IDIN

IDIN (International Development Innovation Network) is a global network of innovators led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's D-Lab funded by United States Agency for International Development and Global Development Lab. IDIN enables the global community of changemakers to design and develop solutions using difference technologies[1] to improve the lives of people living in poverty.[2][3]

IDIN (International Development Innovation Network)
Founded2007
FounderAmy Smith
HeadquartersMassachusetts Institute of Technology,
Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, USA
Websitehttps://www.idin.org/

History

IDIN started working in 2007 as a project of D-Lab in Massachusetts Institute of Technology. IDIN is a network of 700 plus innovators in 57 countries who got selected annually basis and participate in IDIN Organized Summits called International Development Design Summit (IDDS). First International Development Design Summit organized by MIT D-Lab in 2007.[4]

Grants and fundings

IDIN provides microgrants[5][6][7][8] and training grants [9] to innovators who are developing projects for social change all around the world.

References
  1. "IDIN". University of California, Davis. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  2. "International Development Innovation Network (IDIN)". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  3. "D-Lab Team Disseminates Poverty Alleviation Technologies". University Of Botswana. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. "European Tribune – International Development Design Summit". www.eurotrib.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  5. "IDIN Microgrant Initiative". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  6. "IDIN Awards Ten Microgrants to Support Promising Development Technologies & Approaches". International Development Innovation Network. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  7. "IDIN Awards 11 Microgrants to Support Prototypes and Ventures Worldwide". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  8. "IDIN Awards Eight Microgrants for Prototype and Venture Development to Tackle Development Challenges". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  9. "Apply Now for an IDIN Training Grant". International Development Innovation Network. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
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