IDIN (International Development Innovation Network) is a
global network led by
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern t ...
's D-Lab. It is funded by
the United States Agency for International Development and
Global Development Lab.
History
IDIN started working in 2007 as a project of D-Lab in
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern t ...
. IDIN is a network of 700 plus innovators in 57 countries who got selected annually basis and participate in IDIN Organized Summits called
International Development Design Summit (IDDS). First International Development Design Summit organized by MIT D-Lab in 2007.
Grants and fundings
IDIN provides microgrants and
training
Training is teaching, or developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge or fitness that relate to specific useful competencies. Training has specific goals of improving one's capability, capacity, productivity and performance. I ...
grants
to innovators who are developing projects for
social change
Social change is the alteration of the social order of a society which may include changes in social institutions, social behaviours or social relations.
Definition
Social change may not refer to the notion of social progress or socio ...
around the world.
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.idin.org/
category:Massachusetts Institute of Technology