Innovate for Impact : A Roadmap to Sustainable Technology Beyond AI / by Alessandro Crimi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crimi, Alessandro.

Series:

Sustainable Development Goals Series, 2523-3092

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Study and teaching.

Mathematics.

Artificial intelligence.

Social service.

Biomedical engineering.

Mathematics Education.

Artificial Intelligence.

Theory and Method in Social Work.

Medical and Health Technologies.

Local Subjects:

Mathematics Education.

Artificial Intelligence.

Theory and Method in Social Work.

Medical and Health Technologies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2026.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2026.

Summary:

This book explores the synergy between artificial intelligence and medtech, offering a roadmap toward achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. These technologies are part of a wave of innovation transforming how we learn, work, communicate, and live, from self-driving cars to AI-designed drugs and quantum computing. Yet most advances remain concentrated in high-income countries, leaving many low-income nations struggling to keep up. I examine the social, political, and economic factors limiting development, highlight successful strategies, and explore AI and biotechnologies. Through case studies, the book shows how these tools can improve healthcare access, promote sustainable agriculture, and tackle other global challenges while considering ethical implications. By focusing on solutions accessible to low-income countries, it offers insights for innovators in middle- and high-income nations launching ventures with limited resources. Future trends rely on interdisciplinary approaches integrating economy, sociology, and technology, recognizing that climate change, new health challenges, demographic shifts, and technologies are reshaping societies worldwide. Developing and advanced economies are deeply interconnected, making this broader perspective essential. This book will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students of international development and public health, as well as those working in development, humanitarian initiatives, or innovation-focused startups and companies targeting low-resource environments. Praise for Innovate for Impact "This book exemplifies engaged scholarship: analytically sharp, normatively bold, and policy-relevant. Crimi turns innovation into a matter of governance, offering a refreshing and much-needed guide to shaping it for the public good..." — Alberto Alemanno, a Jean Monnet professor in EU law at HEC Paris, author of "Lobbying for Change" "I can summarize my understanding of this book as follows: if you are a grassroots organizer, NGO practitioner, or public policymaker with a strong desire to tackle persistent public challenges, this book is for you. Professor Crimi offers an alternative way of approaching complex social problems through a systems-thinking perspective. He encourages readers to understand the broader environment surrounding a problem..." — Abdo Elnasar Degoot, a researcher at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Changes for Impact

Chapter 2. How to Change Poverty

Chapter 3. Educational Impact

Chapter 4. Innovation at the Time of AI and Environmental Crisis

Chapter 5. Beyond the Global South

Chapter 6. Conclusions.

Notes:

Print version record.

ISBN:

9783032215635