What does the term "Social Innovation" mean?

Innovative ideas can change the future of the world. The social life includes all the spheres of it, such as agriculture, finance, education, empowerment, and so on. Improving the overall social structure of the country for a sustainable and comprehensive growth is social innovation.

The revolution started by digitalization is affecting each and every aspect of life in the following manner:

Public-private collaboration for a developed future: 

Social innovation cannot be restricted to the government sector only. The private companies like Hitachi have extended its support to focus on the social concerns in a more innovative and smart ways. It is helping the government to find more knowledge on diversified cropping, insurance claim, weather forecast and lots of other innovative ideas.

Programs inspired by innovation: 

SWAYAM is an online portal to empower the youth and get connected to the internet while developing their skills all at the same time. Like swayam, another portal is Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav. This is meant to provide some relief to the farmers suffering from agricultural issues. The institutes collaborated with Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav are providing a solution to the farmers. Digitalization is changing the country’s structure. Everyone is getting connected to the internet and it is a future of knowledge economy.

Empowering the women: 

Half of the section of the society which was once living behind the veil has come out and it is for the betterment of the country that this half population is not voiceless. Online training for the teachers, Mudra Yojana, Sukanya Samridhi Yojana, FIR portal, Panic button initiative is some of the steps taken for socially empowering the women.

The innovation through digitalization is what is called social innovation. Paperless departments, online portals are actual situations to provide transparency. The recent computerization of PDS is applaudable because this was one sector which has seen the worse form of corruption for years. It is up to the citizens to utilize the best innovative ideas for a socially sound society.