12/09/2025

Plastiks and UNDP Armenia Working on a Partnership to Launch Traceable Plastic Recovery Pilot on Cardano 

UNDP Armenia is in the process of starting a partnership with Plastiks to address the country’s underdeveloped recycling infrastructure by piloting a blockchain-based model that incentivizes […]
10/09/2025

UNDP Launches Green Urban Tech Open Call to Boost Greener, Smarter and More Resilient Cities 

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Europe and Central Asia has launched the BOOST x CEF: Green Urban Tech open call, inviting innovators worldwide to submit […]
02/09/2025

From Silos to Systems: Rethinking Urban Governance Through Portfolio Approaches

Following the Istanbul Innovation Days held in March 2025, we are releasing a series of articles capturing key insights, bold ideas and solutions that emerged from […]
25/08/2025

SDG Blockchain Accelerator Announces the Start of a Virtual Hackathon

UNDP Alternative Finance Lab (AltFinLab), in partnership with the Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA), EMURGO Labs (with funding from Project Catalyst), Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) and […]
22/08/2025

UNDP Releases 2024 Slovak Transformation Fund Annual Report  

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Europe and Central Asia has released its 2024 Annual Report for the Slovak Transformation Fund (STF), spotlighting how its […]
19/08/2025

United Nations Development Programme Announces Stellar and FLock.io as New Partners in SDG Blockchain Accelerator

Together with existing partners Blockchain for Good Alliance and EMURGO Labs, the initiative will pilot blockchain solutions for sustainable development. August 19, 2025 — The United […]
28/07/2025

Istanbul Innovation Days | Blockchain-based solutions in action

Following the Istanbul Innovation Days held in March 2025, we are releasing a series of articles capturing key insights, bold ideas and solutions that emerged from […]
18/07/2025

Smart Futures: Harnessing Blockchain and AI for Sustainable Innovation

In Berlin, on 12-13 June 2025, the Smart Futures event convened a global community of innovators, policymakers and technologists to explore how frontier technologies – particularly […]
10/07/2025

SDG Blockchain Accelerator Kicks Off With First Cohort

The UNDP Alternative Finance Lab (AltFinLab), Blockchain for Good Alliance, and EMURGO Labs launched Cohort 1 of the SDG Blockchain Accelerator – a transformative initiative designed […]