1. PROJECT JOURNEY [KEY DEFINING MOMENT #3]
November 2015
PROJECT JOURNEY
[KEY DEFINING MOMENT #1]
The Lab team supported Prime Minister’s office in designing a new approach in its Open Government Strategy. As a result the Government got a prestigious international award for open governance and a strategic collaboration with the Lab has started.
What is the name of your lab, team, entity or organisation?
Month/ Year
CHALLENGE
Apathy, lack of trust and participation among citizens
Kolba Innovations Lab
What is the name of your project?
#Inno4Dev: Innovation for Development
What is your project about?
Support the government in designing innovative solutions to complex challenges; broker new partnerships between public and private sector; enforce the role of end-users (citizens) in key decision making processes.
May 2016
April 2016
[KEY DEFINING MOMENT #3]
The Lab launched a series of internal idea challenges inside the public service to nudge for innovative solutions from within the system. As a result a pool of policy startups launched inside the System.
[KEY DEFINING MOMENT #2]
The Lab persuaded the Government to experiment with the design of the next OGP Strategy, by crowdsourcing its design to the citizenry.
Month/ Year
October/2017
[KEY DEFINING MOMENT #4]
Turning government projects into startups by rethinking their business models through World Startup Cup methodology. Approach applied to projects in the Ministry of Education.
[KEY DEFINING MOMENT #5]
Partnered with the Municipality of Yerevan to use city data for designing smart city solutions. Leading coders and data scientists come together for a 24 hour hacking marathon to create solutions. City Startup launched and hosted by the Municipality.
OUTCOMES:
A network of emancipated government innovators; a network of proactive citizens around the Lab