The purpose of AfriAlliance Innovation Bridge Events (IBE) is to serve as a matching platform for universities, science councils and companies in water and climate change with potential collaborators, funders and investors to facilitate commercialisation, awareness and better uptake of their innovations. The topic of the Innovation Bridge Events follows from the overarching theme of the AfriAlliance project which is to foster social innovation related to climate change and water. Social Innovation in AfriAlliance means tackling societal, water-related challenges arising from climate change by combining the technological & non-technological dimensions of innovation.
Social innovation consists of new combinations (or hybrids of existing and new) products, processes and services. In order to succeed, social innovation needs to pay attention to technological dimensions as well as non-technological dimensions: 1) technology, 2) capacity development, 3) governance structures and 4) business road map. As such, these four dimensions of the social innovation process cut across organisational, sectoral and disciplinary boundaries and imply new patterns of stakeholder involvement and learning. The AfriAlliance Innovation Bridge Events are specifically designed to facilitate the dialogue across these boundaries in order to foster social innovation for water and climate.
This 5th edition of the AfriAlliance IBE will address social innovation and its four dimensions gathering diverse stakeholders across all levels of government and the sectors of climate, water, environment, sustainability and innovation, inter alia. The session will consist of technology exhibitions and demonstrations and a follow up plenary discussion on fostering tech ...
Virtual 4 21st WaterNet/WARFSA/GWPSA Symposium waternet@waternetonline.org
The purpose of AfriAlliance Innovation Bridge Events (IBE) is to serve as a matching platform for universities, science councils and companies in water and climate change with potential collaborators, funders and investors to facilitate commercialisation, awareness and better uptake of their innovations. The topic of the Innovation Bridge Events follows from the overarching theme of the AfriAlliance project which is to foster social innovation related to climate change and water. Social Innovation in AfriAlliance means tackling societal, water-related challenges arising from climate change by combining the technological & non-technological dimensions of innovation.
Social innovation consists of new combinations (or hybrids of existing and new) products, processes and services. In order to succeed, social innovation needs to pay attention to technological dimensions as well as non-technological dimensions: 1) technology, 2) capacity development, 3) governance structures and 4) business road map. As such, these four dimensions of the social innovation process cut across organisational, sectoral and disciplinary boundaries and imply new patterns of stakeholder involvement and learning. The AfriAlliance Innovation Bridge Events are specifically designed to facilitate the dialogue across these boundaries in order to foster social innovation for water and climate.
This 5th edition of the AfriAlliance IBE will address social innovation and its four dimensions gathering diverse stakeholders across all levels of government and the sectors of climate, water, environment, sustainability and innovation, inter alia. The session will consist of technology exhibitions and demonstrations and a follow up plenary discussion on fostering technological innovations for further development, uptake and commercialization.
Session Agenda
Time | Agenda item & speakers | |
14.00 – 14.05 (CAT) 13.00 – 13.05 (CET) | Welcome, introduction (AA context) by the master of ceremony: Prof. Jean-Marie Kileshye, WaterNet (on AfriAlliance and its Innovation Bridge Events –IBE) | |
14.05 – 14.10 (CAT) 13.05 – 13.10 (CET) | Keynote : Ms. Charafat Afailal, Expert in water resources & former Minister in charge of water of the Kingdom of Morocco (on the groundwater contract: a social innovation for the governance of groundwater) | |
14.10 – 14.20 (CAT) 13.10 – 13.20 (CET) | Introduction to the innovators' pitches and the organization into breakout groups (2 min): Mr. Edouard Boinet, INBO Innovation pitches (8 pitches of 1 min each, 1 for each innovator). | |
14.20 – 15.25 (CAT) 13.20 – 14.25 (CET) (5 minutes to account for the logistics / change of rooms) | In 2 rounds: the 1st half hour with the 1st half of the innovators, the 2nd half hour with the second half of innovators. | |
- Group 1 with the 1st half of participants in the same plenary virtual meeting room. Moderator: - Ms. Tendai Chibarabada, WaterNet 14.20 – 14.50 (CAT) / 13 .20 – 13 .50 (CET) : ROUND 1
14.50 – 14.55 (CAT) / 13 .50 – 13 .55 (CET) : Change of rooms (for innovators only) 14.55 – 15.25 (CAT) / 13 .55 – 14.25 (CET) : ROUND 2
| - Group 2 with the 2nd half of participants in the Group 2 virtual room. Moderator: - Mr. Edouard Boinet, INBO 14.20 – 14.50 (CAT) / 13 .20 – 13 .50 (CET) : ROUND 1
14.50 – 14.55 (CAT) / 13 .50 – 13 .55 (CET) : Change of rooms (for innovators only) 14.55 – 15.25 (CAT) / 13 .55 – 14.25 (CET) : ROUND 2
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