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Systemic policy instruments for inclusive innovation systems: Case study of a maternal mHealth project in South Africa

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  • Edward van der Merwe
  • Sara S (Saartjie) Grobbelaar

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Innovation for inclusive development refers to the development of products and services for and/or by marginalized communities with the aim of improved economic and social welfare. Innovation systems present a framework for analyzing actors, institutions, interlinkages and societal subsystems that contribute to the emergence of innovation for inclusive development. However, the innovation system framework requires a re-orientation as an analytical tool to 1) support a systematic process towards identifying barriers to inclusiveness 2) systematically define the root cause of systemic problems or barriers for innovation for inclusive development, and finally, 3) to provide a framework against which to formulate systemic policy interventions that systematically enhance the environment for innovation for inclusive development.The main contribution of this article is to deduce a systemic policy intervention framework and roadmap towards developing more inclusive innovation systems. We explore policy interventions to position innovation systems more inclusively by considering a case study of a large-scale maternal mHealth project (MomConnect) in South Africa. The article concludes that the use of a systemic policy intervention framework, as derived in this paper, may greatly enhance the design of large-scale projects and innovation systems towards improved inclusivity.

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  • Edward van der Merwe & Sara S (Saartjie) Grobbelaar, 2018. "Systemic policy instruments for inclusive innovation systems: Case study of a maternal mHealth project in South Africa," African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(6), pages 665-682, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rajsxx:v:10:y:2018:i:6:p:665-682
    DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2018.1491678
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    1. Sara S Grobbelaar & Mauricio Uriona-Maldonado, 2019. "Using technology to improve access to healthcare: The case of the MomConnect programme in South Africa," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 34(8), pages 838-852, December.

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