Social Innovation Camp
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Social Innovation Camp (SICamp) is a competition and event for software developers, designers and social innovators to create new businesses and projects that use the web to achieve a social goal. It is a method for social innovation.[1]
History
[edit]Social Innovation Camp was set up in London, in early 2008, with support from the Young Foundation and NESTA.
Social Innovation Camps have taken place:[2]
- April 2008 at the Young Foundation in Bethnal Green, London.[3]
- December 2008 at the Young Foundation in Bethnal Green, London.[4]
- June 2009 at The Saltire Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.[5]
- 8–10 August 2009 in Tbilisi, Georgia.[6]
- September 2009 in Bratislava, Slovakia.[6]
- 5–7 March 2010 in Sydney, Australia.[7]
- 26–28 March 2010 at the Young Foundation in Bethnal Green, London.[8]
- 18–19 September 2010, Baku, Azerbaijan.[9]
- 17–19 June 2011 in Seoul, South Korea.[10]
- January 2011 in Lagos, Nigeria.[7]
- 12–14 November 2010, Prague, Czech Republic.[7]
- 18–19 September 2010, Lagos, Nigeria.[7]
- 27–29 May 2011, in Kyrgyzstan.[7]
- 18–20 June 2011 at The Informatics Forum in Edinburgh, Scotland.[11]
- 18–20 June 2011 in Seoul, South Korea.[12]
- July 23–24, 2011, Baku, Azerbaijan[13]
- November 18–20, 2011, Yerevan, Armenia.[14]
- May 10–12, 2013, Oslo, Norway.[15]
Winners
[edit]- The winning project from the first event was Enabled By Design.
- The winning project from the second camp was The Good Gym.
- The winning project from the third camp was MyPolice.
- The winning projects from the 8th camp were Yollar.info (project about transports in Baku) and Temizsaxlayaq.com (project about environment protection).[16]
International Camps
[edit]The Social Innovation Camp model has been replicated in Australia, Slovakia, South Korea, Georgia, Armenia, Czech Republic, Nigeria, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan.[17]
"Transitions Online" organized the Social Innovation Camp in Azerbaijan (July 23–24, 2011).[13] Organisers for International Social Innovation Camps include Open Society Foundations, The Hope Institute, IREX, UNDP, Internews, The Eurasia Partnership Foundation, World Wide Narrative and others.
Media interest
[edit]Social Innovation Camps have been featured by a number of media outlets including The Guardian.[18]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Publications". Nesta.org.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Xarici təcrübə - Sosial Yeniliklər Düşərgəsi 2011, 23-24 iyul, Novxanı, AF Hotel". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "What happened at Social Innovation Camp December 2008 | Social Innovation Camp". www.sicamp.org. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ [2] [dead link]
- ^ a b "Global | Social Innovation Camp". Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Global | Social Innovation Camp". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Previous Social Innovation Camps | Social Innovation Camp". Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "English version - Sosial Yeniliklər Düşərgəsi, 18-19 sentyabr, 2010, Novxanı, AF Hotel". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "세상을 바꾸는 36시간 - 소셜이노베이션캠프36". Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ "Scotland 2011 | Social Innovation Camp". Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "세상을 바꾸는 36시간 - 소셜이노베이션캠프36". Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ a b "English version - Sosial Yeniliklər Düşərgəsi 2011". Archived from the original on 2 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ [3] Archived 2011-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ideer 2013 | Social Innovation Camp Norway". Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Azərbaycanda ilk Sosial Yeniliklər Düşərgəsi baş tutdu - Sosial Yeniliklər Düşərgəsi, 18-19 sentyabr, 2010, Novxanı, AF Hotel". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Caucasus: Social Innovation Camp · Global Voices". Globalvoices.org. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Social innovation camp | Technology". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
External links
[edit]- Main Social Innovation Camp website
- Social Innovation Camp Azerbaijan (english version)
- Social Innovation Camp Central Eastern Europe
- Social Innovation Camp Australia
- Social Innovation Camp Caucasus
- Social Innovation Camp Korea
- Social Innovation Camp Norway
- The Young Foundation
- The Good Gym
- Enabled by Design
- MyPolice
- NESTA
- Transitions website