Technology and Innovation for Social Change
Tension exists between technologists and social thinkers because of the impact technology and innovation have on social values and norms, which is often viewed as damaging to the cultural fabric of a nation or society. Since the global business environmen
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Satyajit Majumdar • Samapti Guha • Nadiya Marakkath Editors
Technology and Innovation for Social Change
Editors Satyajit Majumdar Samapti Guha Nadiya Marakkath Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, School of Management & Labour Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai Maharashtra India
ISBN 978-81-322-2070-1 ISBN 978-81-322-2071-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2071-8 Springer New Delhi Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014957862 © Springer India 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
In the last two decades, after adopting the liberalized economic policy, India has experienced lopsided growth. The growth has not adequately touched the poor and marginalized section of the Indian society. Application of technology and innovation can play an important role to bring positive social change in the lives of these people, and social entrepreneurship is emerging as a strong agent to bring this desired change. Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (India), in 2007, under the aegis of its Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, took up this responsibility and launched an innovative m
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