The National Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation (Senacyt) this week opened the Public Call for Social Innovation 2023, marking the start of the second and final phase of its Social Innovation Program for Inclusion and Productivity.
The call, open until April 25, 2023, seeks to support the development of innovative solutions that address social problems identified and prioritized by users and relevant actors of corregimientos 24 de Diciembre, in the district Panama; and El Arado, in the district of La Chorrera; and Cocoa, in Capira district; communities where the program is implemented from 2022.
The goal is that innovative ideas implemented among community leaders, companies or trained organizations enable the improvement of the living conditions of the population living in these corregimientos, mainly those in the situation greater poverty.
Water collection, availability and quality of education, garbage and waste managementenvironmental pollution, agricultural production and employment opportunities, were some of the priority social problems identified in the three corregimientos during the first phase of the program.
Details and requirements to participate in Public call for social innovation in 2023 They can be consulted at: www.senacyt.gob.pa/convokatoria-innovacion-social-2023/
Program of Social innovation for inclusion and productivity is an initiative funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and developed by Senacyt as an executive agency, through its Business Innovation Directorate, as part of the national Beehive Plan strategy, a public policy designed to eliminate social gaps and economic poverty and inequality affecting thousands of Panamanians families, about 777 thousand people throughout the country, according to official data.
On Senacyt : The National Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation (Senacyt) is an autonomous institution whose mission is to turn science and technology into tools for the sustainable development of Panama. Our projects and programs are aimed at promoting the scientific and technological development of the country and, in this way, eliminating the inequality gap and promoting equitable development that improves the quality of life of Panamanians.
Source: Panama America
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