GENEVA, Switzerland, November 29, 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launches its first-ever Center for Innovation, a dynamic platform and financing mechanism designed to provide solutions transformative solutions to global migration challenges and contribute to improving the global migration system. The Center will help IOM achieve its main objectives: saving lives, finding solutions to displacement and promoting pathways to regular migration.
“Innovation and learning are at the very heart of IOM’s strategic approach to addressing ever-changing migration dynamics, and help ensure that we reap the many cultural and economic benefits that come from migration and migrants,” said Amy Pope, IOM Director General. “Our new Center for Innovation provides a platform for the co-creation of sustainable and impactful solutions proposed by IOM, our partners, communities and migrants themselves.”
Whether through the creation of a circular model for managing electronic waste in displacement contexts in Uganda, or through the development of an innovative outpatient system to provide neonatal care in remote areas of Nigeria, there is endless possibilities for innovation in the field of migration.
The new Center’s first priority will be to find strong partnerships and engage with a global community of changemakers to amplify the reach and effectiveness of migration solutions.
“We invite partners from all sectors to work with us to implement, pilot and scale innovative solutions that will have a lasting impact on the global migration landscape,” said Ugochi Daniels, IOM Deputy Director General for operations. “Ultimately, the Center aims to accelerate outcomes that will save lives and protect people on the move, find solutions to displacement, and facilitate pathways to regular migration. »
More than a funding mechanism, the Center also provides targeted technical, mentoring and capacity development support through the INCKED @ IOM initiative – the Capacity and Knowledge Development Initiative for innovation. Created in collaboration with the UNICEF Office of Innovation, it trains innovators on topics such as systems thinking, anticipation, human-centered design and business modeling. This initiative aims to empower innovators to use innovation as a tool to address the complex challenges of migration, while fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration.
The Center is launched alongside knowledge management strategy of IOM 2024-2028, which aims to strengthen IOM’s approach to knowledge management. This strategy ensures that lessons learned and good practices are systematically taken into account in decisions and programming. The strategy also aims to address knowledge management gaps identified by IOM staff during consultations, as well as to define a clear vision to strengthen knowledge sharing and help improve outcomes overall of the organization.
The Knowledge Management Strategy 2024-28 plays a central role in the implementation of the IOM Strategic Plan 2024-2028, which establishes learning and innovation as key enablers in achieving the IOM’s strategic objectives. ‘Organization.
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2024-11-29 08:43:00
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What type of partnerships will the IOM Center for Innovation seek to engage in?
## Interview with IOM Director General Amy Pope on the Launch of the Center for Innovation
**Interviewer:** Thank you for joining us, Director General Pope. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has just announced the launch of its first-ever Center for Innovation. Can you tell us more about what this new center aims to achieve?
**Director General Pope:** [1] The Center for Innovation represents a bold step forward in IOM’s commitment to addressing the evolving challenges of global migration. It is a dynamic platform and a financing mechanism designed to facilitate the development and implementation of transformative solutions to these challenges.
We believe that innovation and learning are crucial in ensuring that we, as a global community, can fully realize the cultural and economic benefits that migration brings. The Center will act as a catalyst for co-creating sustainable and impactful solutions, bringing together IOM, our partners, communities, and most importantly, migrants themselves.
**Interviewer:** Can you provide some examples of the types of innovations the center will focus on?
**Director General Pope:** The possibilities are truly diverse. For example, we’re already working on projects like a circular model for managing electronic waste in displacement contexts in Uganda.
We’re also developing an innovative outpatient system to provide critical neonatal care in remote areas of Nigeria. This demonstrates the wide range of areas where innovation can make a real difference in the lives of migrants and displaced populations.
**Interviewer:** What role will partnerships play in the success of the Center for Innovation?
**Director General Pope:** Partnerships are absolutely vital to our vision. We are actively seeking collaborations with individuals, organizations, and institutions from all sectors who share our commitment to improving the global migration landscape.
We invite everyone to join us in piloting, implementing, and scaling innovative solutions that will have a lasting impact on the lives of people on the move. The Center aims to accelerate positive outcomes that save lives, find solutions to displacement, and create pathways for regular migration.
**Interviewer:** The Center’s launch coincides with the introduction of IOM’s new knowledge management strategy. How are these two initiatives connected?
**Director General Pope:** You’re right to point out the connection. The knowledge management strategy plays a crucial supporting role. It ensures that lessons learned and best practices are integrated into IOM’s decision-making and programming processes.
This strategy is a key enabler for achieving the goals outlined in IOM’s Strategic Plan 2024-2028, which emphasizes learning and innovation as essential drivers of progress.
**Interviewer:** Thank you for sharing these insights with us, Director General Pope. We wish IOM the best of success in its endeavors to innovate and improve the global migration system.
