21/02/2025

Cities reimagined: Youth shaping the cities of tomorrow 

Urban centers are becoming more age-diverse than ever, yet many cities struggle to meaningfully engage different generations. With the global population projected to reach 9.8 billion […]
07/02/2025

Empowering the future: A strategic dialogue on emerging technologies and impact entrepreneurship in the Western Balkans

Fostering collaborative models to advance emerging technologies and drive structural economic transformation in the Western Balkans was at the heart of the strategic dialogue organized by […]
27/01/2025

United Nations Development Programme and Stellar Development Foundation join forces to advance blockchain solutions for financial inclusion

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Europe and Central Asia and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) have announced a strategic partnership aimed at harnessing blockchain […]
20/08/2024

Advancing sustainability with green tokens in Western Balkans 

The Green Tokens project, led by the UNDP IRH Innovation Team, is a new pilot initiative designed to assess how using a reward-based token system can […]
23/11/2023

From crisis to impact: Reflections from UNDP’s BOOST and Tadamon Accelerator programs 2020-2022

In the ever-evolving world of impact acceleration, we, the Innovation team at UNDP Europe and Central Asia and the architects of BOOST and Tadamon Acceleration programs, […]
31/10/2023

Introducing City Snapshots: Urban development innovation for sustainable change

In a rapidly evolving urban landscape, traditional methods of addressing interconnected urban challenges are becoming increasingly inadequate. As a result, urban development practitioners are exploring innovative […]
13/10/2023

M4EG: Reflections on a Journey Toward Sustainable Urban Development

For Mayors involved in the initiative, the purpose is to provide a sense of expanded options in the face of complexity, rather than resorting to “magic […]
25/08/2023

A behind-the-scenes look at our pilot portfolio design and management online course

In this two-part blog series, the Innovation team at UNDP Europe and Central Asia shares their reflections on the recent user-testing for a new online course […]
11/08/2023

An algorithm for more women in STEM

We live in a rapidly changing world where vast technological advancements are announced almost daily – think of the AI developments in just the last couple […]