New Initiatives for the Empowerment of People with Activity Limitations
Loading...
Date
2016
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Alternative Title(s)
An Analysis of 1,005 Cases of (Digital) Social Innovation Worldwide
Abstract
The paper exploits an extensive quantitative case mapping to blend three strands of research: First, social innovation will be considered as an approach to improve and/or guarantee social inclusion for people with activity limitations. Secondly, ICT will be understood as a means to empower people with activity limitations; and thirdly, the needs of vulnerable people will be regarded as a lens for scrutinizing those two approaches: How can ICT based social innovation/digital social innovation (DSI) empower people? The analysed cases shed light on the phenomenon of digital social innovations and allow first insights into their practice. The paper illustrates a quantitative overview of the actors behind these initiatives, their funding structures and drivers and barriers. In a conclusion, the new phenomenon of digital social innovation is described in contours.
Description
Table of contents
Keywords
social innovation, ICT, digital inclusion, digital social innovation
Subjects based on RSWK
Sozialinnovation, Neue Medien