Social Technology as a Sustainable Public Policy: The Mandalla Project in Ceará

Abstract

<p>Environmental degradation in semi-arid Northeast has been a great challenge for the Brazilian government. The need to generate employment and income, justifies the establishment of productive activities competitive and covering the dimensions of sustainability. In this context, there is the movement of Social Technology (ST), aimed at social inclusion and development through the appropriation of simple technologies, inexpensive and consolidated in the culture of the community benefit. As a public policy of the government of Ceará, appeared the Mandalla Project, using irrigated agriculture and agribusiness production system, which includes the creation of small animals from natural methods. This study aims to analyze the ST Mandalla as a public policy that promotes sustainable development. The results show that this technology, contributes significantly to the sustainable development of semi-arid and improving the quality of life of communities served when examined against the dimensions of Sustainable Development model of Sachs (2002).</p

Success Factors, Enablers and Barriers in Social Projects: A Literature Review

“…Another strategy to approach the socio-economic issues related to BoP population is the use of social innovation toolsthrough the development of public policies or fostering the development of novel social forms and competitive advantages that promote social inclusion and improvement in living conditions (Bevilacqua & Ou, 2018;Cazini & Frasson, 2011;Gürdere Akdur & Kaygan, 2019;Souza Costa et al, 2011).…”

“…The expression 'social innovation' refers to the use of new forms of collaborationsuch as co-creation and co-productionto respond to challenges that are not being addressed through conventional approaches (Conrad, 2015). It is motivated by the goal of meeting a social need (Mulgan, 2006), and searches for a creative solution that will act on the roots of the social problems (Raynor, 2019) through the active involvement of social actors in the process, using of empowerment, fostering inclusion and wellbeing, and improving social relations to achieve the transformation of individuals themselves, changing the beliefs of the social system where the innovation occurs (Cox et al, 2014;De Filippi et al, 2017;Manzini & Rizzo, 2011;Morelli et al, 2017;Souza Costa et al, 2011;Swagemakers et al, 2018).…”

Social Networks as Drivers for Technology Adoption: A Study from a Rural Mountain Area in Italy

“…Nevertheless, as in the case of other technologies, the spreading of smartphones can be hampered and can be a further source of social exclusion for specific people. According to literature, age, education, geography, and the personal aptitude of the farmer may be factors that prevent farmers from adopting technology and further exclude them from production improvement [27,28]. To develop and offer more needs-tailored apps and to spread the digitalization of agriculture, it is thus crucial to understand the drivers for smartphone adoption.…”