Frugal innovation for sustainable rural development
Summary. Frugal innovation—creating affordable, resource-efficient solutions—contributes more effectively to sustainable development goals in rural South Asia than conventional products. The study analyzed 13 frugal enterprises through interviews and found these innovations positively impact multiple SDGs, though some goals require national-level policy rather than enterprise-level action. Frugal approaches offer a practical pathway for rural sustainable development.
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Hossain, M., Park, S., & Shahid, S.. (2023). Frugal innovation for sustainable rural development. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122662
Hossain, Mokter, et al. “Frugal innovation for sustainable rural development.” Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122662.
Hossain, Mokter, Sukyung Park, and Subhan Shahid. 2023. “Frugal innovation for sustainable rural development.” Technological Forecasting and Social Change. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122662.
@article{hossain-2023-frugal-innovation-sustainable-rural-development,
title = {Frugal innovation for sustainable rural development},
author = {Mokter Hossain and Sukyung Park and Subhan Shahid},
journal = {Technological Forecasting and Social Change},
year = {2023},
doi = {10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122662},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122662}
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TY - JOUR TI - Frugal innovation for sustainable rural development AU - Mokter Hossain AU - Sukyung Park AU - Subhan Shahid JO - Technological Forecasting and Social Change PY - 2023 DO - 10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122662 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122662 ER -
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122662
- Countries
- India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
- Regions
- Asia
- Categories
- innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, policy
- Added
- 2026-04-28