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Powering resilience: How energy startups are rewiring Moldova and Ukraine
This article is the second in a three-part spotlight series exploring how local ventures in Moldova and Ukraine are advancing green innovation. The series is published as part of the BOOST: Green Futures Challenge – an initiative led by UNDP with financial support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of […]
Blockchain Academy launches its second global cohort
The UNDP Alternative Finance Lab (AltFinLab), in partnership with the Algorand Foundation, has launched the second global cohort of the Blockchain Academy, drawing unprecedented interest from across […]
Six digital experiments that were never meant to scale
Governments are under pressure to move on digital transformation and AI. But many don’t know where to start – and honestly neither do we much of […]
New report introduces the Twin Transition Stencil for cities navigating green and digital transformations
UNDP’s City Experiment Fund has released the Twin Transition Stencil Report, presenting a structured framework that was designed to support cities in designing and managing integrated green and digital transformation […]
From dialogue to action: Building a shared vision for blockchain and sustainable development
As the world moves closer to 2030, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires not just new resources and tools, but new forms of collaboration. UNDP’s most recent […]
Did portfolios enable something in the city systems that was not there before?
Reflections on the first Regional Sensemaking with nine cities under Mayors for Economic Growth (M4EG) “When we started the project last year, I did not […]
Reimagining Batumi through a startup portfolio of options
Tiko Tkeshelashvili, M4EG Project Manager, UNDP Georgia Irmak Ekin Karel, Strategic Innovation Designer, CHÔRAIgor Izotov, Head of Exploration, UNDP Accelerator Lab, North Macedonia [1]Rusudan Zhozhadze, Head […]
UNDP North Macedonia: Betting on the people
Reposted from UNDP North Macedonia. Collective challenges Droughts in the Horn of Africa, flooding in South Asia, and severe summer heats and droughts in in […]
From ideas to impact: How innovation is promoting digital skills for youth for economic progress
Article was originally published on UNDP Kazakhstan’s website. Our current educational model is struggling to keep up with the rapidly evolving demands of the labour market, […]
Community listening is not a luxury
Prototyping City Learning Circle amidst Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine This blog is based on the experience of Ukraine cities who were part of […]
UNDP Georgia: Learnings from Urban Imaginaries
Reposted from the Centre for Public Impact. The latest developments internationally demand responses that have not been tried before. It requires governments at the central […]
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 […]
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