Estelle PEYRARD, PhD Student, i3 CRG, Ecole Polytechnique
Theo PAPAIOANNOU, Prof., Director, Innogen Institure, Development Policy and Practice (DPP)

Track's Contact : 

estelle.peyrard[AT]polytechnique.edu
theo.papaioannou[AT]open.ac.uk
 

Innovation has always been considered as a path towards progress and a great opportunity for society at large. However, technology often leaves aside certain groups of people: for instance those who do not have sufficient knowledge to understand it, those who do not have enough financial means to afford it, and those who lack the physical ability to use it. In an increasingly technological world, the risk of widening the gap between those who benefit from technology and those who are excluded from it is real. Although innovation has been arguably increasingly open, the needs of people in those excluded groups are often forgotten.

Consequently, this special track calls for papers that will investigate the following questions:

- How can we enable innovation for people with disabilities, on low incomes, with long-term illnesses, of older age, ... ?
- How can we foster awareness of their specific needs ?
- What specific methodologies are required to understand and communicate those needs ?

More generally, this track welcomes contributions related to inclusive innovation, innovation with (and for) people with disabilities and health issues, minority and less advantaged groups.

References

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Foster, C., Heeks, R., 2013. "Conceptualising Inclusive Innovation: Modifying Systems of Innovation Frameworks to Understand Diffusion of New Technology to Low-Income Consumers". The European Journal of Development Research. 25, 333–355.

George, G., McGahan, A.M., Prabhu, J., 2012. "Innovation for Inclusive Growth: Towards a Theoretical Framework and a Research Agenda." Journal of Management Studies 49, 661–683

Gupta, A.K., 2012. "Innovations for the poor by the poor." International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development 5, 28–39.

Heeks, R., Amalia, M., 2013. "Inclusive Innovation : Definition, Conceptualisation and Future Research Priorities". IPDM Development Informatics working papers 53.

Newell, A., Gregor, P., 2000. “User sensitive inclusive design - In search of a new paradigm",  Proceedings of the Conference on Universal Usability, pp. 39–44.

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