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SDG Blockchain Accelerator: Driving SDG Impact in 2025
In 2025, the SDG Blockchain Accelerator delivered 46 pilot- and implementation-ready solutions, with 12 already entering real-world testing. Developed across two global cohorts, 70% of these solutions are embedded within ongoing national and regional programmes – positioning them to move beyond standalone experiments and into active use. The SDG Blockchain […]
UN Blockchain Talks #6: What real supply chains demand from traceability systems
By the time a product or service reaches the end user, most of the difficult work has already been done elsewhere. Someone had to collect […]
UN Blockchain Talks #5: What Bhutan’s national digital identity tells us about privacy and implementation
During the fifth session of the UN Blockchain Talks series, the discussion moved beyond whether blockchain can support digital identity. A more useful examination was […]
How four Ukrainian cities are seeking their future during the war
On the eve of the fifth year of full-scale war, four Ukrainian cities have taken on what seems like an impossible task: to determine their […]
What is the portfolio approach and how does it work? Ukraine’s experience
In 2025, four Ukrainian cities – Khmelnytskyi, Bucha, Zhytomyr, and Slavutych – joined the Mission-Oriented Economy local transformation programme, part of the EU-funded Mayors for […]
Co-Creating SDG Solutions: Highlights from the 2025 Blockchain Hackathon
In a time of rapid technological advancement, the question is no longer whether emerging technologies like blockchain have a role to play, but how they […]
37 Teams Selected to Join Cohort 2 of the SDG Blockchain Accelerator
The SDG Blockchain Accelerator has concluded its 2025 virtual global hackathon sprint with 37 winning teams selected to join Cohort 2. Over the next four […]
Istanbul Innovation Days 2025 | Institutions in the Age of AI Agents: Two Scenarios
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 […]
Istanbul Innovations Days 2025 | Reimagining Institutions in the Age of AI Agents
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 […]
SDG Blockchain Accelerator Welcomes Sui as Technical Partner to Advance SDG‑Aligned Pilots
Sui’s high-performance blockchain will power pilots advancing censorship-resistant access to healthcare and other critical development initiatives. September 29, 2025 — The United Nations Development Programme […]
Green Innovation Takes the Spotlight as BOOST Demo Days Kick Off in Ukraine and Moldova
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Europe and Central is set to spotlight a new generation of green innovators this autumn as the BOOST: […]
UNDP and Exponential Science Foundation Partner to Develop Government Blockchain Academy to Advance Public Sector Innovation
September 15, 2025 – Istanbul/London — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Exponential Science Foundation have announced a partnership to develop the Government […]
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 […]
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