i4policy – Innovation For Policy Foundation
A deliberate approach to center African female entrepreneurs in policymaking and provide a candid snapshot of life as a female entrepreneur in Africa.
Feminist African Manifesto for Entrepreneurship Read More »
The paper argues that integrating youth perspectives into decision-making processes is crucial for overcoming barriers to digital transformation, such as inadequate ICT infrastructure and a lack of standardized digital laws. It proposes that meaningful youth inclusion can foster innovation, economic growth, and stronger institutions.
Youth Policy Paper Read More »
This comprehensive report, commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and authored by i4Policy, explores the current state, challenges, and opportunities of agroforestry development in Ghana. It highlights agroforestry’s potential for sustainable development but notes its limitations, particularly a strong focus on cocoa-based systems despite the potential for other crops and ecological zones. The report identifies key stakeholders, including governmental bodies, traditional authorities, the private sector, NGOs, and international organizations, and examines the complex interplay of legal frameworks, land and tree tenure issues, socioeconomic disincentives, and environmental challenges. Ultimately, it proposes a participatory blueprint for success, emphasizing the need for a unified national agroforestry policy, stakeholder collaboration, and the leveraging of technology to address existing barriers and unlock Ghana’s full agroforestry potential.
Agroforestry Development in Ghana: A Participatory Approach to Progress Read More »
The Benchmark report identifies 22 African SBAs and Startup Acts, benchmarks them and identifies 15 other instruments for comparison. Find out what the highlights are and learn from our recommendations.
Benchmarking study of entrepreneurship laws in Africa Read More »
A deliberate approach to center African female entrepreneurs in policymaking and provide a candid snapshot of life as a female entrepreneur in Africa.
Feminist African Manifesto for Entrepreneurship Read More »
We partnered with Participedia and seven other universities and organizations to launch the School on Transnational Democratic Innovations. This initiative connected students and practitioners worldwide with leading experts to learn about and design transnational processes to address global challenges. Participants drew inspiration from the world’s first Global Citizens’ Assembly, the coordinators of the Conference on the Future of Europe, prominent academics in democratic innovation and transnational governance, and activists advocating for UN reform. The event took place simultaneously at two decentralized locations: Memorial University in St. John’s, Canada, and the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa. For more information, see Participedia’s report here.
Participedia School on Transnational Democratic Innovations Read More »
This case traces the policy-making journey of the Nigerian Startup Act over five years, examining the application of the “ADDIS Process” on a complex problem, the overhaul of public policies affecting entrepreneurs. The ADDIS Process is a collective intelligence framework developed by the pan-African Innovation for Policy Foundation (i4Policy) and developed through participatory practice in more than fifty countries.
The ADDIS process and the co-creation of the Nigeria Startup Act Read More »
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.
Collective Intelligence for Artificial Intelligence Read More »