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Information and Knowledge for All:

Towards an Inclusive Innovation

The World Conference on Intellectual Capital for Communities

UNESCO, July 3&4 2017

Jaideep PrabhuUniversity of Cambridge

Inclusive and Frugal Innovation in Emerging Markets

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Unique Features of Indian Innovators

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Thinking Outside the (Ice) Box

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Thinking Outside the (Hot) Box

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Jugaad Innovation

The art of overcoming harsh constraints by improvising an effective solution using limited resources

Gambiarra or jeitinho in Brazil

Kanju in Africa

Jiejian Chuangxin in China

DIY in the US

Systeme D in France

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Why Does India Need Jugaad?

Upwards of 40% of Indians:

Are unbanked

Are off the electricity grid

Have limited access to healthcare and education

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Upper-Middle

$10,000+ PPP(1)

Middle

$5,000-10,000 PPP

Emerging

$2,500-5,000 PPP

Poor

Under $2,500 PPP

2005 2020

Changing Class Structure

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Why Does the World Need Jugaad?

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Why Does the World Need Jugaad?

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Thomas Piketty, Paris School of Economics

Why Does the West Need Jugaad?

The West must learn to do « better with less »!

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Social Entrepreneurs

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Mansukh Bhai and the MittiCool Fridge

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Dr Mohan’s Mobile Diabetes Clinic

Source: http://www.worlddiabetesfoundation.org/composite-2731.htmSource: http://www.drvmohan.com/

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Harish Hande and SELCO

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Devi Shetty: Frugal Surgeon

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Large Domestic Organisations

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Tata and the Nano

Source:http://www.examiner.com/road-driver-in-national/world-s-cheapest-car-the-tata-nano

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Tata “Swach” Water Filter

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Aakash Tablet

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BRAC

World’s largest NGO: employs 100,000 people, reaches 126 million people in over 11 countries

Diversified: health, education, finance and social enterprise

Covers 80% of its costs through own revenues

Best practices from business; constantly learning

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Bangladesh and Social Businesses

The home of social businesses

Grameen, BRAC and Asa: three of the world’s largest microfinance organisations

Generate surpluses but plough these back into scaling their social mission

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Multinationals & Inclusive

Innovation

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GE and Affordable Innovation

ECG machine designed specifically for India’s rural markets

Portable, light, battery operated, reliable, cheap

Launched in China, and now in the US after having got FDA approval

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Siemens: Foetal Heart Monitor

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The Nokia 1100

Specifically for emerging markets:

Dustproof keypad and front face

Built-in flashlight

Over 200 million sold since late 2003

World's best selling handset and consumer electronics device

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M-Pesa and Mobile Payments

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Photo: M-KOPA

Selling Solar Lighting Solutions

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Inclusive Innovation in the West

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Ebon Upton and the Raspberry Pi

“Design intended to inspire schoolchildren and adults to program”

Demand for Raspberry Pi, the British $35 computer, “crashes website”

Source: The Guardian

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Prabhu Subramanian and CoLearnr

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3D Printing: Increasingly Affordable

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Photos: EMBRACE

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Challenges of Inclusive Innovation

Small organisations are inherently frugal and agile but lack resources to scale

Large organisations have the resources to scale but are wasteful and slow

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Solutions for Inclusive Innovation

Partnerships between small and large, local and global are needed

Governments and public institutions like UNESCO and universities can be cheerleaders and match-makers

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Conclusion

Frugal, flexible, and inclusive innovation can help the world achieve the SDGs

The West can gain by engaging with counterparts in the developing world

Large and small, North and South, can work together improve lives everywhere

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Thank You!