Impact & dashboard
Publish the definitions before the numbers
An innovation centre is easy to describe and hard to evidence. ACIC-PUSH publishes what each indicator means and which record proves it — so that when a figure appears, it can be checked.
Dashboard status
Awaiting dataThe Centre is at the start of its first operating year. No indicator yet has a verified figure, so every metric reads “To be updated”.
A zero would imply a measured result. A placeholder states the truth: measurement has not started.
Indicators
Twelve indicators, each with a definition and an evidence source
These are the figures the Centre will report publicly. The definition determines what counts; the evidence source determines what has to exist before it is published.
Innovators Engaged
To be updated
- Definition
- Individuals who have taken part in an ACIC-PUSH programme, camp, challenge or clinic.
- Evidence
- Attendance and participant records
Communities Reached
To be updated
- Definition
- Distinct communities where outreach or problem discovery activity has taken place.
- Evidence
- Outreach reports and activity logs
Ideas Supported
To be updated
- Definition
- Submitted ideas that have received screening, mentoring or development support.
- Evidence
- Applications and evaluation records
Prototypes / MVPs Developed
To be updated
- Definition
- Proof-of-concept builds, prototypes and minimum viable products completed with support.
- Evidence
- Technical records
Startups Incubated
To be updated
- Definition
- Ventures admitted to incubation, including those currently active and graduated.
- Evidence
- Incubation database
Women / Youth Innovators Supported
To be updated
- Definition
- Participants recorded under the Centre’s inclusion indicators.
- Evidence
- Programme records
Mentors & Experts
To be updated
- Definition
- Mentors and experts formally associated with the Centre.
- Evidence
- Mentor register
Strategic Partners
To be updated
- Definition
- Organisations with an active partnership or memorandum with the Centre.
- Evidence
- Partner register and MoUs
Funding Mobilised / Facilitated
To be updated
- Definition
- Grants, awards and investment secured by supported ventures, where verified.
- Evidence
- Verified declarations and supporting documents
Jobs / Entrepreneurial Opportunities
To be updated
- Definition
- Direct and indirect livelihood opportunities created, where measurable.
- Evidence
- Verified declarations
IP / Technology Outcomes
To be updated
- Definition
- Patents and other IP, technology transfers and research collaborations.
- Evidence
- IP and project records
SDG-linked Innovations
To be updated
- Definition
- Supported innovations mapped to one or more Sustainable Development Goals.
- Evidence
- Impact reports
Why nothing here shows a number
Public figures are published only when they can be traced to programme records, verified declarations or approved reports.
Impact framework
Eleven levels, from first contact to SDG outcomes
Each level has its own indicators and its own evidence base. Read upward: outreach makes a pipeline possible, a pipeline makes prototypes possible, and so on.
Outreach
Evidence: Attendance, reports, photographs
- Communities
- Events
- Participants
- Women and youth participation
Innovation Pipeline
Evidence: Applications and evaluations
- Ideas received
- Ideas screened
- Ideas supported
- Challenges run
Capability
Evidence: Programme records
- Training sessions
- Participants trained
- Mentor hours
Prototype / MVP
Evidence: Technical records
- Proofs of concept
- Prototypes
- MVPs
- Pilots
Incubation
Evidence: Incubation database
- Startups admitted
- Startups active
- Startups graduated
Funding
Evidence: Verified declarations and documents
- Funding facilitated
- Grants
- Investments
IP / Technology
Evidence: IP and project records
- Patents and IP
- Technology transfer
- Research collaborations
Market
Evidence: Startup and partner evidence
- Pilots
- Customers
- Market linkages
Employment
Evidence: Verified declarations
- Direct opportunities
- Indirect opportunities
Inclusion
Evidence: Programme records
- Women innovators
- Rural and community innovators
- Underserved innovators
SDG / Impact
Evidence: Impact reports
- SDG-linked solutions
- Social outcomes
- Environmental outcomes
Dashboards
One public, one restricted
Aggregate results belong in public. Startup, investor, financial and personal data does not.
Public dashboard
Open to anyone, published from verified records.
- Aggregate verified statistics
- Year-wise trends
- Programme outcomes
- Sector and domain distribution
- Outreach reach
- Startup and innovation pipeline
- Funding mobilisation
- IP and technology outcomes
- SDG mapping
- Annual impact reports
Internal dashboard
Role-restricted. Sensitive startup, investor, financial and personal data is never published.
- Applications
- Cohort monitoring
- Mentor sessions
- Startup progress
- Attendance
- Funding and partner records
- KPI evidence
- Reporting and compliance
SDG alignment
Mapped, and then evidenced
Supported innovations are mapped to the Sustainable Development Goals they address. A mapping is a claim like any other, so it carries the same requirement: it must be traceable to what the innovation actually does.
Guidance on how to map an innovation to an SDG — and what evidence is expected — is being prepared for the knowledge hub.
Annual impact report
A yearly account of outreach, pipeline, capability, prototypes, incubation, funding, IP, market linkages, employment, inclusion and SDG outcomes — with the evidence base for each.