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Development of Innovations or Innovation of Development?

Development of Innovations or Innovation of Development? Raúl Zambrano | Riyadh | Knowledge Economy | 24-25 April 2014. Contents. The innovation domain Invention versus innovation Steps and Elements of Innovation Innovation Adopter Types “Social” Innovation Innovation and Development

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Development of Innovations or Innovation of Development?

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  1. Development of Innovations or Innovation of Development? Raúl Zambrano | Riyadh| Knowledge Economy |24-25 April 2014

  2. Contents • The innovation domain • Invention versus innovation • Steps and Elements of Innovation • Innovation Adopter Types • “Social” Innovation • Innovation and Development • International Network of Social Innovators for Human Development

  3. No Kiddin'!

  4. History • 1596 – England • 1890 – toilet paper • Take off: early 20th Century • 19 November – World Toilet Day (not UN!) • World Toilet Organization (not a UN Agency!) • Today 2.5 billion people have no access • There are more cell phones than toilets in India

  5. Comparative Look

  6. Democratization

  7. But Diffusion Is Essential…

  8. Invention vs. Innovation.. • Invention: creation of new idea/product/process • Innovation: contribution/improvement of process, product or invention

  9. Steps For Innovation • Problem/needs identification • Basic research • Development • Packaging and distribution • Diffusion and adoption • Impact assessment

  10. Elements of Innovation • Relative advantage – economic, prestige, etc. • Compatibility - values, needs, experiences • Complexity • Trialability • Visibility

  11. Innovation Adopter Types • Innovator – venturesome, takes risks • Early adopter - jumps in right away! • Deliberate adopter – barely ahead of the crowd • Skeptical adopter – late to the party but gets there • Laggards – resist all the way, oppose innovation

  12. “Social” Innovation • Has been around since 1850s: response to social failures • 2nd Wave in the 1920s: response to tech growth (Veblen) • 3rd Wave 1970s: Peter Drucker's “social profitability” • Nowadays: response to the social failures of government and traditional private sector

  13. Innovation and Development • “Democratization” of innovation now taking place in developing countries • “Diffusion” of mobile technologies as propeller • Southern-based innovations going viral and global • Local social innovators taking matters into their own hands • Paradigm shift? Developing countries becoming leaders in “social” innovations

  14. Innovation and Policy Making • Innovation is more than technologies • Focus on development, not innovation • Support local social innovators • Scale-up and replicate local innovations • Support institutional settings and capacity development • Bring in policy makers to mainstream

  15. International Network of Social Innovators for Human Development (INSIHD) • Facilitate the sharing of experiences, expertise, and good/bad practices in strengthening ICT platforms; • Youth employment, mobile apps development; • Harnessing the role of mobile technologies in underserved areas; • Increasing the participation of women and youth in ICT. Meeting in Berlin, March 2014

  16. www.mobiles4hd.org| Follow #Mobiles4HD

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