The digital revolution takes on global challenges. 100 digital social innovations transforming Latin America
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2018Autor
Buckland, Heloise
Garmilla, Alejandra
Murillo, David
Silva-Flores, Martha L
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The exponential growth of information and communication technologies and the diminishing digital divide, coupled with the emerging collaborative economy and the power of collective intelligence generated by online platforms, are key factors for socioeconomic and political development. The immediacy with which information can be circulated and the speed in which data is transformed into intelligence has given rise to new trends and innovative business models across sectors. In this context, digital social innovation has emerged, offering a fertile landscape to generate and scale up the systemic solutions needed to achieve the ambitious sustainable development goals (SDGs). This report compiles 100 digital social innovations that are already generating a positive impact across Latin America in each of the areas covered by the SDGs. The digital era has enabled many people to access resources and services that were previously out of their reach as well as reduce transaction costs. This has paved the way to reach a far greater number of beneficiaries than those reached by traditional social innovation initiatives. It provides a great opportunity for disruptive and scalable solutions to the most critical challenges the region continues to face in education, health, poverty and inequality.ITESO, A.C.