How Can Innovation Deliver Humanitarian Outcomes?
PRIO Policy Brief
Fladvad Nielsen, Brita; Kristin Bergtora Sandvik & Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert (2016) How Can Innovation Deliver Humanitarian Outcomes?, PRIO Policy Brief, 12. Oslo: PRIO.
In the humanitarian field,
innovation is seen as key to
plugging the humanitarian
response gap. For humanitarian
innovation to be effective, placing
the end-user at the centre is
vital. Policies must be created
that encourage, direct and
reward private/humanitarian
partnerships that move beyond
short-term concerns and demand
accountability, evidence of impact,
market creation and conscious
approaches to ownership.
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Authors
Research Professor in Humanitarian Studies