Driving Innovation through Evidence: Rethinking how Government M&E systems can adapt to innovation through UNICEF's Innovation Approaches
Painel | Online
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Organized by:
UNICEF Office of Innovation
About the Event
Most government M&E systems are built to measure programme delivery — whether activities happened or whether targets were met. Innovation doesn't fit neatly into that frame. It's iterative, uncertain, and often fails productively. So how do governments evaluate something that's designed to change as it goes?
This session draws on UNICEF's 5-Dimensional (5D) Innovation Framework and Innovation MEL Toolbox, as well as field experience working alongside government counterparts to explore what it takes to integrate innovation evaluation into national M&E systems. We'll look at where traditional government approaches create friction — and where there's more openness than expected. The conversation will be grounded in practical experience from country offices who have navigated this.
This session draws on UNICEF's 5-Dimensional (5D) Innovation Framework and Innovation MEL Toolbox, as well as field experience working alongside government counterparts to explore what it takes to integrate innovation evaluation into national M&E systems. We'll look at where traditional government approaches create friction — and where there's more openness than expected. The conversation will be grounded in practical experience from country offices who have navigated this.
Speakers
| Nome | Título | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Luna Kim | Innovation Manager at UNICEF OOI Insights Team | Luna has a 10-year background in the UN, today leading OOI’s Insight Team and UNICEF’s work on generating insights and evidence on innovations. With a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard Kennedy School, she has previously worked for WFP and led M&E teams in 3 Country and 2 Regional Offices |
| Shalini Subbiah | M&E Specialist at UNICEF OOI Insights team | Shalini provides strategic technical advice and direct support to UNICEF innovation teams, facilitating learning to help innovations achieve meaningful, sustainable impact at scale. She holds a dual master’s in public policy and applied economics from the University of Michigan. |