Innovation Prizes for Development: A practical handbook for using prizes to help solve development challenges
This handbook explains the practical aspects of designing and running innovation prizes and how to give them their best chance for success
Abstract
While innovation inducement prizes have a historic pedigree, particularly in the early development of aviation, they have only recently been used to solve development challenges. To find out the value that innovation prizes offer compared to more traditional ways of funding development, the action-research programme Ideas to Impact was created, funded by UK Aid from the UK Government. This handbook, drawing on learning acquired over the past six years, aims to help readers appreciate the practical aspects of designing and running innovation prizes and how to give them their best chance for success.
Citation
Brown, C., Everett, B., Geronimo, L., Slater, J. 2020. Innovation Prizes for Development: a practical handbook for using prizes to help solve development challenges. Ideas to Impact, UK
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