development innovations orientation - introduction
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Development InnovationsOrientation
Overview
February 19, 2014
A project to grow a community of innovators who can take ideas and with the use of technology turn them into solutions that make Cambodia a better place.
Facilitate Innovation Through Collaboration
Core Principles
• Incubator of solutions, not businesses• Solutions that are problem driven rather than tech
driven: human-centered design• Catalyst for innovation, not the owner or developer of
the innovation: local solutions for local challenges/problems
• Create conditions and provide inputs that encourage innovation process
• Flexible, adaptive, experimental and reactive.
Innovation Trajectory
• Challenge for Development Innovations: How to support/influence the innovation cycle.
Development Innovation Stakeholders
The entire social innovation community•Civil society organizations, broadly defined•Key parts of the private sector•Technologists•Universities
Why are you here?
Todays program is designed to give you an in-depth overview of how you can benefit from our project.•Introduction of the elements of Development Innovations “Tool Kit” •How each of these elements will contribute to the innovation process..
Two key booklets for use today: : Handout booklet and Activity booklet.
www.development-innovations.org
An opportunity for Cambodia
Cambodia has the potential to become a global leader in ICT4DEV!
The timing is right !•% of population on FB = % of population with internet access•30+% of phones entering country are smart phones•Emerging tech sector•Youth