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Lessons Learned & Best Practices
Issue: Engaging academia
Finding: The Nitsan Innovation Villages Program is an Israeli academy led by the University of Tel Aviv, aimed at promoting innovation and sustainability in developing economies by facilitating the adaptation of Israeli innovations to the needs of low-income populations.
Nitsan harnesses the resources of the entrepreneurial student community, bridging the Israeli innovation ecosystem and developing countries. Its graduate students are based in communities throughout the developing world, working together with local partner universities to develop data-driven and evidence-based processes adapted to local realities.
