Definition
Digital social innovation introduces and covers the digital technologies to co-create knowledge and solutions for a wide range of social needs. Disabilities work condition is one area that has mass challenges. Nonprofit organizations like a digital social innovator have the potential to meet these kind of needs through the means of technologies.
Introduction
The society consists of several groups with their own special needs. Organizations help to supply their needs and overcome their obstacles and problems. But sometimes new solutions cannot go on their way and need further attempt. In this situation, social innovators like nonprofit organizations try to solve the problems. They produce new solutions to social problems in many areas such as welfare, health, education, unemployment, etc. One of the area with less attention refers to disabled people. They have...
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Tavallaei, F., Ahmadi, M. (2020). Digital Social Innovators. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3915-1
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