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Annex 01 — Terms of Reference (ToR) — Innovation Labs (Tier-0)

01.1 Purpose​

This ToR defines the mandate, scope, governance alignment, roles, responsibilities, and evidence requirements for Innovation Labs (Tier-0) operating under the Vigía Innovation Lab Framework (VILF 1.0).

Tier-0 labs are the foundational execution units of the VILF ecosystem. Their mandate is to generate validated evidence, test solutions, collaborate across hubs, and support institutional or national innovation objectives through structured innovation cycles.

01.2 Scope​

This ToR applies to any Innovation Lab participating in a VILF-compliant network, including:

  • Government innovation labs
  • University or academic labs
  • Corporate labs participating in public–private ecosystems
  • NGO or civil-society innovation labs

01.3 Mandate​

Tier-0 labs must:

  • Execute projects using IMM-P® Six-Stage Cycle
  • Maintain complete evidence repositories
  • Follow IGF governance rules
  • Participate in MEL reviews and scorecard cycles
  • Contribute to system-wide learning
  • Uphold documentation integrity and transparency

01.4 Responsibilities​

Execution Responsibilities​

  • Conduct Pre-Discovery, Discovery, Validation, Efficiency, Scaling, and Continuous Improvement using IMM-P®
  • Produce all required evidence artifacts
  • Facilitate user research, prototyping, and experimentation
  • Document decisions, assumptions, risks, and governance escalations

Governance Responsibilities​

  • Adhere to Tier-0 governance mandates
  • Escalate risks above lab authority to hubs (Tier-1)
  • Implement IGF decision-pathway rules

MEL Responsibilities​

  • Submit quarterly KPI data
  • Participate in MEL reviews
  • Support evidence audits

Collaboration Responsibilities​

  • Contribute to cross-lab knowledge
  • Participate in domain clusters
  • Engage with hub-coordinated capability sessions

01.5 Lab Team Structure​

Required minimum roles:

  • Lab Manager
  • Service Designer
  • Experimentation Lead
  • Evidence Officer
  • Subject matter experts (as needed)

01.6 Outputs​

  • Completed IMM-P® evidence artifacts
  • Prototyping results
  • Experimentation logs
  • MEL quarterly submissions
  • Lab Scorecard
  • Annual evidence repository

01.7 Version Compatibility​

Compatible with VILF 1.0, VXF standards, IMM 2.1, IMM-P®, IGF, and MEL.

01.8 Licensing Note​

This annex is released under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. No modifications, translations, or derivatives are permitted without explicit authorization.