examples of innovation for development in Africa, with some methodologies used to foster innovation

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UNDP Rwanda innovation training,
Kigali, October 2018
@marclepage
UNDP Africa innovation advisor

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Innovation is
about Needs
and Solutions

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THE NEED
Cheap, affordable
and clean
electricity for low
income families
Access to Energy

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THE NEED
Share information
on hot spots and
safe zones during
a crisis
Crisis Information

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THE NEED
Differentiating
between genuine
and fake drugs
Health Security

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Mine detection

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Fighting GBV

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Saida: accessing financing

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Linking citizens with MPs: Ureport:
THE NEED
Engaging with
citizens

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Visualizing Budget in Kenya
THE NEED
Making Budget
Understandable

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Innovation is not about Technology: it’s about
Imagination and Behaviour

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Camel Game

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Citizen engagement in Liberia
THE NEED: Improving citizen
engagement with budgetary planning

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Innovation process

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PLAYING NOSTRADAMUS WITH FIVE
YEAR PLANS PLAYING
PROJECTS WITHOUT A SINGLE
CONVERSATION WITH RELEVANT
PEOPLE/COMMUNITY
PROJECTS THAT HAVE ONLY ONE
COURSE OF ACTION
STAND ALONE ‘PROJECTS’
No more…

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THANK YOU!
Questions?
@marclepage
marc.lepage@undp.org

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Innovation Approaches

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Innovation challenges

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innovation fund

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Crowdfunding

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Innovation lab

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hackhaton

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Behavior insight

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Big data/visualization/data for SDGs

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Drones & disaster preparedness

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foresight