Non Government Organization
- How can NGOs identify opportunities of joint association with NIF?
- Does NIF provide IEC material for the Innovations?
- Does NIF provide forum for promotion of technology?
Yes, the NGO has comparative advantage vis-a-visvis-Ã -vis other entities in the process technology diffusion, due to its association with stakeholders at grassroots level, and its understanding of local requirements to which the innovation is desired to cater. The NGO can facilitate the process by adopting any one of the following role - producer, intermediate supply chain partner or end users.
How can NGOs identify opportunities of joint association with NIF?
NGO can identify technologies from our database of 51,000 innovation and example of traditional knowledge from 300 district based on their area of interest, regional specificity, to act as producer, supply chain stakeholder (product marketing) or end users of the technologies, adopting technologies for livelihood / income generation projects through entities like Self Help Group/ Thrift and Credit Group/ Common Interest Group. A list of technologies having mixed returns (social and commercial) and open source technologies (social return) are placed at http://www.nifindia.org/bd/flexinode/category/1/17 and http://www.nifindia.org/bd/flexinode/category/1/18 respectively.
What are the models of social and commercial enterprises in which NGOs can participate?
Some of the models for diffusion which may be adopted are:
- Micro enterprise of SHGs/CIG/T&CG having commercial rights.
- Enterprise set by federation/network of SHGs or NGO having a number of SHG as its activity center, having commercial rights.
- NGOs or their activity center having specific marketing or production right.
- Funding agency, acquire technology right and exploit it through executing partners.
What would be the framework for benefit sharing in such arrangements?
Commercial returns and its sharing shall vary from case to case basis depending upon the contribution made by the NGO in terms of financial investments, market and value generation which shall be reflected in the licensing agreement. For the Open Source technologies the NGO is free to source product and diffuse as per their requirement but due recognition needs to be given to the innovator and NIF as its custodian.
Yes, seed capital may be provided under Micro Venture Investment Fund (MVIF). The NGO is required to submit a detail business cum diffusion plan to
National Coordinator - Business Development email id: manish@nifindia.org
Will NIF offer open source technologies for mass diffusion with social objectives?
NIF has already identified a set of technologies for social diffusion and is available at:
http://www.nifindia.org/bd/flexinode/category/1/18 , additional technologies may be included subsequently. The NGO is free to identify different funding source/agency and beneficiaries but due recognition needs to be given to the Innovator and NIF.
As a NGO funding agency, what can be my role in technology diffusion?
NIF has a database of 51,000 innovations and example of traditional practice from 300 districts of India. Funding agency can identify technologies based on their mandate, sector intervention approach and geographical reach, acquire its techno-commercial right for execution through executing partners.
Can NIF facilitate the fabrication of products in the open source technologies?
No, NIF does not have product fabrication facilities, concerned agency is free to identify their source with due recognition to the Innovator.
Does NIF provide IEC material for the Innovations?
Yes, same may be had on request. Further training may be provided to the NGO representative, at cost.
Does NIF provide forum for promotion of technology?
NGOs may participate in workshop, exhibition and other promotional forum organized by NIF or where NIF is participating, with prior approval.
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