Embedding digital participation and policy innovation in South African municipalities

This policy brief therefore focuses on findings coming from two main processes: a reflection on our experiences facilitating, supporting or observing scaling and replication within and across municipalities connected to ePPMOSA. A review of existing literature concerning the diffusion and institutionalization of digital participation, mainly through the lens of the Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) Expanding and mainstreaming niches macro-process.

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Human Science Research Council SA
Published
2026-07-01
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https://doi.org/10.14749/32846168
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Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
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Embedding digital participation and policy innovation in South African municipalities

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Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
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Embedding digital participation and policy innovation in South African municipalities

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Abstract

This policy brief therefore focuses on findings coming from two main processes: a reflection on our experiences facilitating, supporting or observing scaling and replication within and across municipalities connected to ePPMOSA. A review of existing literature concerning the diffusion and institutionalization of digital participation, mainly through the lens of the Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) Expanding and mainstreaming niches macro-process.

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Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
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