IDIN
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{{Infobox company
| name = IDIN (International Development Innovation Network)
| logo =
| logo_size = 300
| founded = {{start date and age|2007}}
| founder = Amy Smith
| hq_location = Massachusetts Institute of Technology
| hq_location_city = Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, USA
| website = {{URL|https://www.idin.org/}}
}}
The International Development Innovation Network (IDIN) is a network led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) [https://d-lab.mit.edu D-Lab]. It is funded by the United States Agency for International Development and the US Global Development Lab.
History
IDIN was established in 2007 as a project of the MIT D-Lab. It includes over seven hundred innovators from 57 countries who participate in annual International Development Design Summits (IDDS). The first International Development Design Summit was organized by MIT D-Lab in 2007.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurotrib.com/story/2008/8/7/204723/8036|title=European Tribune – International Development Design Summit|website=www.eurotrib.com|access-date=2017-01-30}}
Grants and fundings
IDIN offers microgrants{{Cite web|url=http://d-lab.mit.edu/idin/08-2013-microgrant-RFP|title=IDIN Microgrant Initiative|website=Massachusetts Institute of Technology|access-date=2017-01-30}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.idin.org/blog-news-events/news/idin-awards-ten-microgrants-support-promising-development-technologies|title=IDIN Awards Ten Microgrants to Support Promising Development Technologies & Approaches|publisher=International Development Innovation Network|access-date=2017-01-30}}{{Cite web|url=https://d-lab.mit.edu/news/idin-awards-11-microgrants-support-prototypes-and-ventures-worldwide|title=IDIN Awards 11 Microgrants to Support Prototypes and Ventures Worldwide|publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology|access-date=2017-01-30}}{{Cite web|url=https://d-lab.mit.edu/news/idin-awards-eight-microgrants-prototype-and-venture-development-tackle-development-challenges|title=IDIN Awards Eight Microgrants for Prototype and Venture Development to Tackle Development Challenges|publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology|access-date=2017-01-30}} and training grants{{Cite web|url=https://www.idin.org/opportunities/grants/apply-now-idin-training-grant|title=Apply Now for an IDIN Training Grant|publisher=International Development Innovation Network|access-date=2017-01-30}} to support innovators working on technological solutions.
References
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