Innovation through collaboration: scaling up solutions for sustainable development

被引：9
作者：
Zelenika I. [1 ]
Pearce J.M. [2 ]
机构：
[1] School of Environmental Studies, Queen’s University, 60 Union Street, Kingston, K7L 3N6, ON
[2] Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, 49931, MI
来源：
Environment, Development and Sustainability | 2014年 / 16卷 / 6期
关键词：
Appropriate technology; Crowd-sourcing; Knowledge commons; Open source; Sustainable development;
D O I：
10.1007/s10668-014-9528-7
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摘要：
The open collaborative philosophy employed in the success of open source (OS) software can be applied to hardware design. Specifically, the development of OS appropriate technologies (OSAT) can improve sustainable development efforts worldwide. Yet, widespread OSAT use is far from ubiquitous. Given that lack of communication, access to information and poor collaboration are among the largest barriers to a more effective OSAT dissemination, this paper explores opportunities to overcome such obstacles using four techniques: (1) collaborative online platforms, (2) crowd-sourcing, (3) the concept of knowledge commons, and (4) enabled educational institutions through service learning and applied research. The results are analyzed, and conclusions are drawn that outline paths to higher multiuser collaboration for OSAT deployment. © 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
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页码：1299 / 1316
页数：17
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