Universities and Councils Network on Innovation for Inclusive Development in Southeast Asia

The recently completed IDRC-supported project, 104904 Science and Technology Innovation for the Base of the Pyramid (Southeast Asia), supported research on pro-poor innovations in Southeast Asia. Building on the interest and momentum generated by the earlier project, this project will help universities and councils in Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Viet Nam reorient their teaching, research, and advisory (policymaking) roles toward informal sector activities that generate income and employment for poor people, thereby contributing to poverty alleviation and inclusive development. Specific outputs will include a synthesis of lessons learned from the earlier project and their dissemination to the current research partners; Free and Open IID Courseware; formal collaborative links between councils; and alignment of national science, technology and innovation (STI) policy with poverty alleviation. Outcome mapping will be used to evaluate the extent to which universities and councils are identifying with, promoting and practicing the concept of innovation for inclusive development.