Digital social innovation (DSI)—the novel use of digital technology to address societal challenges—plays a critical role in our collective pursuit of sustainable development. In this practitioner paper, we present an in‐depth DSI case study where the grassroots communities in a remote county leveraged e‐commerce to leapfrog out of poverty, becoming successful entrepreneurs with online businesses that thrive on a global scale. Based on this case study, we first discuss three leapfrogging opportunities afforded by e‐commerce, which were successfully embraced by the grassroots communities to begin the transformative journey. We then reveal three obstacles that emerged during the technology leapfrogging process, which have challenged the sustainability of the grassroots DSI endeavour. Lastly, we discuss three top‐down interventions that have been instrumental in overcoming the bottleneck of grassroots leapfrogging development and subsequently nurture a self‐sustaining, resilient community. Overall, by discussing some of the common barriers to the growth and sustainability of DSI, and how they have been addressed, this article offers insights and recommendations for policymakers, public and private sector practitioners, and communities in underdeveloped regions to navigate both the potentials and pitfalls of technology leapfrogging, and ultimately build a pathway towards resilience and sustainability.

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数字弹性：农村社区如何跃入可持续发展

数字社会创新（DSI）是数字技术在应对社会挑战中的一种新颖用途，在我们对可持续发展的集体追求中起着至关重要的作用。在本从业者论文中，我们提供了深入的DSI案例研究，其中偏远县的基层社区利用电子商务摆脱了贫困，成为拥有在全球范围内蓬勃发展的在线业务的成功企业家。在此案例研究的基础上，我们首先讨论了电子商务带来的三个跨越式机遇，这些机遇已被基层社区成功接受，从而开始了转型之旅。然后，我们揭示了技术跨越过程中出现的三个障碍，这些障碍挑战了DSI基层工作的可持续性。最后，我们讨论了三种自上而下的干预措施，这些干预措施有助于克服基层跨越发展的瓶颈，并随后培育出一个自我维持的，有韧性的社区。总体而言，本文通过讨论DSI增长和可持续性的一些常见障碍以及如何解决这些障碍，为决策者，公共和私营部门从业者以及不发达地区的社区提供了见解和建议，以探索潜力和挑战。技术的陷阱越过越多，并最终建立了恢复力和可持续性的途径。