innov-aid

Where does innovation come from?

Innovation in different sectors, areas and clusters

Context predefines the problems that need to be solved in new ways. At first look, a high-nutrition food supplement may have little to do with a drone with the ability to take photos, but both respond to specific needs within their sector and do so in a way that is uncommon and somewhat unprecedented. While the distinction should not suggest that there are silos, good knowledge of different developments in different sectors will help inspire and collaborate with one another.

The existing cluster separation offers a useful categorization here:

• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
  UNESCO. (n.d.). Smart eSOS toilet for emergencies | UNESCO-IHE.

• Shelter
  Shelter Cluster. (2013). Mapping and Information Management for Effective Humanitarian Programming in Somalia: Secondary Data Review (pp. 1–24).

• Protection
  Merieau, L., & Gebre Egyziabher, A. (2012). Light Years Ahead: Innovative technologies for better refugee protection (pp. 1–12).

• Nutrition
  Guimon, J., & Guimon, P. (2010). Innovation to Fight Hunger: The Case of Plumpy’nut.

• Logistics
  Lumkes, J. H. (2012). Design of a Sustainable, Locally Manufacturable, Agricultural Utility Vehicle for Developing Countries.

• Health
  mHero Updates Health Workers on Ebola in Real Time - IntraHealth. (n.d.).  
  
  
• Food Security
  Bauer, J.-M. (2014). Home-grown innovation at WFP – Development Impact and You. WFP.

• Emergency Telecommunications
  Coyle, D., & Meier, P. (2010). New Technologies in Emergencies and Conflicts (pp. 1–60).

• Education
  EBC. (2014). Learning in the Time of Ebola. Education Development Center, Inc.

• Early Recovery
  IRIN News. (2013, August). How technology is transforming emergency preparedness

• Camp Coordination and Camp Management
  Collins, S., Corsellis, T., & Vitale, A. (2010). Transitional shelter: understanding shelter from the emergency through reconstruction and beyond - ALNAP Innovation Case Study no. 5.