One Local government One Idea (OLOI)
Principal Investigator
- Prof. NC Narayanan, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Co PI
- Pradip Kalbar, IIT Bombay
Project Team
- Navya Cathreen
- Ashitha Tharian
- Neelam Rana
- Chandana N
Project status
Ongoing
Partners
- Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC)
Project Objectives
Facilitate transformational projects to address developmental challenges in Kerala’s Local Self-Government Institutions (LSGIs), supporting interventions in local economic development, enterprise building, service delivery, and governance through innovative solutions, and establishing a collaborative mechanism involving local governments, academic institutions, experts, practitioners, and startups for real-life problem-solving.
Project Outputs
- Implementation of transformational projects addressing developmental challenges in Kerala’s LSGIs.
- Support for local economic development, leading to the establishment and growth of businesses within communities.
- Adoption of innovative solutions for improved service delivery and governance.
- Strengthened local governance capabilities through capacity-building initiatives.
- Collaborative mechanism, involving local governments, academic institutions, experts, practitioners, and startups for problem-solving.
- Establishment and growth of sustainable enterprises, contributing to improved livelihoods.
- Knowledge sharing and dissemination of best practices and successful models.
- Increased community engagement in decision-making processes for more inclusive development.