Programs

Innovation for Development

The NetHope Innovation for Development (I4D) Program was launched in January 2008 as a way to design Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions that could be replicated across NetHope membership organizations. The value proposition is simple… By sharing existing Best Practices across the membership, aggregating common needs, and conducting proof of concepts, NetHope can scale solutions that can have a broad impact on the developing world. A key component of the Innovation for Development initiative is building strong partnerships between NetHope members and technology providers of hardware, software and services to accelerate the design and implementation of the replicable ICT solutions. NetHope’s I4D mandate is to partner with technology providers that are focusing on solutions for the developing world and collaborate with them on the design, prototype development and deployment.

NetHope believes that Innovation for Development (I4D) is critical to extending the impact, reach and scale of humanitarian programs in the international development community.

The I4D Portfolio is comprised of innovative technology-enabled ideas organized into five Impact Areas. Several I4D platform solutions also have the potential to cross these areas.

Agriculture

The Working Group has 11 active member NGOs and the primary focus is:

• Knowledge Management Collaboration tools and other Solutions e.g. Cell/Audio/Video
• Market Information Systems for Value Chain
• Laptops for Education and Data Collection

Education

The Working Group is in forming and the primary focus is:

• ICT for classroom learning and school linking
• eLearning
• I4D for Youth Employment

Healthcare

The Working Group has 17 active member NGOs and the primary focus is:

• Mobile Field Data Management
• Telemedicine and ICT for Disease screening and diagnosis
• Geographic Information Systems for Disease Management

Microfinance

The Working Group is in forming and the primary focus is:

• Micro loan and savings management
• Loan Guarantees tracking
• Remittance

Natural Resource Management

The Natural Resource Management has 11 active member NGOs and the primary focus is:

• Geographic Information Systems for conservation
• Rugged Laptop for water programs
• Reference libraries and Collaboration platforms for data sharing

Connectivity | Field Capacity Building | Emergency Relief | Shared Services | Innovation