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