A Global Perspective of Rural Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Digital Era: A Panel Report

Sachithra Lokuge, Darshana Sedera, Suchit Ahuja, Abhishek Kathuria, Daniel Agyapong · 2025 · Communications of the Association for Information Systems

Summary. Digital technologies enable rural communities to innovate and pursue entrepreneurship by providing affordable, accessible tools that overcome traditional barriers like limited resources and infrastructure. This panel report calls for increased research on how digital technology supports rural innovation and entrepreneurship, proposing a socio-materialist framework to guide future studies in this emerging field.

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Lokuge, S., Sedera, D., Ahuja, S., Kathuria, A., & Agyapong, D.. (2025). A Global Perspective of Rural Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Digital Era: A Panel Report. Communications of the Association for Information Systems. https://doi.org/10.17705/1cais.05644

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DOI: 10.17705/1cais.05644
Categories: broadband-and-digital, entrepreneurship, innovation-theory
Added: 2026-04-28