Where Inclusion Meets Innovation
Policy Hub for Inclusive Development (PHID — pronounced “feed”) is Latin America’s first independent Social R&D think tank. We believe that innovation methods can transform public policy and accelerate inclusive development, and we work to turn bold ideas into scalable solutions for the world’s most pressing challenges.
Why We Exist
1% of public spending on experimentation and learning could recover
up to
$0.0 billion
Problem
Governments have the mandate and resources to improve lives, but many lack the R&D systems needed to turn promising policy and service innovations into scalable impact.
Social Cost of Inaction
When governments cannot test and learn with people at the center, public systems fail to evolve fast enough to respond to changing needs, weakening institutional trust and responsiveness.
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Equitable Climate Strategies
2 ONGOING PILOT PROJECTS
PHID strengthens climate adaptation and resilience planning by improving vulnerability assessment, resource allocation, and the integration of local and traditional knowledge into policy and delivery systems.
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Inclusive Socioeconomic Empowerment
2 ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS
PHID advances reforms in welfare, health, care, and safety systems to expand access to essential services, reduce poverty and exclusion, and strengthen pathways to economic opportunity and inclusive prosperity.
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Emerging Tech & Public Innovation
2 ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS
PHID enables the integration of AI and other emerging technologies into public infrastructures to improve service delivery and decision-making while reducing digital divides and protecting human agency, privacy, and democratic control.
Our Work
We deliver policy frameworks, programs, open-source technologies, and methodologies that strengthen public institutions to build adaptive capacity, anticipate change, and act under conditions of uncertainty.
Ongoing Initiatives
These are our active projects, translating our program areas into concrete work through design, testing, and implementation.
Purple Economy Initiative
Program: Inclusive Socioeconomic Empowerment
SIPCI — Integrated Climate Protection System for the Elderly
Programs: Equitable Climate Strategies; Emerging Tech & Public Innovation
YARA — Transforming Water Governance
Program: Equitable Climate Strategies