Infrastructures and interstructures to support new systems
Some new systems depend on infrastructures. Widespread broadband infrastructures for example are the precondition for some new models of care in the home; mobile phone infrastructures may be the precondition for new models of low cost banking organised over the phone.
Creating new infrastructure
Creating new infrastructure, or adapting old ones, is necessary for the expansion of new systems (such as the development of smart grids, charging points for electric...
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A different, and controversial, infrastructure is the creation of a single database of children deemed at risk in the UK. This was seen as crucial to...
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M-Pesa allows people to transfer money using a mobile phone. The term M-Pesa comes from a combination of ‘M’ for mobile and ‘Pesa’ meaning money in...
Read moreRewiring economies
Rewiring economies, connecting sectors like the utilities and auto industries for the development of plug-in hybrid cars, or promoting new supply or processing chains, such as...
Read moreTechnical innovations for key points in the chain
Technical innovations for key points in the chain such as home medical testing equipment or bio-degradable plastic bags, that then enable systemic innovation around them....
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