1. Innovation for Development
Fostering community-based innovation to reach the Millennium Development Goals
GRA - World Bank Workshop on
Innovation Systems at the Community Level 6 February, 2006
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nicolas Gorjestani
Senior Advisor
Africa Region, The World Bank

2. The real voyage of discovery consists not of seeing new lands but in seeing with new eyes
Marcel Proust

5. Innovation is not the exclusive domain of rich countries, nor of the rich in poor countries

6. Local communities may be poor materially, yet they are often very rich in the indigenous knowledge systems that help sustain their livelihoods

7. The challenge for country leaders and their external partners is to help foster an environment that channels the creativity of the community members to exploit opportunities for development

9. Innovation….
For the community
By the community

10. “. we often talk about building institutions or building capacity
“...we often talk about building institutions or building capacity. …that sort of suggests you can come in like an outside contractor and bring some bricks and mortar and you construct capacity. It doesn't work that way. You grow it. It’s got to be indigenous. It's got to have indigenous roots… you can help people do it. But they need to do it themselves.
Paul Wolfowitz

11. Class room construction Mwanza Region, Tanzania
Rain water collection not part of original design
Reinhard Woytek, World Bank
Pre-Wired for Electricity

12. Challenges for the Workshop
How do we foster an environment that promotes innovation ?
What are the roles of the important stakeholders in this process ?
What are the lessons of experience with funding innovation ?
Where and how can these ideas be tested, piloted ?
How will we measure success ?

13. Local Global