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Thinkia - Innovation Lab
Description/achievement of initiative

Thinkia is an open innovation space that pursues three objectives: - To articulate the innovation ecosystem by mapping innovation initiatives and actors and facilitating this information in an open data format. - To promote an innovation community by sharing resources and material about innovation and generating dialogue. - To strengthen open innovation as a means towards development by running open calls of innovation for the a) productive sector, b) public sector, and c) civil society in which concrete problems are registered by the actors and open to a collective intelligence process to find an effective solution.

Implementation methodologies

For the open innovation calls, collective intelligence is used to find solutions to the development problems registered. Problems are registered by the actors that affront the problem and are interested in tackling them. The change in cultures comes by sharing these problems in an open format with other actors to find a solution coming from a collective intelligence process.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Capacity building within the innovation ecosystem on developing and strengthen collectively the know-how of generating solutions from collective intelligence.

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

Thinkia is managed by six allies and each one of them represents a different sector: academia, public, private, civil society, and international cooperation. Each organization representing each sector rotates every two years and a new group is selected through a democratic process. This coordination process guarantees that the Thinkia is a diverse and democratic space.

Partner(s)

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Progress reports
Goal 9
9.1 - Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all
9.b - Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and value addition to commodities
Goal 17
17.16 - Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals in all countries, in particular developing countries
17.17 - Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships

Data, monitoring and accountability
Dicember/2021
Extending the mapping of innovation inniatives to other cities
Dicember/2021
Runnign tree open innovation calls on: i) productive sector, ii) public management and iii)civil society
Staff / Technical expertise
144000
In-kind contribution
15000
Financing (in USD)
22,000 USD

Basic information
Time-frame: dicember/ 2020 - dicember/2022
Partners
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Countries
Contact information
Ana Grijalva, Head of Exploration of the Accelerator Lab, ana.grijalva@undp.org
United Nations