What is the contribution of the social sciences to improving our understanding of social and technological innovation … processes? How can they help to overcome some of the barriers to technological and social innovation and improve the management … of innovation by limiting the negative side-effects of new technologies and social change? And how can social and …

This briefing paper focuses on innovation in development and humanitarian efforts in the context of the coronavirus … (COVID-19) pandemic. Following an exploration of the overall role of innovation in the COVID-19 response, it examines … innovation efforts underway in international development and humanitarian responses to the pandemic, how well these efforts are …