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

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

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

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

Social Innovation Camps have been featured by a number of media outlets including The Guardian.^[18]

References

^ "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

[1] "Publications". Nesta.org.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

[2] "Xarici təcrübə - Sosial Yeniliklər Düşərgəsi 2011, 23-24 iyul, Novxanı, AF Hotel". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.

[3] [1] ^{[dead link]}

[4] "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.

[5] [2] ^{[dead link]}

[sicamp.org-6] "Global | Social Innovation Camp". Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.

[http://www.sicamp.org/global-7] "Global | Social Innovation Camp". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.

[8] "Previous Social Innovation Camps | Social Innovation Camp". Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.

[9] "English version - Sosial Yeniliklər Düşərgəsi, 18-19 sentyabr, 2010, Novxanı, AF Hotel". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.

[10] "세상을 바꾸는 36시간 - 소셜이노베이션캠프36". Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2010.

[11] "Scotland 2011 | Social Innovation Camp". Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.

[12] "세상을 바꾸는 36시간 - 소셜이노베이션캠프36". Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.

[bare_url-13] "English version - Sosial Yeniliklər Düşərgəsi 2011". Archived from the original on 2 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.

[14] [3] Archived 2011-11-24 at the Wayback Machine

[15] "Ideer 2013 | Social Innovation Camp Norway". Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.

[16] "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.

[17] "Caucasus: Social Innovation Camp · Global Voices". Globalvoices.org. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

[18] "Social innovation camp | Technology". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

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