Innovation for Inclusive Development Eirin Kallestad Science and Technology Division Inter-American Development Bank October 10, Foromic “Technology and Microenterprise: Innovation for Inclusion: From Technology to the Marketplace”

Proposal Submission 141 proposals received in June, countries represented Nature of applicants: –Private sector: 27% –Universities/research inst: 27% –NGOs/non profits: 43% Sectors represented: –ICT 28% –Entrepreneurship 21% –Education 10% –Health 9% –Natural resources, energy, environment 12% –Local development 5% –Agriculture 4% –Youth 3%

Country Representation Colombia 24 Chile 15 Ecuador 11 Uruguay 10 Argentina 8 Peru 8 Brazil 6 Paraguay 5 Bolivia 4 Venezuela 2 Suriname 1 Mexico 9 Guatemala 7 Nicaragua 3 Costa Rica 2 Panama 2 Honduras 2 El Salvador 2

Country Representation Jamaica 4 Trinidad and Tobago 3 Barbados 1 Haiti 1 US 4 Spain 4 Italy 1 The Netherlands 1 Germany 1

Examples of innovative projects Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay: Development of Artificial Skin The project seeks to develop a low-cost artificial skin prototype that allows burn victims greater access to this treatment

Examples of innovative projects PlanetFinance Mexico: Vivienda Popular Progresiva (VPP) / ConstruYO Combining microcredit instruments and low- cost architectural solutions to improve access to housing

Winners “Building Haiti’s Value Chain: Growing, Processing, and Providing Nutritious Foods” - Meds and Food for Kids, Haiti “Appropriate Medical Technology Innovation for Nicaragua”- Care Nicaragua, MIT, and CIES, Nicaragua “Low-cost open source wireless connectivity” – Politecnico di Torino and Fundación Ñambi, Ecuador “Implementation of the BoliviaMall model in El Salvador and Honduras” – DigiBol/BoliviaMall

Haiti – Meds and Food for Kids Building Haiti’s Value Chain: Growing, Processing, and Providing Nutritious Foods 23% of Haiti’s children suffer from malnutrition Less than one per cent of Haiti’s children receive RUTF - Ready- to-Use Therapeutic Food – called Medika Mamba in Haiti MFK produces RUTF in Haiti and are working with local peanut farmers to: –Improve standard of peanuts –Achieve UNICEF certification –Expand production –Increase access

Haiti

Ecuador: Fundacion Ñambi and Politecnico di Torino Low-cost open source wireless connectivity Using an innovative, long- distance wireless transmitter, this pilot will use technology to enhance the human development of a remote area Fill connectivity gap in province of Orellana

Nicaragua: Care, MIT, and CIES, Nicaragua Appropriate Medical Technology Innovation for Nicaragua Develop and produce easily deployable biomedical training kits Allow state-of-the-art biomedical techniques to reach the poor Includes low-cost diagnostic tools ( ex: “Lab on a chip”) and mobile health informatics

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El Salvador/Honduras: DigiBol Implementation of the BoliviaMall model in El Salvador and Honduras Give small-scale artisans and other producers access to internet sales and therefore increased markets through an innovative portal.