Digitalization, Frugal Innovation, and Sustainable Development in the Global South: Opportunities and Challenges of a Frugal Smart Water Pump

Erwin van Tuijl; Juan Carlo Intriago Zambrano; Peter Knorringa

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-58795-5_4

Digitalization, Frugal Innovation, and Sustainable Development in the Global South: Opportunities and Challenges of a Frugal Smart Water Pump

Erwin van Tuijl^*, Juan Carlo Intriago Zambrano, Peter Knorringa

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This chapter plugs into a wider debate on digitalization and sustainable development in the Global South. Evidence on how digitalization contributes to sustainable development is limited. To address this research gap, we employ the theoretical concept of frugal innovation to identify nuances regarding the opportunities and challenges of frugal digital technology for realizing different Sustainable Development Goals in the Global South. Based on a qualitative case study of Futurepump—a frugal (i.e., simple, affordable, and accessible) version of a smart water pump—we provide empirical evidence on how frugal digital innovation offers opportunities and challenges for development in the Global South obtained from semi-structured in-depth interviews. Our results show nuances regarding different sustainability dimensions, actors (e.g., smallholders, distributors, research institutes, and funders), and the geographical interactions between actors in the Global South and Global North.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainable Digitalization for Business, Industry, and Society
Editors	Myriam Ertz, Urvashi Tandon, Shouheng Sun, Joan Torrent-Sellens, Emine Sarigöllü
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Chapter	4
Pages	63-82
Number of pages	20
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031587955
ISBN (Print)	9783031587948, 9783031587979
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58795-5_4
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2024

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van Tuijl, E., Intriago Zambrano, J. C., & Knorringa, P. (2024). Digitalization, Frugal Innovation, and Sustainable Development in the Global South: Opportunities and Challenges of a Frugal Smart Water Pump. In M. E. U. T. S. S. J. T.-S. E. S. (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainable Digitalization for Business, Industry, and Society (1 ed., pp. 63-82). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58795-5_4

van Tuijl, Erwin ; Intriago Zambrano, Juan Carlo ; Knorringa, Peter. / Digitalization, Frugal Innovation, and Sustainable Development in the Global South : Opportunities and Challenges of a Frugal Smart Water Pump. The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainable Digitalization for Business, Industry, and Society. editor / Myriam Ertz, Urvashi Tandon, Shouheng Sun, Joan Torrent-Sellens, Emine Sarigöllü. 1. ed. Springer International Publishing, 2024. pp. 63-82

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