating Innovation in Mandhwane 5.1 Documenting Cultural Practices and Tuning into Leola 5.2 Mobilising Minds and Planning to Support Cultural Knowledge 5.3 Translating Leola into the Mamaila Community App 6 Conclusion: Mandhwane in Transformation 6.1 Recognising Personhood and Knowledge in Mind Mobilisation 6.2 The Role of Land in Creative Pedagogy References Adoption of Mobile Applications for Self-healthcare Monitoring by the Youth in South Africa 1 Introduction and Background 2 Literature Review 2.1 Non-communicable Diseases in South Africa 2.2 Mobile Health (mHealth) 2.3 Adoption of Mobile Self-healthcare Monitoring Applications 3 Theoretical Framework and Hypotheses Formulation 4 Methodology 5 Findings 5.1 Factors Influencing the Adoption of Self-healthcare Monitoring Mobile Applications 5.2 Effects of the Factors on the Adoption of Self-healthcare Monitoring Mobile Applications 6 Discussion 7 Conclusion References Determinants of the Adoption of Mobile Applications that Help Induce Healthy Eating Habits 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 2.1 Determinants of the Adoption of Mobile Health Applications 2.2 Effects of mHealth Interventions on Food and Nutrient Intake 2.3 Effects of mHealth Interventions on Weight Loss 3 Theoretical Framework 3.1 Theoretical Propositions 4 Material and Methods 5 Results and Discussion 5.1 Demographics Information of the Participants 5.2 Factors that Can Influence the Youth to Adopt Mobile Applications that Help Induce Healthy Eating Habits 5.3 Determinants of the Adoption of Mobile Applications that Help Induce Healthy Eating Habits 6 Conclusion References Sociotechnical Dimension of Trucking in India: Possibilities for Digitalization 1 Introduction 2 Trucking and Digitalization in India 3 Theoretical Backdrop of Sociotechnical Systems and Symbolic Interactionism 4 Details of Fieldwork 4.1 Setting 4.2 Participants 4.3 Duration and Process 4.4 Engagement 5 Results: Trucking as Sociotechnical Processes 5.1 Transport Agencies and the Functioning of the Sector 5.2 Stakeholders and the Social Hierarchy 5.3 Everyday Challenges in Trucking 5.4 Challenges on the Road – Burglary and Natural Calamities 6 Discussion: Avenues for Sociotechnical Digital Transformation in the Trucking Sector and Key Insights 7 Conclusion References Role of Digital Platforms in Entrepreneurial Processes: The Resource Enabling Perspective of Startups in Pakistan 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose and Objectives 2 Literature Review 2.1 Digital Platforms 2.2 Entrepreneurial Processes 2.3 Entrepreneurial Bricolage Theory 3 Research Methodology 4 Findings 4.1 Input Bricolage: Combining Internal and External Resources 4.2 Market Bricolage: Enhancing Customer Base and Building Trust 4.3 Institutional Bricolage: Institutional Orders and Institutional Transformation 5 Discussion and Conclusion References The Chronicles of Kunene: The Lion, the Omuhimba and the Drone 1 Introduction 2 Theoretical and Methodological Framing 2.1 Ecocentrism 2.2 African Indigenous Perspectives 2.3 Community-Based Co-design 3 Case Study Context 3.1 Communities 3.2 Tensions and Challenges 3.3 Wildlife Monitoring 3.4 Towards an Integrated Wildlife Monitoring System 3.5 Development Approach 4 Co-design of Okuwonga 4.1 The Omuhimba 4.2 The Lion 4.3 The Drone 5 Community-based Co-design as an Innovation Enabler 6 Conclusion References From Staging to Social Protagonism: Digital Transformation Within the Experimental Theater of Cali 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 2.1 The Experimental Theater of Cali 2.2 The Method for Collective Creation 3 Methodology 4 Proposals 4.1 First Proposal 4.2 Second Proposal 4.3 Storyboard 5 Discussion 5.1 Third Level Problems 5.2 Data Bases and Algorithms 5.3 Conclusions References Author Index