Step

Identify a development challenge, outcome and background information

Responsible Party

Programme Unit/Manager

Template/Guideline

Explanatory Notes

Business Units are required to consult and receive support from Procurement Services Unit (PSU) and Development Impact Group (DIG) of BPPS when designing an Innovation Challenge. This will also facilitate the validation of the applicability of the policy.

Step

Based on the identified development challenges, undertake analysis to determine whether the traditional solicitation method or an innovation challenge will be required  to generate solutions or ideas

Responsible Party

Template/Guideline

Explanatory Notes

Step

Approve to pursue a non-traditional solicitation of ideas and solutions

Responsible Party

Resident Representative

Template/Guideline

Explanatory Notes

Step

Determine the appropriate prize for an innovative solution

Responsible Party

Template/Guideline

Explanatory Notes

There is no single recommended scheme for designing a prize for an innovation.  

Consider:

1. Incentives and motivation of potential participants – why would they participate and what is in it for them in both the short and long run?
2. Social value of the prize (e.g., recognition, research opportunities, other non-monetary rewards, etc.) also encourages increased participation.

 How the prize can be utilized to further optimize the benefits and impact of the solution? 
 

Step

Estimate the social and economic value of a winning solution in the community and the market once it is implemented

Responsible Party

Template/Guideline

Explanatory Notes

This is not applicable for all the cases. This step is required when a solution entails mass production and consumption of goods and/or services for social benefit. (Refer article 5 to 7 on “Innovation Challenges Policy” on intellectual property rights and licenses).   ​

Step

Define eligibility requirements, and provide clear and fair parameters for evaluation​

Responsible Party

Programme and Project Manager supported by the Operations Manage

Template/Guideline

Explanatory Notes

The eligibility requirements for an entity to participate, evaluation criteria and scoring method must be clearly defined and documented. All these elements should be made known to the public before people/entities register to participate.  High level review panel should be assembled and its composition made public as the quality of the review panel can attract contributors to a challenge and enhance the visibility of the challenge.Well-thought evaluation criteria and method are critical in order to optimally draw public interest and participation from the target audience.


 

Step

Prepare and execute a communication campaign to solicit ideas

Responsible Party

Head of Programme and Communication Officer

Template/Guideline

Explanatory Notes

Customize messages in a manner that is understandable to the target audience where potential solutions may be found.

Utilize appropriate communication channels, including moderated public discussions, which could optimally reach the targeted audience.
 

The Business Unit may organize public discussions or event
 

Communicate the rights and obligations of UNDP to the public, as well as in the advertised document.​
 

Step

Consider combining or clustering entries, or processing group of entries into a single solution

Responsible Party

Programme Manager and Operations Manager

Template/Guideline

Explanatory Notes

Upon evaluation of the ideas or solutions received, the Business Unit may award a single entry. However, a solution can be found by combining proposals into a single solution for a greater impact. In such a case, the Business Unit should clearly justify awarding the combination of multiple entries.

​It is therefore recommended that this possibility is clearly explained early at the stage of communicating on the solicitation to the public.​

Step

Award the winner

Responsible Party

Resident Representative

Template/Guideline

Explanatory Notes

Use the template for signature: company or individual; individual (Spanish); company (Spanish); individual (French); company (French) 

Step

Utilize Account 71455 in QUANTUM

 to record the prize of the innovation award
 

Responsible Party

Template/Guideline

Explanatory Notes

This will enable UNDP to track innovation Awards separately from grants