Women, reindeer herding and the Internet: an innovative process in northern Sweden

Validerad; 2010; 20101030 (mallin)
This research note deals with an innovation initiative involving women, reindeer herding and the Internet. It shows how women reindeer herders from a Swedish Sami village were a driving force in the development of several innovative, EU-funded projects focusing on information and communications technology. The article shows how the innovation initiative involved a wide range of actors, ascribing stakeholders from civil society important roles besides the public and private sectors. The innovation initiative involved several different strategies. One of these strategies was internationalization - both at the European and worldwide levels. This strategy was employed to prevent rigid political hierarchies blocking the prospects of gaining support from local and regional authorities. Another strategy was the continuous exchange of knowledge between engineers and potential end users, adapting the initiative results to the needs of the local context. As a result, the innovation initiative has produced several kinds of outcomes. It has generated new technology as well as economic and social benefits.

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER Maskinteknik Produktionsteknik, arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi hsv//swe
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY Mechanical Engineering Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics hsv//eng
innovative process
gender
women
information and communications technology (ICT)
Man Machine Relation Focusing Gender
Människa-maskin med inriktning mot genusforskning

Udén, MariaLuleå tekniska universitet,Arbetsvetenskap(Swepub:ltu)maud (författare)
Luleå tekniska universitetArbetsvetenskap (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Innovation. The European Journal of Social Science Research: Informa UK Limited23:2, s. 169-1771351-16101469-8412

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