# US Global Development Lab

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{{Short description|Innovation hub powered by USAID}}
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US Global Development Lab<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/media/technology-and-society/video-us-global-development-lab|title=U.S. Global Development Lab|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> is serving as [innovation](/source/innovation) hub powered by [USAID](/source/United_States_Agency_for_International_Development).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kff.org/news-summary/usaids-global-development-lab-uses-collaborative-approach-innovation-to-help-end-extreme-poverty/|title=USAID's Global Development Lab Uses Collaborative Approach, Innovation To Help End Extreme Poverty|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dukesead.org/blog/ending-extreme-poverty-usaid-launches-global-development-lab-duke-one-of-8-university-partners|title=Ending Extreme Poverty: USAID Launches Global Development Lab, Duke One of Eight University Partners|website=The Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke – A USAID Development Lab|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref> and other global challenges.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2014/04/04/us-global-development-lab-launches-develop-and-scale-solutions-global-challenges|title=U.S. Global Development Lab Launches to Develop and Scale Solutions to Global Challenges|date=2014-04-04|newspaper=whitehouse.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref>

== History ==
US Global Development Lab launched on April 3, 2014 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/organization/bureaus/us-global-development-lab|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620141134/http://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/organization/bureaus/us-global-development-lab|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 20, 2014|title=U.S. Global Development Lab|website=[USAID](/source/USAID)|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=USAID Video|title=U.S. Global Development Lab|date=2014-04-03|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pMTDRtWhKY|accessdate=2017-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://still4hill.com/2014/04/03/hillary-clinton-at-u-s-global-development-lab-inauguration/|title=Hillary Clinton at U.S. Global Development Lab Inauguration|date=2014-04-03|website=Still4Hill|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref> to increase the application of [science](/source/science), [technology](/source/technology), innovation, and partnerships to end extreme poverty and promote inclusive [economic growth](/source/economic_growth).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fastcoexist.com/3028403/usaid-is-getting-its-own-darpa-like-innovation-lab-to-solve-global-development-challenges|title=USAID Is Getting Its Own DARPA-Like Innovation Lab To Solve Global Development Challenges|date=2014-04-03|newspaper=Co.Exist|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalinnovationexchange.org/organizations/us-global-development-lab|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130021154/http://www.globalinnovationexchange.org/organizations/us-global-development-lab|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 30, 2015|title=U.S. Global Development Lab|website=www.globalinnovationexchange.org|language=en|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hillaryspeeches.com/2014/04/04/usaid-global-development-lab/|title=USAID Global Development Lab|last=White|first=Author E. M.|date=2014-04-05|website=Hillary Clinton Speeches|access-date=2017-01-30|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202061807/https://hillaryspeeches.com/2014/04/04/usaid-global-development-lab/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The aim of this new entity within USAID the end of extreme poverty by 2030.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/videos/us-global-development-lab|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410054035/http://www.usaid.gov/news-information/videos/us-global-development-lab|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 10, 2014|title=U.S. Global Development Lab|website=[USAID](/source/USAID)|date=July 23, 2014|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techchange.org/work/u-s-global-development-lab-25th-anniversary-of-the-world-wide-web/|title=TechChange {{!}} U.S. Global Development Lab: 25th Anniversary of the World Wide Web|website=TechChange|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-30|archive-date=February 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212151602/https://www.techchange.org/work/u-s-global-development-lab-25th-anniversary-of-the-world-wide-web/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://foodsecurity.dupont.com/2014/04/03/u-s-global-development-lab-to-help-end-extreme-poverty-by-2030-launched/|title=U.S. Global Development Lab to Help End Extreme Poverty by 2030 Launched|date=2014-04-03|website=DuPont Food Security|access-date=2017-01-30|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202062546/http://foodsecurity.dupont.com/2014/04/03/u-s-global-development-lab-to-help-end-extreme-poverty-by-2030-launched/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Global impact ==
US Global Development Lab<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.divportfolio.org/organizations/us-global-development-lab|title=U.S. Global Development Lab|website=www.divportfolio.org|language=en|access-date=2017-01-30|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202061742/http://www.divportfolio.org/organizations/us-global-development-lab|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbir.gov/node/827537|title=U.S. Global Development Lab {{!}} SBIR.gov|website=www.sbir.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-01-30|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202055045/https://www.sbir.gov/node/827537|url-status=dead}}</ref> focusing on Clean energy, clean Water, early Childhood to [Primary education](/source/Primary_education), health delivery, livelihoods, living Conditions, [sanitation](/source/sanitation), secondary Education, [women's Education](/source/Female_education) and youth Job Skills.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cgdev.org/blog/what-future-usaid%E2%80%99s-global-development-lab-interview-alex-dehgan|title=What Is the Future of USAID's Global Development Lab? An Interview with Alex Dehgan|newspaper=Center For Global Development|language=en|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2015/06/09/usaids-global-development-lab-sources-tech-to-fight-poverty/|title=USAID's Global Development Lab Is Sourcing Local Tech & Ideas for Fight Against Poverty|website=Chicago Inno|access-date=2017-01-30|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202083611/http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2015/06/09/usaids-global-development-lab-sources-tech-to-fight-poverty/|url-status=dead}}</ref> At [UCLA](/source/University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles), it provides a results-driven space for research, incubate, and implement innovative ideas to the alleviate poverty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thedevlab.org/|title=Home|website=Global Development Lab at UCLA|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aiddata.org/blog/aiddata-and-usaids-global-development-lab-a-look-back-at-y3|title=AidData and USAID's Global Development Lab: A look back at Y3 {{!}} AidData|website=aiddata.org|language=en|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref>

The U.S. Global Development Lab<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.senovva.com/projects/usaid-global-development-lab/#.WI-Fo_l97IU|title=USAID Global Development Lab {{!}} SenovvA|newspaper=SenovvA|language=en-us|access-date=2017-01-30|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202050010/http://www.senovva.com/projects/usaid-global-development-lab/#.WI-Fo_l97IU|url-status=dead}}</ref> seeks to be a mechanism for taking ideas to change-making action.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://aidpreneur.com/tor124-the-global-development-lab-with-alexis-bonnell/|title=TOR124 – The Global Development Lab with Alexis Bonnell|date=2016-11-01|newspaper=Aidpreneur|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref> It partnered with [UC Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_Berkeley) to create the [Global Development](/source/International_development) Fellows Program to address [sustainable development](/source/sustainable_development) challenges in [developing countries](/source/Developing_country).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mdp.berkeley.edu/global-development-fellowships-about/|title=Global Development Fellowships: About The Program – Master of Development Practice|website=mdp.berkeley.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/PEER/PGA_152140|title=PEER focus area: U.S. Global Development Lab / Water Resource Management|website=sites.nationalacademies.org|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref> It also funded [Ebola](/source/Ebola_virus_disease) Support Contract to eliminate this growing disease.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thekaizencompany.com/usaid-global-development-lab-ebola-support-contract-gdl-2015-2016/|title=USAID Global Development Lab Ebola Support Contract (GDL) 2015–2017|date=2016-05-06|newspaper=The Kaizen Company|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-30|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202060443/http://www.thekaizencompany.com/usaid-global-development-lab-ebola-support-contract-gdl-2015-2016/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*''' {{Official website|https://www.usaid.gov/globaldevlab}}'''

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