Innovates develops innovative research tools to analyze local governance systems, map out ethnic dynamics, measure expectations, perceptions, and accountability at the local level, and to assess the impact of development activities in the fields of governance and stabilization in the most complex environments in the Horn of Africa.

We seek to develop tools for governments to maximize citizens’ effective use of open governance tools to advocate for and impact change through the promotion of direct engagements with communities on open governance; help in coordinating with civil societies to promote coherent, open government standards and monitoring systems; and fostering stronger government commitments to implement critical open governance reforms and policies. 

These tools specialize in: –

• Identifying, developing, and advocating for the adoption of open governance standards by governments to increase citizen participation.

• Help governments monitor the open governance standards through a scorecard which assists in identifying the baseline of governments’ efforts in realizing transparency, accountability, and participation
• Based on scorecard results, help develop and advocate for recommendations to national governments on better achieving open governance and transparency.
• Aid governments in engaging with citizens through tools and campaigns that invite them to participate in and better understand the principles of open governance
• Help in Leveraging the work of the governance standards to improve the design and implementation of national and local plans

Our core services include: –

1. Risk governance and compliance
2. Governance Research and Bench-marking
3. Corporate governance
4. Public Policy and Regulation.