Innovation Lab

How can innovation lead to poverty reduction? Will technology achieve social and economic inclusion? What should be done to help the poor take advantage of technological development? These are the questions we try to answer in Innovation Lab.

The Science and Technology Division of IDB is incubating a range of projects that uses technology and innovation for social and economic inclusion. This website will show current and past programs as well as information on upcoming events for your participation.

On going: “Call for Problems” from October 20 to November 19, 2009

Mobile Citizen is waiting for your Problem Submission!

Mobile citizen program aims to accelerate the development and implementation of mobile services to tackle acute social and economic problems in the region, with focus on six areas: health, education, government, commerce, social protection, and employment.

Completed: Open from August 15 to October 15, 2009

A World of Solutions: Innovations for People with Disabilities

The project I looking to implement pilot projects that use innovation to improve the quality of life and the economic and social inclusion of people with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean.