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Urban Talks series | Summary and takeaways
Urban Talks is an interactive webinar series that spotlights cities and initiatives that are building new inclusive visions across Europe and Central Asia and wider, and showcases how cities are demonstrating resilience, reinventing their economies, transitioning to inclusive and smart cities, and building new partnerships. It is a space for […]

With support from Slovakia and UNDP, a Green Economy Hub has opened in Nizhyn, Chernihiv Oblast
On 30 July, the Green Economy Hub was opened in Nizhyn – a new space where residents, local authorities, businesses and academia can work together around […]

Blockchain for Public Good: Insights from UNDP’s Paris Convenings
Insights from UNDP’s Paris Convenings

Where does AI actually help a city? Ten municipalities spent three days finding out
Inside the CEF x AI Bootcamp in Podgorica, Montenegro – and what it taught us about building AI capability in local governments The CEF x AI Bootcamp, held […]

AI x Cities webinar series: Session 1 – Starting where cities actually are
While information about AI is abundant, space to make sense of what it means in practice is not. That gap between the global AI conversation […]

Reproducing inequality: How AI image generators show biases against women in STEM
Reposted from UNDP Serbia. In the last few months, you have probably played around with a generative AI application, asking it to create an interesting […]

Applying systems thinking in a crisis context
The launch of the EU Response and Renewal Programme for local authorities in Ukraine and Moldova for M4EG To support the new realities of local […]

UNDP’s entrepreneurship acceleration programmes: What we learnt and what’s next
In recent years, there has been a strong shift from investing in traditional businesses to investing in impact ventures, i.e. companies that aim to create […]

18 municipalities to receive support under the EU Response and Renewal Grant Programme
The Mayors for Economic Growth (M4EG) Facility is increasing its support to members in Ukraine and Moldova Brussels, Chișinău, Kyiv, 29 March 2023 – the European Commission […]

[Part 2] Behavioral change activities to reduce air pollution in Skopje
UNDP North Macedonia and its AccLab team embarked on a journey to understand how using behavioral sciences and experiments (nudges) can help us tackle air […]

[Part 1] Behavioral science: One way towards a smarter policy action to reduce air pollution
UNDP North Macedonia and its AccLab team embarked on a journey to understand how using behavioral sciences and experiments (nudges) can help us tackle air […]

M4EG Partner Dialogue: What’s needed for city transformation?
The Mayors for Economic Growth (M4EG) initiative held a Partner Dialogue in Istanbul on 28 February 2023, bringing together representatives from the EU and UNDP and […]

Can LinkedIn data help us measure the glass ceiling?
Gender disparities persist globally, particularly in positions of power and higher pay, where women face cultural and professional barriers to advancement, which are often referred […]
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