Taking a multi-faceted approach, Disruptive Frugal Digital Innovation in Africa proposes implementations towards positive development in under-researched African contexts.
Informed by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework emphasising fostering sustainable economic growth and higher gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries Disruptive Frugal Digital Innovation in Africa provides the reader with theoretically informed and practically grounded solutions to addressing sustainable development for humans.
Taking a multi-faceted approach, the readers of this edited volume gain insights into the role of disruptive frugal technological innovation and transformative futures in Africa. Considering macro, meso, and firm-level analyses relating to how disruptive frugal technological innovation and transformative futures, Disruptive Frugal Digital Innovation in Africa proposes implementations towards positive development in under-researched African contexts.
Each chapter provides theoretical, policy and practical implications for policy makers, educational practitioners, students and business communities on how disruptive frugal technological innovation and transformative futures strategies could be of benefit to them.
Chapter
1. Nexus between Disruptive Digital Frugal Innovation and
Sustainable Development in Africa; Chukwuemeka Ugboma Azinge and Enameguono
Ekpemuaka
Chapter
2. Frugal Innovation and Sustainable Development in Libya; Taher
Alkhalaf, Omar Durrah, Abdelbaset Queiri, and Syed Haider Ali Shah
Chapter
3. Perceptions of the Farming Sector on Disruptive Frugal
Technological Innovation in Angola; Jabulani Garwi
Chapter
4. The Role of Disruptive Frugal Technologies (Disruptive and
Low-Cost Technologies) in Transforming Education and Promoting E-Learning in
Africa; Beula Goroba, Admore Mashokoh, and Francisca Kunedzimwe
Chapter
5. Blockchain Technology Adoption in Smart Cities: A Critical
Analysis of the Opportunities and Challenges in the African Context; Purity
Hamunakwadi, Sijekula Mbanga, Lethu K. K. Lujabe, Rahabhi Mashapure, Julius
Tapera, Admire Mthombeni, and Bronson Mutanda
Chapter
6. Disruptive Digital Technology Adoption: Obstructions and
Opportunities for African Family Entrepreneurs; Rahabhi Mashapure, Purity
Hamunakwadi, Julius Tapera, Admire Mthombeni, Bronson Mutanda, and Hasmonia
Makaza
Chapter
7. Disruptive Frugal Digital Innovation: The Possibilities and
Challenges in Achieving Sustainable Development in Africa; Admire Mthombeni,
Obert Sifile, Julius Tapera, Rahabhi Mashapure, Purity Hamunakwadi, and
Bronson Mutanda
Chapter
8. Disruptive Digital Technologies and the Performance of Micro,
Small-and Medium-Size Enterprises; Bronson Mutanda, Bomi Nomlala, Admire
Mthombeni, Julius Tapera, Rahabhi Mashapure, and Purity Hamunakwadi
Chapter
9. Digital Technology and Disruptive Frugal Innovation in Africa:
Bridging the Divide; Njodzi Ranganai, Gracious Mutipforo, Chipo Katsande,
Tendai Shelton Muwani, Solomon Marime, Prosper Tafadzwa Denhere, and Allan C.
Muzenda
Chapter
10. Frugal Innovations in Africa: The Dark Side; Basil Shumbanhete,
Ernest Mugoni, Tanyaradzwa Rukasha, and Collen Sabao
Chapter
11. Deployment of Frugal Disruptive Technologies and Modernised
Digital Tools for Sustainable Competitive Advantage and Continuous
Improvement of Organisational Performance; Julius Tapera, Purity Hamunakwadi,
Rahabhi Mashapure, Admire Mthombeni, and Bronson Mutanda
Chapter
12. Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Big Data
Analytics Impact on Frugal Digital Marketing Firms; Brighton Nyagadza, Abu
Bashar, Neo Ligaraba, Theo Tsokota, Colletor Tendeukai Chipfumbu, Lovemore
Chikazhe, Hamilton Tamburayi Katsvairo, Tawanda Taurai Maradze, and Charlene
Muswaka
Chapter
13. Disruptive Frugal Digital Technology and Small and Medium
Enterprises Innovation Performance in the Food Sector in Zimbabwe: A Case of
SMEs in Masvingo Urban; Dennis Mashoko
Chapter
14. Beyond Affordability: The Nexus of Disruptive Digital Frugal
Innovation (DDFI) and Transformative Sustainable Development in Africa;
Gracious Mutipforo, Njodzi Ranganai, Solomon Marime, Allan, C. Muzenda,
Prosper Tafadzwa Denhere, Chipo Katsande, and Tendai Shelton Muwani
Chapter
15. Sustainable Human Development in Southern Africa: The Frugal
Innovation-Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship Nexus; Patient Rambe
Chapter
16. Leveraging Digital Technologies for Disruptive Digital Frugal
Innovation Towards Achieving Universal Healthcare Coverage in Africa (UHC);
Chipo Katsande, Tendai Shelton Muwani, Gracious Mutipforo, Prosper Tafadzwa
Denhere, Njodzi Ranganai, Solomon Marime, and Allan C. Muzenda
Brighton Nyagadza is a Digital Marketing academic and CABS (UK) Certified Management & Business Educator, currently with the York St John University (YSJU), London Campus, England, United Kingdom, full member of the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe (MAZ), an Associate of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), United Kingdom and Power Member of the Digital Marketing Institute (DMI), Dublin, Ireland.
Abu Bashar is a software consultant in a leading IT firm in the Kingdom of Bahrain. He is also associated with the MTC (Micro Training Centre) as an instructor for Digital marketing and allied subjects. His area of research is in online consumer behaviour especially impulse buying behaviour; sustainable marketing practices and consumer behaviour.
