National Processes | Botswana
In Botswana, we trained 10 members of the government on the ADDIS Process (Decision Thinking) to carry out a Policy Hackathon in October 2023.
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National Processes | Togo
In Togo, we have supported the analysis of the current regulatory environment and a map of best practices in other African countries to promote the growth of start-ups and digital economy actors. Following this preparatory work the ecosystem pledged for a greater dialogue between start-ups and public authorities, as well as coordination in law-making processes for reforms applying to the digital economy.
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National Processes | DRC
On November 12, 2019, the DRC StartUp Act process was initiated with intense support from i4Policy. Over 10 co-creation events were held in total. The Startup Act resulted in two years of co-creation and advocacy to enable a framework to support entrepreneurship, innovation, and youth employment. With ecosystem partners, public stakeholders, the private sector, and international partners. Last November we hosted a conference together with the Embassy of the Netherlands, convening Congolese ecosystem players as well as policymakers from Nigeria, Senegal and Ghana to share best practices, perspectives and start a conversation on the application of the startup act.
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Collective Intelligence for Artificial Intelligence
In this joint publication, UNESCO and the Innovation for Policy Foundation (i4Policy) distill ten essential lessons for policymakers to harness the collective intelligence of communities and ensure that the process of developing and implementing AI public policy is inclusive. The report builds on the output of co-creation workshops, expert interviews, an analysis of case studies, in-house expertise and experience with multi-stakeholder approaches globally.
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pan-African Youth Assembly #pAYA
The Pan-African Youth Assembly was part of Project Jollof, a transformational initiative that aimed at helping young people unleash their power through co-creation, community, capacity building and peer learning. It was a multi-stakeholder partnership between i4Policy and private sector actors, such as Meta and civil society organizations. The Pan-African Youth Assembly (#pAYA) aimed at increasing community and youth leaders’ participation in policy-making processes by strengthening knowledge, understanding and civic engagement. We convened young Africans to come together, connect, share experiences, and good practices and engage with their communities using different advocacy resources we brought to them.
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pan-African Digital Assembly #pADA
The #i4Policy community also co-created an Open Letter on COVID-19, calling on governments to work together with citizens. Alongside the momentum of the #DontGoViral campaign, we launched a continental online assembly to crowdsource ideas for response and recovery, that we called the pan-African Digital Assembly. With 39,000 + viewers, over 200 innovation hubs across Africa, panel discussions and interviews with leaders at the community and continental level, and an open forum with 400 + entrepreneurs, the #pADA crowdsourced 482 policy actions for response and recovery.
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Global Assembly
Together with an incredible consortium of partners, we co-initiated and coordinated the Global Assembly. A new global infrastructure for decision-making that aimed to give everyone a seat at the global governance table. The first global citizens’ assembly, brought together 100 people from 49 countries, speaking 39 languages, invited through a global lottery, to learn about and co-create solutions to the climate and ecological crisis. Assembly Members wrote the People’s Declaration for the Sustainable Future of Planet Earth.