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Telehealth Services for an Adolescent with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The neuropalliative approach in a hospital setting for neuromuscular disorders is essentially multidisciplinary in focus and involves co-ordinated interventions. This case report describes an intensive case management approach through telehealth services provided from a hospital context in South India for psychosocial interventions for an adolescent with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Case management interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic were provided through sixteen sessions over the telephone, focusing on need assessment, service plan development, implementation, co-ordination, and monitoring. Major strategies were crisis management, supportive psychotherapy, and cognitive-behavioural strategies. Adaptations made to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic using telehealth facilities can be incorporated into routine clinical practice in low-resource settings. IMPLICATIONS Telehealth, which emerged as a viable option for providing effective psychosocial care during the COVID 19 pandemic, could be adopted to complement routine clinical care in low-resource settings. 2024 Australian Association of Social Workers. -
Telehealth Services for an Adolescent with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The neuropalliative approach in a hospital setting for neuromuscular disorders is essentially multidisciplinary in focus and involves co-ordinated interventions. This case report describes an intensive case management approach through telehealth services provided from a hospital context in South India for psychosocial interventions for an adolescent with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Case management interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic were provided through sixteen sessions over the telephone, focusing on need assessment, service plan development, implementation, co-ordination, and monitoring. Major strategies were crisis management, supportive psychotherapy, and cognitive-behavioural strategies. Adaptations made to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic using telehealth facilities can be incorporated into routine clinical practice in low-resource settings. IMPLICATIONS Telehealth, which emerged as a viable option for providing effective psychosocial care during the COVID 19 pandemic, could be adopted to complement routine clinical care in low-resource settings. 2024 Australian Association of Social Workers. -
Tele-law for legal education: exploring service learning in Indian law schools
The tele-law programme started in 2017 in India is an initiative to provide free online legal consultation to any citizen throughout India. The tele-law platform, and its mobile application, is accessible to any citizen in need of legal aid who can use it for getting consultation through empanelled lawyers. The application currently faces issues in accessibility due to illiteracy and the digital divide. This paper attempts the integration of the tele-law framework with legal aid clinics for achieving the two-fold objective of service learning for law students as well as ease of access to legal aid for beneficiaries. The paper analyses the barriers to legal aid highlighting the unmet legal aid needs in India and examines the tele-law schemes framework. After examining the legal framework, the responses from law school clinics in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, India, and the survey responses of law students on service learning, the paper proposes a framework for involving law students in tele-law for case registration, beneficiary assistance, and legal advice. The paper concludes by recommending a model for integrating tele-law to enhance service learning in legal education, which can be applied by legal aid clinics around the globe. 2025 The Association of Law Teachers. -
Techpreneurial Resilience Strategic Innovation and Business Continuity in the Digital Age: A Case-Based Analysis
In the wake of rapid technological disruption and global uncertainty, entrepre-neurs who build their businesses around innovative technologies are emerging as pivotal actors in ensuring organizational resilience and sustainable growth. This study aims to examine how techpreneurs strategically leverage digital innovation to maintain business continuity and competitiveness in the digital age. The research adopts a qualitative, case-based methodology, analyzing four dynamic tech-driven companies across varied geographies. Using thematic analysis, content coding, and secondary data triangulation, the study explores each firm's strategic use of digital tools, crisis management techniques, and innovation ecosystems.The analysis reveals that techpreneurs who integrate AI, automation, cloud infrastructure, and agile decision-making frameworks exhibit significantly higher resilience and adaptive capacity during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturns. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Technoscientific Impact of Agriculture on Farmers' Seed Sovereignty
Thetechnoscientifictransformationintheagriculturesectorhassignificantlyaltered the traditional seed system that has profoundly affected the rights of the farmers. The evolution of biotechnology including genetically modified crops, gene editing, hybrid seeds protected under the Intellectual Property regime has reshaped the farmers right to seed sovereignty, sharing, saving and exchanging practices. In the Global South, there exist a wide spectrum of conflict between the technological advancement and the rights of farmers. In light of the above perspective, by tracing the historical shift from community based traditional seed knowledge to corporate based seed and patent technologies, this chapter critically analyzes the innovation perspective that undermined the indigenous practices and farmer led initiatives concerning seed sovereignty. Therefore, this chapter calls for a rights based and inclusiveapproachtowardstheagriculturalinnovationthatsafeguardsseeddiversity and traditional knowledge. Copyright 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Technopreneurship in India: A Case Study Analysis of Success Factors and Challenges With Reference to Bangalore, Karnataka
This research examines the critical success factors and challenges in technopreneurship in India through an extensive case study analysis. Utilizing content coding techniques, qualitative data from emerging technopreneurs is systematically analysed to uncover key themes and patterns. The study focuses on four diverse technopreneurs from Bangalore, selected via purposeful sampling. Bangalore, known as the Silicon Valley of India, hosts a wide array of technopreneurial start-ups, creating a highly competitive environment that demands significant effort for sustainability. Hence Bangalore in the state of Karnataka has been set for the scope of the study. A structured interview with twenty questions has been used to collect the data from the technopreneurs. The interview schedule covered questions related to critical success factors, challenges faced, role of government in supporting technopreneurship, Market opportunities, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Role of education in technopreneurship, etc. Apart from questions related to technopreneurship few demographic questions such as: Name, age, area of residence, educational background, family support etc. were also covered. The study reveals that educational institutions play a pivotal role in shaping up the technopreneurs which is one of the common threads amongst all the four technopreneurs. In addition, all the four technopreneurs mentioned that to be a successful technopreneurs one has to be updated with the market trends and also take efforts to up skill oneself with the latest technologies and technical metamorphosis. In addition, technopreneurs have to be competitive where they have to hone their technical skills every day due to the global competition. Especially for a metropolitan city like Bangalore, technopreneurship is a challenge because there are already many existing tech-based giants. Hence, being focussed, confident, updated and courageous is the core mantra for successful technopreneurs. 2025 selection and editorial matter, Rajender Kumar, Rahul Sindhwani, Raman Kumar, Punj Lata Singh, and J. Paulo Davim. -
Technopedagogy in teacher education: exploring challenges and possibilities
Digital technologies allowed teachers to overcome spatial and temporal limitations in education, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic-imposed restrictions. While access to technological resources proved beneficial, teachers faced initial challenges. It is crucial to address the significance of digital education training in teacher education institutions, particularly in implementing the Integrated Teacher Education Programme based on the National Education Policy 2020 in India. This study explores approaches to techno-pedagogical skills in teacher education in Kerala, India, and the potential solutions to bridge the digital gap between training and teaching in the classroom. The researchers have used qualitative methods to gather and analyse data, including archival research and interviews with teacher educators and student teachers in the Bachelor of Education Programme. The findings indicate an urgent need for infrastructural upgrades and continuous professional development practices. Copyright 2025 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. -
Technology, Informality, and the Future of Work: Enhancing Socio-Economic Status of Domestic Workers in Karnataka
This study examines the impact of technology-based skill development on the socio-economic status of domestic workers in Karnataka, India. Using structural equation modelling with data from 433 female domestic workers across five districts, the research investigates how digital skill interventions influence employability, job security, and access to government welfare schemes. The findings reveal that technology-based skill development significantly enhances socio-economic outcomes through improved employability (? = 0.53, p < 0.001), with job security serving as a crucial mediating factor. However, government welfare schemes showed limited effectiveness in mediating the relationship between skill development and socio-economic advancement. The study highlights that 78% of respondents work part-time, with 88% receiving cash payments, indicating persistent informality. While digital skill programs create pathways for economic mobility, their success depends on facilitating stable employment rather than mere knowledge transfer. The research underscores the need for better integration between skill development initiatives and social protection systems to maximize benefits for marginalized domestic workers. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026. -
Technology, Automation, and the Future of Work for an Ageing Workforce
The chapter summarizes the studies on the collective impact of automation, AI, and ageing of work on older adults. It examines the trends in demographics, task change mechanisms, skills obsolescence, augmentation opportunities, human factors and ergonomic design, as well as policy and organizational response. Practice is exemplified by case snapshots in manufacturing, services, and health services. The chapter states that the situation will depend on design, training, and governance: where human-centered implementation and lifelong learning (including inclusivity) lead to the extension of productive working lives; otherwise, threats to equity and employability increase. 2026, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Technology-integrated after-school program: A case study of the DREAMS intervention
In the rapidly evolving context of the 21st century, education is experiencing a profound and transformative shift, driven by the emergence of digital technologies. This innovative paradigm seamlessly weaves technology into the very fabric of learning and administration, not only within the traditional school setting but also extending its transformative reach to affiliated initiatives like after-school programs. The aim of this chapter is to share the valuable insights and firsthand experiences gained from the integration of technology in the DREAMS program in both learning and project management. By sharing these learnings, the chapter aims to share the knowledge and best practices of adopting technology in any program. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED SOLUTIONS FOR INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE DESIGN TO SUPPORT TRANSGENDER EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS
The study fills the gap in the current understanding of available legal safeguards and the actual inclusion of transgender workers that, despite constitutional and legislative requirements in India, there is still no equal access to work-related facilities, computerized systems, and company policies. In order to fill this gap, the research will use a User-Centered Design (UCD) methodology, which involves the active involvement of transgender employees in all the phases of requirement collection, co-design, prototyping, implementation, and testing. The model includes adaptive digital platforms, workspace redesign, smart engine, other policy-promoting, and promotes inclusivity with the help of data analytics and feedback loops. Pilot testing and simulated data evaluated parameters, including participation by the user, ergonomic inclusivity, policy-response intelligent, job satisfaction, mental wellbeing, retention, and team functioning. Findings show significant gains compared to conventional HR models with a 95% increment in user participation, 4% increment of ergonomic inclusiveness, 65% increment of policy-response acumen, 4.5-point increment of job satisfaction, 8 % increment of mental wellbeing, 41-point increment of team collaboration and improvement in retention by 20% in three-years. Overall, these results indicate that UCD-based technology-enhanced systems have the potential to decrease the level of exclusion, improve psychological safety, and performance of organizations. This paper finds that sustainable transgender workplace equity must incorporate participatory feedback, inclusive design and technology-based solutions into the system of the organizations, developing scalable and evidence-based programs to enhance inclusion, wellbeing, satisfaction, and retention and creating a supportive and equitable workplace environment. 2025, Technical institute of Bijeljina. All rights reserved. -
Technology-Enabled Smart Healthcare toward Smart Society 5.0
The emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, 3D printing, and 5G networking (referred as AIB35) in the context of smart healthcare are being greatly explored by smart healthcare providers to move forward in an all-encompassing manner. The field of healthcare requires scientists to implement intelligent solutions into the daily routines of smart aging patients to improve the efficiency and precision of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The concept of smart aging refers to a program that makes it possible for elders to have a superior quality of life by embracing high-end technology solutions to diagnosis and disease. Healthcare technologies are a wide range of innovations, including connected devices, appliances, and procedures, as well as drugs, medicine, and vaccine that improve the level and quality of care provided at economic cost structures. The purpose of this study is to first present a listing of the principal technologies that underpin smart healthcare, and then to present it in several significant domains. After that, we elaborate on the issues that now exist with smart healthcare and attempt to provide potential solutions to these issues. In the final part of this chapter, we take a glance into the road ahead and assess the prospects of smart healthcare toward building a smart society 5.0. 2026 by Apple Academic Press, Inc. -
Technology-based scalable business models: Dimensions and challenges of a new populist business model
Technology based scalable businesses (TSB) have made a significant impact on our lives. The landscape change driven by TSBs has forced many well-established brick-and-mortar businesses to relook at their business models. Despite the influential strides made by TSBs in altering the business landscape the business literature on them is scant. This chapter is a modest attempt to examine TSBs. Scalable businesses could be broadly described as those that can achieve a disproportionate increase in sales/revenue/profits compared to the costs incurred, primarily aided by technology. Google and Uber are examples of how new industries get created and how existing industry landscapes get changed because of technology. Interlinking of technology has offered hitherto unexperienced growth opportunities to such companies. However, the uniqueness of these businesses leaves much to be desired from conventional metrics in adequately explaining the performance of technology-based scalable businesses. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Technology Transfer, Innovation, and Equitable Development: A Business-Centric Approach
In an era of rapid technological innovation, significant global disparities in access persist, impeding sustainable development. This chapter examines technology transferthe dissemination of knowledge and tools across bordersas a catalyst for equitable growth. Analyzing mechanisms such as licensing, joint ventures, and FDI, it elucidates how businesses can utilize these strategies for market expansion addressing barriers including restrictive intellectual property regimes, cultural incongruities, and regulatory fragmentation. Case studies, encompassing Kenya's M-Pesa mobile payments and COVID-19 vaccine inequities, underscore the dual potential for empowerment and exploitation. The chapter posits the necessity for ethical frameworks that balance profit and equity, urging stakeholdersgovernments, corporations, and international bodiesto implement tiered pricing, reform IP laws, and invest in local capacity. Prioritizing inclusive innovation, technology transfer can mitigate disparities, unlock $12 trillion in market opportunities by 2030, ensuring progress benefits to humanity. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Technology as a Catalyst for Social Empowerment: Shaping the Future of Human Society
In the 21st century, the intersection of technology and society has become an undeniable force shaping peoples lives, work, and their global interconnectivity. Beyond its initial use as a straightforward tool, technology has evolved into a dynamic, allpervasive force influencing practically every aspect of human life. Every element of society is already heavily reliant on technology. The introduction of cutting- edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things, the proliferation of social media platforms, and the use of smartphones are all indicators of a rapidly evolving technological landscape, which redefine the meaning and implications of human existence. Despite its ability to empower the society, it poses some challenges such as threat to privacy, misinformation, polarization, and several unintended repercussions. In light of the above perspective, this chapter explores the role of technology in social empowerment and enhancing the future of society as envisioned by the United Nations 2030 agenda. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Technology as a catalyst for co-creation using AI, big data, and digital platforms
Data has become the core asset as the world goes digital, with companies realizing the need to co-create value with customers and stakeholders. Technological advancements, specifically Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data, and digital platforms, have been the drivers of this shift. Technology, when comprehended well, can reinvent engagement, imagination, and collaboration in real time. This chapter considers technology's role in the value co-creation process and how it supports collaborative innovation. AI offers personalized, automated processes and intelligent insights. Big data fuels real-time personalization to enable businesses to react to evolving consumer behaviors. Digital platforms facilitate exchange of value, typically cocreated directly through user behavior. The chapter introduces such technologies, their role in co-created shared value, and indicates case studies for displaying the influence so that readers can avoid common traps in the employment of technology within co-creation approaches. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Technology acceptance model and customer engagement: mediating role of customer satisfaction
The primary aim of this study is to examine the influence of the technological acceptance model on customer engagement. An additional aim of this study is to examine the mediating effect of customer satisfaction in the relationship between the technology acceptance model and customer engagement. The present study gathered primary data from users of retail banking services in specific metropolitan areas in India. The participants were chosen based on their considerable expertise in utilizing online, digital, and mobile banking platforms and their substantial knowledge of implementing advanced e-banking strategies. The application of confirmatory factor analysis investigated measurement validity. The studys findings indicate a significant correlation between emotional and rationalengagement, mediated via perceived usefulness. Additionally, the study revealed that the relationship between perceived usefulness and emotional engagementis mediated by customer satisfaction. Furthermore, it can be observed that this factor entirely mediates the relationship between transaction cost and emotional engagement. The studys findings suggest that customer satisfaction is a complete mediator in the association between transaction cost and rational engagement. The results of this study make a valuable contribution to the current body of literature on the technological acceptance model, customer satisfaction, and customer engagement. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited 2023. -
Technologies in Transportation Engineering
Deteriorating quality of the air, traffic congestions, and rising accident rates have all resulted from an ever-increasing number of vehicles in Indian cities. As a result of a variety of issues, current public transit systems often fall short or are considered unreliable. The present paper deals with multiple ITS architecture and to be specific four major parts of the ITS. These four major parts are Advanced Public Transportation System (APTS), Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS), Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS), and Emergency Management System (EMS). Thus, the framework and produced models of four key divisions of ITS have been evaluated in order to conduct a comparative study of the many models currently being developed in respective investigations. 2022 IEEE. -
Technologies Driving Digital Payments in India: Present and Future
The payments market in India has been witnessing a significant transformation in recent years. The Indian payments market has robustly and consistently been moving towards digitization due to enhanced digital infrastructure, favourable government policies, and initiatives, availability of new technologies, disruptive innovations, and changes in the mindset of the customers. India tops in the worlds real-time digital payments with 20.5billion transactions in the year 2020 despite the adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article deals with the growth of the Indian digital payments market and the technologies that drive the digital payments space at present and in the future. 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. -
Technological Interventions in Unpaid Care Work and Gender Dynamics
Unpaid care work, frequently centered on women, is an important yet neglected component of the world economy. This study strives to address the potential and flexibility that technology brings in curbing gender disparities, along with the bodily burden associated with unpaid care work. An examination is made for smart home devices, telehealth solutions, and caregiving applications that will further be evaluated for their effectiveness in minimizing the time and effort invested in unpaid care responsibilities. Through existing theoretical frameworks, empirical evidence, and case studies, this paper aims to determine how technological innovation can more effectively redistribute care work between genders and enhance the economic value of unpaid care to further improve gender equality. For instance, in Japan, smart home appliances such as automated pill dispensers and remote monitoring devices have become crucial solutions to a caregiving burden largely imposed on women. Telemedicine services similar to these have transported rural India from its unfavorable health care situation, thereby significantly shortening the time women spend on activities related to health care. Caregiver applications have assisted in the United States in achieving an equal distribution of caregiver responsibilities between male and female caregivers. Sophisticated robotic assistants in South Korea may fill gaps in the workforce while tending to older populations; thus, potentially minimizing housework hours for women. The education systems operating online across Sub-Saharan Africa enable girls to juggle learning with caring effectively and hence strike long-lasting gender parity. Such socio-economic advantages were purely garnered through wearable health monitors in Europe that eased family members burdens while experiencing economic benefits at a broader level. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2026.