UNICEF will use this money to continue investing in new, open-source technologies that can advance the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. With recent contributions of EUR €1.5 million from the Government of Finland, the UNICEF Innovation Fund has now raised over USD $10.6 million to help invest in […]
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Why it’s important to bring 3D biofabrication and other health technologies to the most disadvantaged
A scientist’s musings at the Global Innovations for Children and Youth Summit By Sean Powell, a full-time academic at the Queensland University of Technology (https://au.linkedin.com/in/imaginethinkcreate). He spoke at the “Start Up to Scale Up Summit,” organized by UNICEF and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland on 9-10 November. You […]
Taking innovative ideas and solutions to scale – UNICEF Global Innovations Summit Day 2
By Nigina Baykabulova HELSINKI, Finland, 11 November 2015 – The second day of the Global Innovations Summit for Children and Youth brought its participants back to reality. How do we know if our idea is viable and strong enough to scale? What are the biggest obstacles to scaling up? How […]
Innovators determined to advance results for children
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Innovators determined to advance results for children Helsinki Innovation Summit explores new solutions to benefit the world’s children HELSINKI/NEW YORK, 9 November 2015 – Over 500 leading thinkers from the technological, academic, corporate, development and humanitarian world are convening in Helsinki today to unlock the way new […]