1. UNICEF
INNOVATION LABS

2. Part 1:
WHAT IS AN
INNOVATION LAB?

3. academia
private sector
civil society
designers
UNICEF Innovation Labs
Innovation Labs bring together the best minds from private engineers
sector, academia and development to co-create and solve some
of the world’s most pressing challenges programmers
•ambitious model for collaboration technical experts
•idea incubation with a focus on social impact work
•a space to test new ways of reaching and involving children development specialists
and their communities in local and national development
•works with other types of labs, in other institutions, to avoid
duplication of product or process youth
health andinventors
child survival
educators
promising trainees

4. Lab Network
There are research and development innovation Labs in Uganda,
Kosovo and Zimbabwe, with plans in the near future for another
nine countries to join the network.
These hubs for innovation and collaboration will be able to
connect to other innovation networks and incubators and share
their processes and outputs.

5. This type of south-south collaboration creates space &
opportunity for sustainable social innovation
MIT Media Lab
Kosovo
IIT Lab
in India
Praekalt Lab
in Nigeria
Instedd Lab
Limbe Lab in Cambodia
in Cameroon
iHub
in Kenya
Uganda
Madagascar
Zimbabwe
Un Techo para mi País
(UTPMP)
in Latin America

6. physical products
partnerships
software development
example:
• solar-powered computer kiosks for rural areas
• handheld water testing devices for post-emergency use
• mobile and web-based platforms to improve service
delivery and enhance data collection systems
• tools to empower local populations with information for
advocacy and action

7. Goal + Principles
open-source solutions
Each Lab may have a different programmatic focus,
but all of them will share a set of common principles collaboration
and methodologies that emphasize:
user-centered design
building on experience
scalability
openness to all interested parties
sustainability

8. Part 2:
About three labs
>>Description for Labs in
UGANDA
KOSOVO
ZIMBABWE

9. Launch year 2010
Partners Aalto Univ., Makerere Univ., ThoughtWorks, UNICEF, WHO, Global Pulse
Project Type • Physical products for rural access to information
• Developing mobile phone systems for realtime feedback loops

10. Launch year 2010
Partners University of Pristina, University of Business and Technology, IPKO,
Disney,MIT, Kosovo institutions, UN Agencies in Kosovo
Project Type • Co-creation of open source products and technological solutions for Kosovo institutions
• Youth-driven projects designed to catalyze positive social change
• Mobilize and enable broad-based youth participation through the Youth Advocacy Platform

11. Collaborating Centre for Operational Research and Evaluation (CCORE)
Launch year 2010
Partners University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Bio-medical Research Training Institute
(BRTI), Zimbabwe Statistical Authority (ZIMSTATS), Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe
(MRCZ), National AIDS Council(NAC), Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Ministry Labour
and Social Services,Ministry of Education, RTI International, London School of Hygiene and
Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), University College of London (UCL), Pangaea and Battelle
Project Type The CCORE has its focus on 5 key thematic areas, including the areas of maternal newborn
child health and nutrition, health systems strengthening, social protection including
livelihoods, water and sanitation and basic education with HIV as cross cutting