The lab is a Regional Resource –

InSTEDD works with Implementing Partners to replicate efforts in the region

2 years strong!

InSTEDD Regional Innovation Lab

Sustainability through capacity building:InSTEDD Innovation Lab

Building Local Capacity: Regional iLab

Requirements are best understood by local constant dialogue

All technologies go obsolete or need maintenance

Technologies need to integrate with existing efforts and strategies

Establish local team that can design systems with end users

Local team builds modular, open source systems, train in QA

Train in interoperability and architecture. Extend existing apps.

Unicorns

Locals don’t see them

Build capacity and extend horizonsLocal design around local challenges

Encourage reuse AND out-of-the-box thinking

Foster a culture of sharing

Strengthen Existing NetworksRegional SurveillanceSupporting MBDS OfficeStrengthening National Surveillance With Govts & NGOs

Innovation Lab Foster Regional network Technology design and

development for the region Training and Events Technical & Program staff

Implementing Partners Work in their countries

implementing local health programs with InSTEDD support

Use InSTEDD technologies InSTEDD provides training Exchanges with the Lab Regional Community of Practice

Vietnam 2010:TBD

Lao 2010: TBD

Thailand 2009+ Change FusionOpen Dream

InSTEDD Regional Innovation Lab

A Platform for PartnersInSTEDD builds technology with design efforts in the Mekong using the Innovation Lab as a hub

Users and organizations have new ideas for communication and reporting technologies

InSTEDD or Implementing Partners extend and build the technologies on the existing foundation

Users get customized, locally owned ICT build on a strong foundation.

Simplifying local innovationInSTEDD builds technology with design efforts in the Mekong using the Innovation Lab

Users and authorities have new ideas for communication and reporting technologies

Implementing Partners build the technologies with InSTEDD extending the existing foundation

Users get customized, locally owned ICT build on a strong foundation.

Thank you!It works great

and local engineers can maintain it!

Let’s take GeoChat and build an ILI

application on it!

Maybe we can

use SMS to report

ILI…InSTEDD + Change Fusion (Thailand)

Let’s extend tools to do

mobile reports

Simplify local innovation:

Do the hard work!!-Partnerships with telcos-Infrastructure negotiations-Country and regional MOUs-Policy

Empower your users: Innovative of USE of technology and information

GeoChat stats

Create value through the whole supply chain of tech

…and of informationGrameen Shakti, local woman soldering solar panel voltage converters, 2009 CC

International sharing data & transparency

• Investing early in making scorecards easy to track pays off!

• Technology can simplify how to share data; improving timeliness and quality

• Regional networks increase accountability

Power of AlgorithmsSuggest from learnt behaviorsAccelerate sifting through data

Feature Extraction, Classification, Clustering

Wisdom of the Crowds

Large base of data & workHyperlocal knowledgeStrength in numbers

Instinct of the Experts

Cross-sector contributions of specialized knowledge, Curation of a ‘live sitrep’

Prioriti

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hTeachSuggest

Prioritize

Annotate

Ground-truth

Collaborative Analytics

Example: 4636, Haiti

Help and information requests

Empowering vulnerable populations with information

Relevance: Geographic, demographic, timelinessDialogue: Keep a 2-way channel open

Experts using information to create an operational picture

Machine, know thy place…Design precept: machines suggest, humans commit

BarCamp Yangon, Myanmar: 3000 attendees

Thank You!