InSTEDD’s iLabs support the shared exploration of solutions to health, safety, and sustainable development problems. The iLabs act as enabling environments for technology transfer and collaboration between software developers, governments, NGOs, universities, private sector companies, local communities, and experts from a variety of disciplines.
Our iLab approach provides the opportunity for a unique blend of the social and technological development spheres, which have traditionally worked on problem solving in isolation from each other, to come together to understand problems. By working collaboratively to explore shared solutions, iLabs foster collaborative engineering practices, multi-disciplinary dialogue, cross-sector partnerships, and entrepreneurial innovation, serving the public good.
The nations, communities, and local organizations we assist know best what their challenges and needs are, and we count on their knowledge and leadership to help develop solutions that address the unique needs of each context. The iLab strategy focuses on user-centered design, agile software development techniques, and creative cross-disciplinary collaboration.
InSTEDD would like to express our sincere appreciation to all of our partners for the years of exceptional collaboration with the InSTEDD iLab Southeast Asia and for your contribution to its success in providing important solutions for social good.
Our original vision when we established the iLabSEA was that it would ultimately become a separate entity, locally owned and operated, in a model that provides social benefit and fits within the local economy. After 13 years of service to our local community, we are thrilled to announce that InSTEDD has closed our iLabSEA and the team from the LabSEA has now established an independent social enterprise organization, Kawsang.
We are confident that Kawsang will continue to provide the excellent service that has become their leadership team’s standard.
We are excited to have you join us in celebrating the success of realizing our vision for the iLabSEA and we very much appreciate your participation in this success and continued collaboration with Kawsang.