a short introduction to the undp innovation facility
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A brief introduction to
UNDP‘s Innovation Facility
@undp_innovation // undp.org/innovation
Why Innovation?1
• Embracing complexity of development challegnes and increased pace of changes.
• Acknowledging the need to become more agile and embrace technology as catalyst for change.
• “The commitment to innovation is the logical consequence of taking our mandate seriously, to do a better job.” (Jens Wandel, UN Assistant
Secretary-General, Director UNDP Bureau of Management)
Innovation?2
• Innovation = novel approaches that add value to the end user.
What is innovation?
Innovation ≠ Good Ideas
Innovation ≠ Technology
Innovation starts with good ideas, co-created with end-users & embraces technology to create impact.
UNDP’s Ecosystem to foster Innovation
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Innovation Facility launched in 2014 to manage Global Innovation Fund.
Global Innovation Team, with branches in HQ and all Regional Hubs.
Innovation Board, compromised of three Assistant Secretary-Generals provides strategic guidance.
Global Bernado [email protected]
Benjamin Kumpf [email protected] @bkumpf
ECIS: Millie Begovic [email protected]@ElaMi5
Asia-Pacific: Ramya Gopalan [email protected] @r_gopalan
Latin America & Caribbean: Paula Isturiz [email protected] @paulaist
Africa: Marc Lepage [email protected] @marclepage
Arab States: Jennifer Colville [email protected] @JenColville10
Partnerships on global and national level with innovation funds, start-up’s and enterprises created.
A global community of UNDP innovation champions, providing peer-support and cross-fertilization of ideas & lessons. You are invited to join at undp.org/innovation
Programmatic guidance for staff and partners developed with partners.Big Data Cookbook forthcoming.
Endorsement of UNDP’s Emerging Innovation Framework at global meeting in 2013 with more than 15 senior managers and external experts
(re)rame development challenges; embrace data
scan the environment
build for and with end-users
design for scale
test, measure, improve – learn quickly
communicate throughout project cycle
Innovation in Action4
E-Waste in China: Turning Trash to Cash
E-Waste RecyclingWhat is it?
A co-created app to respond to the 3.5million tons of e-waste in China per year and its environmental impact. Together with BAIDU, UNDP China developed the app and launched a prototype in 2014.
Success rate
The App used by over 100,000 individuals by end of 2014; launch was covered in more than 50 domestic and international media outlets.
Innovation Camps to address gender-based violence in Egypt
What is it?
Bringing in ‘unusual suspects’ to generate ideas for wicked problems, in this case the challenges to reporting sexual harassment in Egypt. Applying design thinking to develop, together with affected people, testable ideas.
Success rate
Three prototypes identified as having a high potential for success and private sector partner is providing seed-funding for testing.
A nudge in Moldova
Nudging citizens to follow-up on TB treatment in Moldova
What is it?
Understanding why patients do not follow-up on treatment and design interventions to test nugdes via Randomized Control Trials. Responding to high prevalence rate in Moldova.
Current status
Three trials are ongoing; Government partners included the systematic application of Randomized Control Trials in the latest policy on public health with UNDP’s support.
L’IDE – Roving Innovation Lab in Haiti
Roving Innovation Lab for Youth Entrepreneurship
What is it?
A prototype to provide entrepreneurship skills to young people & assist 20 Haitians in developing business cases and obtaining seed funding; responding to high rates of youth unemployment in the country.
Success rate
Prime Minister Office support; crowdfunding component under development; model adaptation in other LAC offices; training and selection process ongoing.
Foresight in Rwanda
Foresight in Rwanda
What is it?
A planning tool to be better prepared for changes and able to adapt. The Rwandan Government Office invited UNDP Rwanda, UNDP’s Singapore Centre and the Innovation Facility to run foresight exercises.
Success rate
The Government requested UNDP Rwanda to support embedding foresight in national planning instruments.
Thank you!