A retrospective analysis of responsible innovation for low-technology innovation in the Global South
A retrospective analysis of responsible innovation for low-technology innovation in the Global South
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DOI：
10.1080/23299460.2019.1575682
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发表时间：
2019-05-04
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Ray, Charlotte
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作者：
Hartley, Sarah;McLeod, Carmen;Ray, Charlotte
低技术创新在应对全球挑战方面的作用被低估。负责任的创新（RI）有可能将低技术创新导向全球南方的全球挑战，但这种可能性在很大程度上尚未探索。通过回顾性分析，本文探讨了研究人员如何在研究项目中与RI框架的维度作斗争，并强调了研究人员在发展背景下参与低技术创新时需要考虑的关键领域。分析表明，风险投资可以组织讨论，为预期、反思和与利益攸关方的接触创造空间。然而，即使研究人员致力于RI的想法，在实践中也很难制定。虽然国际扶轮社非常重视共同发展和包容性创新模式所设想的包容性和有意义的参与，但公众参与的赤字模式构成了一个巨大的障碍。令人惊讶的是，低技术创新者可能会面临与高技术创新者相同的困境，即参与让最终用户塑造最终可能使他们受益的技术。
The role of low-technology innovation in addressing global challenges is undervalued. Responsible innovation (RI) has the potential to direct low-technology innovation toward global challenges in the Global South, yet this possibility remains largely unexplored. Through a retrospective analysis, this article explores how researchers grapple with dimensions of an RI framework in a research project and highlights key areas for researchers to consider when involved with low-technology innovation in a development context. The analysis demonstrates that RI can structure discussion and create space for anticipation, reflection and engagement with stakeholders. However, even when researchers are committed to the idea of RI, it is difficult to enact in practice. Although RI places significant emphasis on inclusive and meaningful engagement as imagined by co-development and inclusive models of innovation, the deficit model of public engagement presents a formidable barrier. Surprisingly, low-technology innovators are likely to face the same struggles as high technology innovators with regards to engagement that allows end-users to shape the technology which may ultimately benefit them.