Ideathons for the SDGs towards the 2030 Agenda

Fundación Cibervoluntarios

Session 350

14:00–15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00), Friday, 28 August 2020 Thematic Workshop

Session Recording

Civic Technology for the 2030 Agenda

Ideathons for the SDGs is one of the lines of action within Empodera.org x the SDGs, an ecosystem of collective intelligence and a collaborative tool that help institutions, companies and civil society generate concrete actions and initiatives through social innovation processes, in order to achieve the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda, linked to the WSIS action Lines. Empodera.org is an initiative of Fundación Cibervoluntarios, and counts on the support of the United Nations, through an agreement signed in September 2018, on the 3rd anniversary of the 2030 Agenda.

The main lines of actions are three:

-2030 Competences: Programme for the acquisition and certification of digital competences on entrepreneurship and innovation, to achieve the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda.

-Ideathons for the SDGs: Marathons of ideas to involve civil society in searching for creative solutions and developing concrete actions to address needs posed by civil society to achieve the 17 SDGs. More info on https://ideaton.org/

-Empodera Impact: Showcasing projects and people who use technology for the social good, through a website, an annual publication and event (EmpoderaLIVE)

These actions are based in a procedure created by academic experts and a tested methodology that counts on the certification of Fundación Cibervoluntarios.

In this workshop we will explain the methodology, technology and innovation processes of the Ideathons, and four speakers of previous editions of EmpoderaLIVE will share their projects and insights about the 2030 agenda.

Panellists

Ms. Ester Maestro European Programs Coordinator FUNDACIÓN CIBERVOLUNTARIOS, Spain Moderator

With previous experience in organizing large-scale events and managing International Relations and Public Relations departments of different companies and associations, Ester is currently in charge of directing and coordinating European projects focused on ICT for social inclusion and innovation at Fundación Cibervoluntarios, a position that involves fundraising, writing and presenting projects, as well as coordination (Erasmus +) and monitoring. He has also participated in various international conferences, congresses, round tables and seminars representing the Foundation.

Ms. Fiza Farhan Global Development Advisor, Member UN HLP on Women Economic Empowerment and Member to Chief Minister Punjab’s Task Force for International Donor Relations Global Development Advisor, Pakistan

Fiza Farhan, is a Pakistan based women entrepreneur and development expert, featured in the US Magazine Forbes “30 Under 30 List of Social Entrepreneurs” for 2015 and again in Forbes Asia List of” 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs in 2016”. She represents Pakistan on the United Nation's Secretary General's first ever High Level Panel on Women Economic Empowerment along with global leadership in addition to being the Chairperson of Chief Minister Punjab’s Task Force on Women Empowerment and member of the National Steering Committee on Climate Change for Pakistan. Previously, Fiza co-founded and was the CEO of Buksh Foundation and Director of Buksh Energy Private Limited, both companies pioneering unique and demand based multi-stakeholder solutions in the domains of gender equality, inclusive growth, digital finance, renewable energy and impact investment. In July 2016, Fiza evolved her professional journey as an Independent Adviser / Consultant on a national and international scale in sectors that align with her interest and expertise, broadening her horizon of impact towards multiple sustainable development goals (SDG’s) and creating value added partnerships between the public, private and development sectors. Apart from her important roles of advocacy, Fiza continues to wear multiple hats to instigate action through her diverse consultancy engagements with government bodies, private sector companies, the UN agencies and other development institutions in Pakistan and internationally. Fiza is a graduate of Lahore University of Management Sciences and has an MBA from Warwick Business School, UK.

Social Networks:

Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/Fiza_Farhan

Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/fizafarhanofficial/

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiza-farhan-84691911/

Ms. Joana Moscoso co-founder and Director of Native Scientist Native Scientist, UK

Joana believes in science and innovation for the benefit of humankind. This is what led her to become a scientist and an entrepreneur. Joana is the co-founder and director of Native Scientist, an award-winning European-wide non-profit organisation that connects ethnic minority and migrant children with scientists to promote science and language education and help children develop a positive attitude to self. She is also the co-founder and an advisor at Chaperone, an online marketplace of personalised career development for scientists. In addition, Joana is Portugal’s Business Development Manager at Smart Separations, a deep tech company developing and commercialising technologies that improve quality of life. For 10 years she was a researcher in the field of microbiology, holding a PhD from Imperial College London (UK, 2013), an European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (Portugal, 2016-2018), and being the author of 10+ international peer-reviewed publications. She has vast experience in science outreach and founded Native Scientist while doing her PhD. She also has experience in the management of professional associations, as member of the director boards of the i3S Postdoctoral Association (Portugal, 2017) and the Association of Portuguese Researchers and Students in the UK (UK, 2012-2014). Joana’s entrepreneurial work has been distinguished multiple times, including prizes from the Royal Society of Biology, Imperial College London, and MIT Innovator Under 35. Joana loves spending time with friends and food. She dreams of having her own restaurant one day.

More information here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanamoscoso/

Mr. Mauricio Cordova Entrepreneur and Founder of Faircap.org Faircap CIC, Spain

Mauricio, is the founder of Faircap.org, a social company that designs products to address clean water shortages. The first product is the Faircap Mini, a portable, reusable scrubber that can be screwed into plastic bags and can remove bacteria such as E.Coli.

The access to potable water is a human waste, but nowadays more than 800 million people drink water without treating and more than 3,000 million can not drink the water directly from the tap, which produces an increase in the sale of bottled water and the amount of 500 billion plastic bottles of only one use worldwide . We believe that open technologies and a collaborative model can help to solve the basic needs of thousands of people.

Social Networks:

Twitter: @thefaircap

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricio-cordova-25b9602b/

Mr. Paul Dziedzic Editor and Freelance Journalist AK Analyse & Kritik, Germany

Paul Dziedzic is an editor at the German monthly newspaper ak- analyse & kritik and a freelance journalist. His work focuses on international relations, social movements, natural resources, and the tech/startup industry, amongst other topics. Previously, he worked as project manager and trainer in various development NGOs, most recently focusing on the use of open data in the oil, gas and mining sector.

Twitter: @dziedzic_l

Topics

Digital Divide Digital Economy Digital Inclusion Digital Transformation Education Ethics

WSIS Action Lines

C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
C3. Access to information and knowledge
C4. Capacity building
C6. Enabling environment
C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
C11. International and regional cooperation

Ideathons for the SDGs involve different public and private stakeholders, including NGOS, educational centres, public entities and civil society to address real needs posed by these entities, through an online platform created and tested to this end (C1). Its access is open, through a free online registration, and everyone is able to contribute by creating a new initiative, or contributing to an already existing one (C2 and C6). All the participants in the Ideathons are previously trained and acquired digital competences of entrepreneurship and innovation (C4). Empodera works on inclusion, equality, and access to ICTs by everyone, and address all global goals (C10). Ideathons for the SDGs work at a local level to achieve global goals, and impact the people and the planet at all levels (C11).

Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

In reality, Ideathons for the SDGs project is addressed to all the different goals, as all the initiatives created have to be based on at least one of the 17 SDGs, so all of them are related.

The programme itself is very focused on Goal 17th, as it involves different stakeholders from all levels in order to create a collaboration space where to create sustainable initiatives, that can be replicated and scaled.

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