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A multi-dimensional framework for responsible and socially inclusive digital innovation in food, water, and land systems

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  • Felix Ouko Opola

    (International Water Management Institute
    CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation, c/o International Food Policy Research Institute)

  • Simon Langan

    (CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation, c/o International Food Policy Research Institute
    International Water Management Institute)

  • Indika Arulingam

    (CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation, c/o International Food Policy Research Institute
    International Water Management Institute)

  • Charlotte Schumann

    (Freie Universität Berlin)

  • Niyati Singaraju

    (CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation, c/o International Food Policy Research Institute
    International Rice Research Institute, CG Block, NASC Complex, Dev Prakash Shastri Marg, Pusa)

  • Deepa Joshi

    (CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation, c/o International Food Policy Research Institute
    International Water Management Institute)

  • Surajit Ghosh

    (CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation, c/o International Food Policy Research Institute
    International Water Management Institute)

Abstract

Digital innovations can offer solutions to various food, water, and land systems challenges globally. However, there are concerns on the ethical and social inclusivity aspects of these innovations, particularly for marginalized groups of people in less industrialised countries. In this article, we describe the design and development of a digital inclusivity framework, which builds from a detailed synthesis of inclusivity in digital literature. Key insights from the review were collated into five dimensions: risk mitigation, accessibility, usability, benefits, and participation. These dimensions can be assessed by means of twenty-one concrete and measurable sub indicators. Our focus was to enable a more holistic approach to the usually technocentric design of digital innovations. The framework, including the associated indicators, lays the groundwork for the development of a digital inclusivity index, a tool for assessing and fostering the inclusivity of digital innovations in food, water, and land systems.

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  • Felix Ouko Opola & Simon Langan & Indika Arulingam & Charlotte Schumann & Niyati Singaraju & Deepa Joshi & Surajit Ghosh, 2025. "A multi-dimensional framework for responsible and socially inclusive digital innovation in food, water, and land systems," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 42(3), pages 1829-1846, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:agrhuv:v:42:y:2025:i:3:d:10.1007_s10460-025-10731-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s10460-025-10731-2
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