Frugal innovation concept as an indispensable solution for normal and crisis situations Morocco facing COVID-19

Year 2022, Volume: 02 Issue: 02, 96 - 105, 31.12.2022

Bılal Karroumı Abdelfettah Sedquı

Abstract

From time to time, the world lives in critical situations of natural or artificial origin that affect different sectors. These situations do not exclude developed or developing countries and they require quick, agile, and flexible responses by concerned decision-makers COVID-19 as an example. The characteristics of frugal innovation make it a favorable approach to responding to normal or critical situations characterized by scarce resources and quick adaptation to existing situations. This work serves to: Simplify the notion of frugal innovation and its characteristics; study the adaptability of the frugal innovation approach in normal and crisis situations; expose the exploitation of this approach by Morocco to respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic and propose frugal innovation as a successful factor for Morocco context. The carried-out research showed frugal innovation as a favorable solution in different life situations for all countries and it confirmed that Morocco can exploit this approach as a development component in normal situations and a relief component in crises.

Keywords

Frugal innovation, Crisis situations, Resource constraints, Resilience, Covid-19, Tutumlu yenilikçilik, Kriz durumları, Kaynak kısıtlamaları, Dayanıklılık, COVID-19

Normal ve kriz durumları için vazgeçilmez bir çözüm olarak tutumlu inovasyon konsepti Fas COVID-19 ile karşı karşıya

Abstract

Dünya zaman zaman farklı sektörleri etkileyen doğal veya yapay kaynaklı kritik durumlar yaşamaktadır. Bu durumlar gelişmiş ya da gelişmekte olan ülkeleri dışlamaz ve ilgili karar alıcıların hızlı, çevik ve esnek yanıtlar vermesini gerektirir. Tutumlu inovasyonun özellikleri, onu kıt kaynaklar ve mevcut durumlara hızlı adaptasyon ile karakterize edilen normal veya kritik durumlara yanıt vermek için uygun bir yaklaşım haline getirmektedir. Bu çalışma aşağıdakilere hizmet etmektedir: Tutumlu inovasyon kavramını ve özelliklerini basitleştirmek; normal ve kriz durumlarında tutumlu inovasyon yaklaşımının uyarlanabilirliğini incelemek; Fas'ın COVID-19 Pandemisine yanıt vermek için bu yaklaşımdan yararlandığını ortaya koymak ve tutumlu inovasyonu Fas bağlamı için başarılı bir faktör olarak önermek. Gerçekleştirilen araştırma, tutumlu inovasyonun tüm ülkeler için farklı yaşam koşullarında uygun bir çözüm olduğunu göstermiş ve Fas'ın bu yaklaşımı normal durumlarda bir kalkınma bileşeni ve krizlerde bir yardım bileşeni olarak kullanabileceğini doğrulamıştır.

Keywords

Tutumlu yenilikçilik, Kriz durumları, Kaynak kısıtlamaları, Dayanıklılık, COVID-19

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