Vigía Incubation Framework 1.0
A minimalist, evidence-based architecture for designing, governing, and scaling national and regional incubation networks across public, private, and academic ecosystems.
What is VIF?
The Vigía Incubation Framework (VIF) is a system blueprint for building coherent incubation networks: it aligns diagnostics, governance, operating and funding models, KPIs, and policy feedback into one architecture.
What problem does it solve?
Ecosystems often run isolated programs, pilots, or calls with no shared structure. VIF helps decision-makers move from fragmented initiatives to a repeatable, measurable, and governable incubation system.
What do you get?
A complete reference model for national or regional incubator networks: ecosystem diagnostic, system architecture, operating and funding model, benchmarking, KPIs & scorecards, roadmap, and governance/legal components.
How VIF fits into the stack
VIF does not replace existing tools – it sits on top of them and connects evidence, maturity, incubation architecture, and foresight.
MicroCanvas® 2.1 – Evidence
MicroCanvas® 2.1 structures problem, customer, solution, and model evidence at the project level, ensuring that each initiative is built on explicit, testable assumptions.
Learn about MicroCanvas® 2.1IMM-P® – Innovation Maturity
The Innovation Maturity Model Program (IMM-P®) evaluates and guides teams, incubators, and institutions through maturity stages, making capacity building explicit and trackable over time.
Learn about IMM-P®VIF – Incubation Architecture
VIF assembles diagnostics, governance, operating model, funding mechanisms, and KPIs into a single architecture that can be adopted by national or regional incubation networks.
See the VIF architectureVigía Futura – Foresight & Indices
Vigía Futura aggregates data from VIF deployments into dashboards and indices, allowing ecosystems to monitor trends, compare cohorts, and feed evidence back into policy and future program design.
Learn about Vigía FuturaWho is VIF for?
The framework is designed for ecosystems where multiple actors need a shared architecture and language.
Public Programs
Ministries, digital government offices, and public innovation labs that run calls, cohorts, or national incubation initiatives and need consistency across institutions.
Universities & Labs
Universities, research centers, and innovation labs that want their incubators to align with national or regional priorities while still keeping academic autonomy.
Private Accelerators & Funds
Private accelerators, corporate programs, and funds that need portfolio-level visibility, comparable KPIs, and clear governance rules to co-invest with public partners.
Multilateral & Regional Initiatives
Multilateral organizations and regional programs that need a common framework to support multiple countries while respecting local implementation choices.
Case studies
Early implementations and pilots that inform how VIF 1.0 is designed as a national incubation architecture.
Red de Incubadoras Público-Privadas – OGTIC, Dominican Republic
The Red de Incubadoras Público-Privadas is a national network promoted by the Dominican Government's Office of Information and Communication Technologies (OGTIC) to address structural gaps in support for new ventures. The network seeks to connect public institutions, private actors and academia around shared incubation standards, access to risk capital, qualified support and information, in line with the Política Nacional de Innovación 2030.
The execution of the network required a customization of VIF 1.0 to build VIF-DR, the Dominican Republic's blueprint to implement the national incubation network.
Initiatives such as the national "República de Ideas" competition channel winning teams into this network, combining mentoring, seed-type funding and structured program design. VIF 1.0 takes lessons from this experience to offer a reusable architecture for national and regional incubator networks.
Where to start in the documentation
The core VIF 1.0 documentation is structured so that policymakers, ecosystem architects, and operators can jump directly to what they need.
1. Understand the architecture
Begin with the high-level framing and logic of the framework.
2. Design the system
Use the architecture and operating model sections to shape your national or regional incubation network.
3. Govern, measure, and iterate
For policymakers, donors, and governing boards that need KPIs, roadmaps, and legal scaffolding.