SDG Driven Innovation Ecosystem Guidebook

The SDG-Driven Tech Innovation Ecosystem Guidebook (‘Guidebook’) serves as a foundational resource for understanding and enhancing the structures that foster impactful technological solutions aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This Guidebook is the culmination of extensive collaborative efforts led by GSG Impact and GSG National Partners in Israel (IFIE), France (FAIR), Italy (SIA), and Portugal (MAZE). The initiative also extends to partners from Central European countries, forming a robust international consortium (together, Project Partners).

Central to this Guidebook is a comprehensive framework designed to help you map your SDG-driven tech innovation ecosystem. It simplifies the complex landscape by categorizing essential ecosystem components into three roles:

• market participants (capital suppliers and demanders),
• market facilitators (intermediaries and educators),
• and market regulators (those who govern with legal and regulatory norms). 

This mapping aims to clarify national strengths, pinpoint improvement areas, identify key actors and roles, understand economic and funding dynamics, and outline significant policies and collaborations shaping
the ecosystem.

This Guidebook also encapsulates a wealth of best practices identified by Project Partners across diverse ecosystems, including Estonia, France, Italy, Israel, Lithuania, Portugal, and Poland. These practices span venture philanthropy, private equity, social finance labelling, and ecosystem mapping, serving various roles from market participation to regulation. The subsequent sections will explore these best practices in detail, discussing their roles and addressing challenges, added values, and measurable impacts.