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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 and where cities in our region actually stand is the focus of the first session of the AI in Development Practice series. Hosted by the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Regional […]
UNDP and the Stellar Development Foundation extend partnership to scale proven digital payment solutions
UNDP and the Stellar Development Foundation extend their partnership to scale blockchain-based digital payment solutions across country office programmes.
What blockchain VDAP opens for UNDP colleagues
What blockchain VDAP opens for UNDP colleagues Connecting internal talent with live blockchain and AI workstreamsJune 26, 2026 | NEW TECHNOLOGIES, PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT UNDP teams […]
UNDP launches open call for the BOOST: Innovation Ecosystem Accelerator in Moldova and Ukraine
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, is launching the BOOST: Innovation Ecosystem Accelerator – a new […]
UN Blockchain Talks #9 | AI Agents, Federated Learning, and the Sovereign AI Stack
The ninth and closing session of the spring UN Blockchain Talks handed the floor to three private-sector builders working at the edge of AI and blockchain, […]
UNDP’s identity crisis: A journey from linear to adaptive project management
A personal reflection of the past year as the lead orchestrator for a joint EU & UNDP project called the Mayors for Economic Growth International […]
How cities are engaging with residents to imagine the cities of tomorrow
Local governments are at the forefront of change and opportunity – whether that is tackling climate change, addressing inequality, or attracting and retaining talent. Yet, […]
UNDP launches the BOOST x Kosovo Programme for a sustainable private sector in Kosovo
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kosovo, in partnership with the Embassy of Japan in Kosovo, launched today BOOST x Kosovo, an acceleration programme to […]
Toolkits to navigate complexity: How to provide holistic solutions to environmental challenges
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in an increasingly evolving, interconnected, and uncertain world requires the ability to navigate complexity. In ecosystems where different actors operate […]
IsDB, ISFD and UNDP announce 50 selected civil society organizations from 28 OIC member countries to join the Tadamon Accelerator
Tadamon, a community platform for civil society organizations empowerment has recently announced, 50 civil society organizations (CSOs) will join the Tadamon Accelerator open call, a […]
Spotlight Interview: Hub21’s CEO Didem Cikse discusses how they’re closing the digital gender divide
Interview with Didem Cikse, the co-founder and CEO of Hub21. In August 2022, BOOST announced that the 2022 Women Innovators champion in Turkey is Hub21, a […]
Women Trailblazers: How 30+ innovators are changing our future
Famous American writer and activist James Baldwin once wrote: we made the world we’re living in and we have to make it over. That’s just […]
Urban Talks: How Can Cities Thrive in Uncertainty
As different aspects of UNDP’s work on urban transformation in Europe and Central Asia come together, we’re embarking on a series of high level discussions […]
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