* While it was in late 2019 that UNDP launched its Accelerator Lab in India to speed up the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, GIAN has long been associated with the UNDP Innovation Lab for managing inclusive innovation and solutions for social transformation the world over
* Over 2,500 entries from 87 countries — including the Philippines, Ecuador, Iraq and India — were screened by academic researchers and practitioners at the primary stage followed by an expert jury review
* The interactive soap isn’t the only idea that has transitioned from local to global. Some ideas that germinated in the education sector, too, had takers beyond borders to prevent disruption to learning
* The advantage of these grassroots ideas and inclusive innovations is that they work in all contexts and cultures
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