Author ORCID Identifier
Sachithra Lokuge: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4558-687X
Darshana Sedera: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4656-1108
Suchit Ahuja: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6961-0398
Abhishek Kathuria: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2925-7654
Daniel Agyapong: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5467-4356
Abstract
Rural communities play a significant role in terms of agriculture, climate change, ecological balance, tourism, and indigenous cultures. However, traditionally, rural communities underperform in innovations and entrepreneurship, largely due to the lack of resources, infrastructure and various inhibiting cultural and political factors. With the advent of digital technologies, rural communities have received unique opportunities to engage in innovation and entrepreneurial activities that are affordable, easy-to-use, easy-to-learn, and easy-to-implement – bypassing some of the inherent challenges indigenous to rural areas. Considering the importance of this timely topic, a panel was conducted at the Pacific Asian Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) in Dubai in 2021. The objective of this panel was to initiate a much-needed conversation regarding rural innovation and entrepreneurship in the digital era and motivate academics, particularly information systems researchers, to conduct research to understand the role of digital technology in rural innovation and entrepreneurship. The panel report provides an overarching framework, that is based on socio-materialism, to guide future research in this emerging area of studies.
DOI
10.17705/1CAIS.05644
Recommended Citation
Lokuge, S., Sedera, D., Ahuja, S., Kathuria, A., & Agyapong, D. (2025). A Global Perspective of Rural Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Digital Era: A Panel Report. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 56, 1191-1224. https://doi.org/10.17705/1CAIS.05644
When commenting on articles, please be friendly, welcoming, respectful and abide by the AIS eLibrary Discussion Thread Code of Conduct posted here.
