Fostering social inclusion in digital food system interventions

To ensure an equitable digital transformation, deliberate efforts are needed to promote the inclusivity of emerging digital innovations. This short communication outlines challenges and opportunities for considering inclusivity in the design and deployment of digital food system innovations. Drawing...

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Autores principales: Steinke, Jonathan, Schumann, Charlotte, Langan, Simon J., Muller, Anna, Opola, Felix Ouko, Berta Ortiz-Crespo, Etten, Jacob van
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134682
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author Steinke, Jonathan
Schumann, Charlotte
Langan, Simon J.
Muller, Anna
Opola, Felix Ouko
Berta Ortiz-Crespo
Etten, Jacob van
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Etten, Jacob van
Langan, Simon J.
Muller, Anna
Opola, Felix Ouko
Schumann, Charlotte
Steinke, Jonathan
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Schumann, Charlotte
Langan, Simon J.
Muller, Anna
Opola, Felix Ouko
Berta Ortiz-Crespo
Etten, Jacob van
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description To ensure an equitable digital transformation, deliberate efforts are needed to promote the inclusivity of emerging digital innovations. This short communication outlines challenges and opportunities for considering inclusivity in the design and deployment of digital food system innovations. Drawing on literature and the authors’ experiences within CGIAR, we highlight shortcomings in the digital inclusion discourse. We propose an agenda for enabling researchers and other innovation stakeholders, including donors, to contribute to more inclusive digital innovation. First, a standard concept and procedure is required for assessing the inclusivity of digital services. Second, simple design tools can help researchers effectively consider social inclusion criteria during the design of digital solutions. Lastly, a stronger emphasis on inclusivity is required throughout the research-for-development system. As the importance of digital innovation keeps growing within CGIAR, this article helps researchers and practitioners gain conceptual clarity on the goal of digital inclusion. Concrete suggestions are made for a more equitable, inclusive digital transformation of food systems.
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spelling CGSpace1346822025-11-05T11:24:24Z Fostering social inclusion in digital food system interventions Steinke, Jonathan Schumann, Charlotte Langan, Simon J. Muller, Anna Opola, Felix Ouko Berta Ortiz-Crespo Etten, Jacob van gender género digital agriculture social inclusion inclusión social design diseño tecnología digital To ensure an equitable digital transformation, deliberate efforts are needed to promote the inclusivity of emerging digital innovations. This short communication outlines challenges and opportunities for considering inclusivity in the design and deployment of digital food system innovations. Drawing on literature and the authors’ experiences within CGIAR, we highlight shortcomings in the digital inclusion discourse. We propose an agenda for enabling researchers and other innovation stakeholders, including donors, to contribute to more inclusive digital innovation. First, a standard concept and procedure is required for assessing the inclusivity of digital services. Second, simple design tools can help researchers effectively consider social inclusion criteria during the design of digital solutions. Lastly, a stronger emphasis on inclusivity is required throughout the research-for-development system. As the importance of digital innovation keeps growing within CGIAR, this article helps researchers and practitioners gain conceptual clarity on the goal of digital inclusion. Concrete suggestions are made for a more equitable, inclusive digital transformation of food systems. 2023-08-02 2023-11-23T11:15:08Z 2023-11-23T11:15:08Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134682 en Open Access application/pdf Steinke, J.; Schumann, C.; Langan, S.; Muller, A.; Opola, F.; Ortiz Crespo, B.; Van Etten, J. (2023) Fostering social inclusion in digital food system interventions. Working paper, Digital Inclusion (WP 2). 26 p.
spellingShingle gender
género
digital agriculture
social inclusion
inclusión social
design
diseño
tecnología digital
Steinke, Jonathan
Schumann, Charlotte
Langan, Simon J.
Muller, Anna
Opola, Felix Ouko
Berta Ortiz-Crespo
Etten, Jacob van
Fostering social inclusion in digital food system interventions
title Fostering social inclusion in digital food system interventions
title_full Fostering social inclusion in digital food system interventions
title_fullStr Fostering social inclusion in digital food system interventions
title_full_unstemmed Fostering social inclusion in digital food system interventions
title_short Fostering social inclusion in digital food system interventions
title_sort fostering social inclusion in digital food system interventions
topic gender
género
digital agriculture
social inclusion
inclusión social
design
diseño
tecnología digital
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