The open collaborative philosophy employed in the success of open source (OS) software can be applied to hardware design. Specifically, the development of OS appropriate technologies (OSAT) can improve sustainable development efforts worldwide. Yet, widespread OSAT use is far from ubiquitous....

This chapter highlights the creative use of frugal innovation by South Asian firms in their attempts to stay competitive in an intensely global environment. We discuss how globalization has affected South Asia, the ways in which exemplary South Asian firms have responded to contradictory global...