Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: With the rise of complexity and fragmentation in developmental initiatives, there is a need for a more integrated, adaptive, and sustainability-oriented model that is highly prioritized. This thought paper unveils the VITA Framework—a conceptual model based on Value Integrated Technology and Associative Framework as a foundational prism for organizing consortia within the OIR model. The OIR (Organization–Innovation–Resource) model, which was envisioned by Susmita and Tryambak, stresses synergy among grassroots groups, technopreneurial firms, and resource organizations like academia and government bodies. Relying on their combined expertise, the authors contend that such silo measures are insufficient to address multifaceted rural and environmental issues. The VITA–OIR model attempts to overcome the gulf by promoting trust-based collaboration, contextual technology implementation, and iterative governance structures. With reflective accounts and concept mapping, this paper presents a road map for future development consortiums, particularly in the emerging world. The model presents a way towards ethically driven and pragmatically organized initiatives that place local knowledge at the center and facilitate scalable impact.
Authors: Susmita Thakur, Tryambak De
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4410928808