HIP

Humanitarian Innovation Platform
Humanitarian Innovation Program

Note on the two definitions that are slightly different, but related:

• The Humanitarian Innovation Platform is a collaborative effort between humanitarian agencies in Norway[1], and
• The Humanitarian Innovation Program is a grant and support mechanism, fully financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and administered by Innovation Norway[2].

About (the Platform)

The Humanitarian Innovation Platform (HIP) is a collaborative effort between humanitarian agencies to foster innovation and deliver smarter and more effective assistance to people in need. HIP has run a series of projects to build interest, capacity and the tools required to leverage innovation in humanitarian organizations, their program design and operations.

History

The founding members: Norwegian Refugee Council, Save the Children Norway, Norwegian Church Aid and Norwegian Red Cross, engaged with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to explore how to build a collaborative and systematic approach to innovation across the humanitarian sector.

In 2016, Innovation Norway was tasked by MFA to facilitate the process of establishing HIP through the launch of the Humanitarian Innovation Program[2], a funding and competency initiative targeting innovation in the sector.

HIP was founded in 2017 and has since evolved from capacity building, tools creation and now project incubation.

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2019 - HIP 3.0

After the initial phases, the organizations have now come together to work on common problem statements and incubate projects that can solve problems at scale. See DIGID for more information about the ongoing Dignified ID project.

About the program

The Humanitarian Innovation Program grants funding and support to develop, test and scale new solutions that can contribute to a better and more efficient humanitarian assistance. The program facilitates collaboration with private sector in innovation processes.