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Innovation methods

Data sources

SDG(s)

Sustainable Development Goal(s)

8Decent work and economic growth

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Disclaimer:

Please be aware that the content herein has not been peer reviewed. It consists of personal reflections, insights, and learnings of the contributor(s). It may not be exhaustive, nor does it aim to be authoritative knowledge.

Learnings on your challenge

What are the top key insights you generated about your learning challenge during this Action Learning Plan? (Please list a maximum of 5 key insights)

There is still limited support to startup companies in Lao PDR and the involving of government is necessary for startups to grow nationally, regionally and internationally. This includes reviewing the current regulations that restricted growth of startups.

Considering the outcomes of this learning challenge, which of the following best describe the handover process? (Please select all that apply)

Our work has not yet scaled

Can you provide more detail on your handover process?

The startup ecosystem assessment findings have been shared and validated with relevant stakeholders including those from public and private sectors. Startup company profiles have also been created and shared in order to expand opportunities for scale up.

Please paste any link(s) to blog(s) or publication(s) that articulate the learnings on your frontier challenge.

Data and Methods

Relating to your types of data, why did you chose these? What gaps in available data were these addressing?

Why was it necessary to apply the above innovation method on your frontier challenge? How did these help you to unpack the system?

Partners

Please indicate what partners you have actually worked with for this learning challenge.

Please state the name of the partner:

Various

What sector does your partner belong to?

Private Sector

Please provide a brief description of the partnership.

The data collection has been conducted with both private and public sectors. The findings may contribute to the draft of the future decree on Startups as mentioned by the government partner who participated in data collection and the validation workshop.

Is this a new and unusual partner for UNDP?

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Bonus question: How did the interplay of innovation methods, new forms of data and unusual partners enable you to learn & generate insights, that otherwise you would have not been able to achieve?

Please upload any further supporting evidence / documents / data you have produced on your frontier challenge that showcase your learnings.

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