Challenge: Science, Technology, and Innovation and the Triple Bottom Line, available at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305491244_Challenge_Science_Technology_and_Innovation_and_the_Triple_Bottom_Line, may be of interest. Along with many others, that presentation makes the point (on slide 23) that the proponents of science, technology, and innovation (STI) have for long ignored the political economy: Who gains? Who loses? How can one navigate differences? Little attention has been paid to local actors, viz., communities, government bodies, nongovernment and civil society organizations, the private sector, research institutes, and universities. Discounting obvious winners, one must know who is not given the chance to create, access, use, and benefit from STI. Additionally, it argues that the resilience of the "technology transfer" mentality owes also to the political economy of development assistance, viz., cultural, economic, institutional, intellectual, and political interests. Who, exactly, is pushing for a technology solution? Why?
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