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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 (UNDP) is expanding the SDG Blockchain Accelerator, a global initiative that helps scale blockchain and AI solutions to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), through […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 – […]

Reimagining urban finance: How Western Balkan innovators are transforming cities
Imagine earning city credits for walking to work, helping choose where trees get planted through your phone, or discovering your morning coffee supports local culture. […]

Talking in tongues: From crypto currencies to breaking blockchains
From equity-based crowfunding and person-to-person lending, to crypto currencies and mobile money; entirely new players are disrupting the field of financing for development and public […]

Tour Around the World with Global Crowdfunding Academy (part one)
The first Global Crowdfunding Academy organized for and by the UNDP offices around the world had a really strong competition. After a tough selection process, […]
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